Gandhinagar: Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel stated that online registration for procurement at Minimum Support Price (MSP) for peanuts, green gram, black gram, and soybeans in Gujarat began on September 1. On the first day, due to a large number of farmers registering simultaneously, the e-Samruddhi portal experienced heavy traffic and crashed, preventing farmers from completing their registration. Upon learning this, the Agriculture Department made continuous efforts to update and restore...Read More

Gandhinagar: As a result of widespread rains in Gujarat this year, farmers in the state have sown a large area under kharif crops. The state has so far received more than 85 percent of the season’s total average rainfall. Correspondingly, 94 percent of the targeted area, i.e., more than 81 lakh hectares, has been sown so far. Due to timely and sufficient rains, a significant increase in the area under various crops has been observed this year. With the rainfall intensity remaining steady, the...Read More

Gandhinagar: As of today, August 4, 2025, Gujarat has covered a total of 70.47 lakh hectares under various Kharif crops, which is 82.35% of the state’s normal Kharif sowing area of 85.57 lakh hectares. However, this is progressive data, as the monsoon—which made its onset in Gujarat on June 16—is ongoing, and the sowing of several crops is still underway. According to official data so far, oilseed crops have shown a robust sowing trend, with groundnut exceeding the normal area by 16.62%, ...Read More