Government Schemes and Policy · 13 March 2026
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare releases Second Advance Estimates of Production of major agricultural crops Kharif & Rabi for 2025-26
Exam-focused facts from the 13 March 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved the second advance estimate of crop production for 2025-26.
- The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) released the estimates covering both Kharif and Rabi seasons.
- India’s combined kharif and rabi foodgrain output is projected 3% higher at 349 million tonnes in 2025-26.