Govt raises cane support price but rains key

New Delhi: India raised the cane support price by 7.1% on Friday to entice farmers to plant the crop in more areas, but traders and analysts said output would depend on adequate monsoon rains in key states.

Global Warming Reduces Grain Output in Inflation-Ridden India

Rising temperatures and inadequate rainfall are causing grain output to stagnate in India, threatening food security in the world's second-most populous nation, according to a weather scientist.

Heat wave kindles hopes of good Indian harvest

Pune: Summer temperature in India is set to remain above average, weather officials said, raising hopes of heavy rains at the start of the monsoon season that will help early sowing of rice, soybeans and lentils.

Union budget 2010-11: a road map for agricultural progress

The section on Agriculture and Food Management of the 2009-10 Economic survey concludes with the following statement:

Dry March threatens crop show

A rice variety that can be eaten without cooking

HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh was Wednesday declared drought-hit - a move that will enable the state to avail of central government funds and take up relief works in affected areas.