Insights from Indian agriculture, agritech, and the farmers we serve.
Practical, evidence-led writing on what actually works in the field — for farmers, FPOs, and partners building the future of Indian agriculture.
AI Crop Advice for Rabi: Check Before You Act
Use AI for Rabi planning, but verify crop advice with soil tests, local weather, experts and a small field trial before spending money.
Kharif Harvest Selling: Compare Mandi Prices and Net Income
Compare mandi prices, transport, deductions and payment terms to choose the best place and time to sell your Kharif harvest.
Sugarcane Season Guide: What to Do from Day 0 to Harvest
A simple sugarcane plan covering stages, fertilizer, pests, key work days, and harvest planning from day 0 to day 360.
Chickpea Season Guide: What to Do from Sowing to Harvest
A simple chickpea season plan with stage-wise tasks, fertilizer guidance, pest scouting, and timely reminders for better farm decisions.
Soybean Season Guide: Day-by-Day Kheti Gyaan
Soybean guide from sowing to harvest: stages, day-wise work, fertilizer, pests and simple IPM steps for farmers.
Cotton Season Guide: What to Do at Every Stage
A simple cotton season plan with stage-wise tasks, fertilizer guidance, pest checks and picking reminders.
Maize Season Guide: What to Do from Sowing to Harvest
A simple maize guide with crop stages, fertilizer timing, fall armyworm and stem borer checks, and harvest planning.
Rice Season Guide: From Nursery to Harvest
A simple rice plan for every stage: nursery, transplanting, fertilizer, pest scouting, draining, harvest and market planning.
Wheat Season Guide: What to Do from Sowing to Harvest
A simple wheat plan with crop stages, irrigation, fertilizer, pest checks, harvest timing and khetigpt alerts.
Tomato Season Guide: From Nursery to Harvest
A simple tomato plan with stage-wise tasks, soil-test-led fertilizer, IPM for pests, and timely harvest and market planning.
Onion Season Guide: From Nursery to Harvest
A simple onion plan for every stage—fertilizer, irrigation, pests, harvest and selling, with reminders from khetigpt.
Before Rabi Sowing, Read Your Soil Test the Right Way
Learn how to collect a proper soil sample, understand your Soil Health Card and plan Rabi nutrients without guessing.
World Food Day: Plan a Safer and More Reliable Rabi Farm
Use World Food Day on October 16 to plan food for your family, protect farm income and reduce losses during the Rabi season.
Jute Beyond Fibre: Earn More Through Better Grading and Local Value Addition
Improve jute income with careful harvesting, clean retting, consistent grading and small, demand-tested products like ropes, bags and mats.
Maximizing Kharif Crop Yields: The Importance of Proper Spacing and Seed Selection
Learn how proper seed selection and spacing can enhance Kharif crop yields, especially during late sowing.
Livestock Integration in Kharif: Turning Farm Residue Into Dairy Income
Learn how to integrate dairy cattle or goats into your kharif cropping system for steady income and better soil health.
Post-Harvest Losses in Kharif: Why Your Crop Rots Before It Reaches the Mandi
Learn how to prevent post-harvest losses during the Kharif season with practical tips on drying, storage, and transport.
Crop Residue: From Burning Problem to Soil Gold
Learn why burning crop residue is harmful and explore sustainable alternatives that improve soil health and generate income.
Kharif Rainfall Deficit: Adjusting Yield Expectations and Protecting Your Harvest
Learn how to manage your crops during the kharif rainfall deficit and minimize yield loss with practical steps.
Agroforestry in Kharif: Growing Trees and Crops Together for Resilience
Learn how agroforestry can help smallholder farmers buffer against rainfall variability and improve soil moisture retention during Kharif.
Rainfall Deficit in Kharif: Protecting Your Crop When Monsoon Falters
Learn how to manage water stress in your kharif crops during the monsoon deficit.
Tomato in Kharif: Spotting and Managing Bacterial Wilt Before It Spreads
Learn to identify and manage bacterial wilt in kharif tomatoes to protect your crop this season.
Drip Irrigation in Kharif: Cutting Water Use by Half While Boosting Yield
Discover how drip irrigation can save water and increase yields during the Kharif season.
Regenerative Agriculture in Kharif: Building Soil While You Grow
Explore regenerative agriculture methods for kharif season to enhance soil health and resilience.
Carbon Credits for Farmers: Turn Your Soil Into Income
Learn how Indian farmers can earn income through carbon credits and regenerative practices.
Fertiliser Supply Disruptions in Kharif: What Farmers Need to Know and Do Now
Learn about the current fertiliser supply crisis during Kharif and how to manage nutrient needs effectively.
Mandi Prices in August: When to Sell Your Kharif Crop for Maximum Returns
Learn how to time your Kharif crop sales for better profits this August with insights on mandi prices and market strategies.
Agri-Tech for Young Farmers: Bridging the Generational Gap in Kharif Season
Discover how agri-tech tools are helping young farmers thrive during Kharif season.
Livestock Integration with Kharif Crops: Boost Income Without Extra Land
Learn how to integrate livestock with Kharif crops for better income and soil health.
Grainbanks: How Farmers Are Storing Smarter and Earning 35% More
Discover how grainbanks are helping farmers in India reduce losses and increase profits through collective storage and strategic selling.
Monsoon Weakening in August: How to Protect Your Kharif Crop When Rains Falter
Learn effective strategies to manage Kharif crops during the weakening monsoon in August.
E20 Fuel and Crop Diversification: What Punjab Farmers Are Gaining
Explore how the E20 ethanol fuel programme is creating new market opportunities for farmers in Punjab.
Snakes in Your Field: Why They're Your Allies, Not Your Enemies
Learn how snakes can help control pests in your fields and reduce pesticide use.
Climate-Smart Rice: How to Protect Your Yield as Temperatures Rise
Learn how to safeguard your rice yield from heat stress with practical strategies for climate-smart farming.
Soil Testing in Kharif: Why August Is the Right Time to Know Your Field's Nutrient Status
August is the ideal time for soil testing during Kharif. Learn how to test your soil and improve crop health before harvest.
Crop Insurance Claims: What to Do When Monsoon Damages Your Kharif Crop
Learn how to file PMFBY crop insurance claims for monsoon damage. Understand documentation, timelines, and avoid common rejection reasons.
Drip Irrigation in Kharif: Save Water, Boost Yields When Monsoon Rains Are Unpredictable
Learn how drip irrigation can help manage water during unpredictable monsoon rains and boost your kharif crop yields.
Integrated Farming: Growing More Than One Crop to Boost Income and Soil Health
Combine crops, livestock, and trees on the same farm to reduce risk, improve soil, and open new income streams during Kharif. Practical models for smallholders.
Value Addition on the Farm: Turn Your Kharif Harvest into Higher Profits
Simple, low-cost ways to process and package your monsoon crops on-farm—capture more of the retail price without leaving your land or needing big capital.
Ammonia as a Urea Alternative: What Farmers Need to Know About India's New Fertilizer Push
India has cleared ammonia use in agriculture to cut urea imports. Learn how ammonia-based fertilizers work, their nitrogen content, cost implications, and what this policy shift means for your farm.
Mandi Prices vs MSP: When to Sell Your Kharif Crop for Maximum Returns
Understand MSP, mandi rates, and timing to get the best price for your monsoon harvest. A practical guide to selling smarter this season.
Understanding the India-US Trade Deal: What It Means for Your Farm
Farmers are protesting the India-US trade deal. Learn what's being negotiated, which crops are affected, and how to stay informed as policy unfolds.
Livestock Integration with Kharif Crops: Extra Income Without Extra Land
Combine dairy, goats, or poultry with your monsoon crops to boost income, recycle manure for soil health, and cut feed costs using crop residue and fodder.
PMFBY Crop Insurance: Last 6 Days to Register Your Kharif Crop – Step-by-Step Application Guide
Only 6 days left to register for PMFBY kharif insurance. Learn eligibility, documents needed, and how to apply online or offline to protect your crop.
Tomato Early Blight in July Monsoon: Water Management to Prevent Leaf Spotting
July monsoon creates perfect conditions for early blight fungus on tomato. Learn to recognize concentric ring lesions and manage water to stop the spread.
Rice Blast Disease in July Monsoon: Spot the Lesions, Stop the Spread
July monsoon creates perfect conditions for rice blast fungus. Learn to identify leaf and panicle lesions, understand when to act, and protect your yield.
PMFBY Crop Insurance: 9 Days Left – Complete Registration Guide for Kharif 2026
Step-by-step guide to register for PMFBY crop insurance before the deadline. Eligibility, documents, online & CSC application, and what happens next.
PMFBY Crop Insurance: Your Last 10 Days to Protect Your Kharif Harvest – Complete Registration Guide
Step-by-step guide to register for PMFBY crop insurance before the deadline. Learn eligibility, documents, premium rates, and how to claim.
Rainfall Deficit Across 397 Districts: Protecting Your Cotton Crop When the Monsoon Falters
With 397 districts facing rainfall deficit this July, learn how to adapt irrigation, mulching, and pest management to protect your cotton crop when monsoon rains fall short.
Kharif Rice in Drought Stress: How to Adjust Your Water Management When Monsoon Fails
397 districts face rainfall deficit this July. Learn practical water-saving techniques, transplanting delays, and spacing changes to protect your rice crop.
Cotton Leaf Curl Virus in July: Spot the First Signs and Stop It Before It Spreads
July's warm, humid weather fuels cotton leaf curl virus. Learn to recognize early symptoms, control whiteflies, and protect your yield.
Rainfall Deficit Across 397 Districts: How to Protect Your Kharif Rice When the Monsoon Falters
397 districts face rainfall deficit. Learn how to adapt water management, adjust transplanting, and spot stress signs in your kharif rice during erratic monsoon.
PMFBY Crop Insurance: 15 Days Left – How to Register Your Kharif Crop Before the Deadline
Step-by-step guide to registering for PMFBY crop insurance before the deadline. Learn eligibility, documents needed, and how to apply online or offline.
Tomato Powdery Mildew in Monsoon: Recognize It Early and Stop the Spread
Learn to spot powdery mildew on tomato leaves during July's humid monsoon, and take simple, low-cost steps to protect your crop before it spreads.
PMFBY Crop Insurance: Register Before 26 July – Step-by-Step Application for Kharif Farmers
Only 17 days left to register for PMFBY crop insurance. Learn eligibility, documents needed, and how to apply online or offline to protect your kharif crop.
Tomato Blight in the Monsoon: Spot It Early, Stop It Fast
July monsoon brings high humidity—and tomato blight. Learn to identify early & late blight symptoms, understand why they spread, and manage them with practical steps.
Monsoon Weakening in July: How to Manage Kharif Crops Through Erratic Rainfall
Practical water management strategies for rice, cotton, and other kharif crops when monsoon rains are below normal or unevenly distributed.
Cotton Bollworm in July: Spot the Damage Early and Choose Your Control Strategy
July is peak bollworm season. Learn to identify early signs, understand damage thresholds, and decide between cultural, biological, and chemical controls.
Rice Transplanting in Low-Rainfall Years: Adapt Your Timing and Spacing to Beat Dry Spells
When monsoon is weak, adjust seedling age, row spacing, and variety choice to save water and protect your kharif rice yield. Practical tips inside.
Direct Seeded Rice in Dry Years: Why More Farmers Are Switching and How to Do It Right
Learn how direct seeded rice (DSR) saves water and labour in drought years. Practical guide to seed rates, land prep, weed control, and yields.
PMFBY Crop Insurance: Your Complete Guide to Registering Before the July Deadline
Step-by-step PMFBY registration, eligibility, documents, and claim filing—with 23 days left. Protect your kharif crop from weather loss.
Soybean Rust in July: Identify and Manage Before It Spreads
July monsoon humidity creates ideal conditions for soybean rust. Learn to spot early symptoms, understand risk factors, and take low-cost preventive steps.
Below-Normal Monsoon in July: How to Manage Water Stress in Kharif Rice and Cotton
July rainfall is forecast below normal. Learn to spot water stress early in rice and cotton, adjust irrigation timing, and protect your kharif yield.
Cotton Leaf Curl Virus in July: Spot the Symptoms Early and Save Your Crop
Learn to identify cotton leaf curl virus (CLCV) in mid-monsoon, understand how whiteflies spread it, and take low-cost steps to protect your kharif cotton yield.
Monsoon Delay and Slow Planting: What to Do If Your Kharif Sowing Is Behind Schedule
Late monsoon? Practical steps to adjust crop choices, check soil moisture, and protect delayed kharif plantings—plus how to secure insurance before it's too late.
PMFBY Crop Insurance: Complete Application Guide Before the 30-Day Deadline
Step-by-step walkthrough of PMFBY eligibility, documents, application, and claims—protect your kharif crop against El Niño uncertainty this season.
Drip Irrigation on a Budget: How to Cut Water Use by Half and Boost Yields
Install low-cost drip irrigation for soybean and onion—save water, raise yields, and claim PMKSY subsidy. Practical guide for smallholders.
Tomato Early Blight in June: Spot It Early, Stop It Cheap
June's humidity invites early blight. Learn to spot the first brown spots on lower tomato leaves and manage this fungal disease with simple, low-cost steps.
Reading the Mandi Price Chart: When to Hold, When to Sell Your Onions
Learn how to read onion mandi price trends, understand MSP basics, and decide the right time to sell for better returns—a practical guide for farmers.
PMFBY Crop Insurance: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Filing Before the June Deadline
Kharif enrollment for PMFBY crop insurance closes in 31 days. Learn who qualifies, what documents you need, and exactly how to apply online or through your bank.
Kharif in the Shadow of El Niño: How to Protect Your Crop Through Erratic June–July Rains
El Niño threatens uneven monsoon. Learn to manage waterlogging, dry spells and adjust Kharif sowing timing to safeguard germination and early growth.
Meet your Green Score: farm greener, spend less, earn more
khetigpt now gives every crop a Green Score — and turns it into clear, scheme-linked actions that save water, cut costs, and improve your soil.
How to Sell Your Produce on khetigpt — Post a Crop from Your Planner in Minutes
List the crop you are already planning — straight from your crop planner — and reach traders, hotels and distributors directly. It is free, your number stays private, and it takes minutes.
Partner with khetigpt: Reaching Farmers in Distress, Together
khetigpt is in a daily, trusted, vernacular conversation with thousands of farmers — exactly where early signs of distress show up. We're inviting NGOs, FPOs, foundations and state agencies to partner with us: a privacy-first, anonymized early-warning view of the hardest-hit regions, so relief reaches families before distress deepens.
You're Not Alone in a Hard Season: How khetigpt Connects Farmers to Real Help
A failed crop and a loan you can't repay are heavy to carry alone. khetigpt now listens for that weight — and connects farmers to verified human helplines and to the relief and entitlements they may already be owed. We never act as a counsellor; we open the door to real help, in your language, on web or WhatsApp.
From Farm to Table: Helping Restaurants Source Fresh Produce Directly from Local Farmers
Long supply chains cost restaurants freshness and farmers their fair share. Here's how a neutral, local discovery platform can connect chefs and food businesses with the farmers and FPOs growing exactly what they need — fresher food, fairer prices, fewer miles.
Introducing "Resources Near You": Find Local Shops, Insurance, Labs and Offices — Without Leaving khetigpt
A new, opt-in directory inside khetigpt helps you find nearby input shops, crop insurance, equipment rental, soil labs, FPOs, banks and scheme offices — in your district, in your language. You choose who to contact; we don't sell or push anything.
Find Vets, Mandis and Farm Resources Near You — Inside khetigpt
khetigpt's "Resources Near You" directory now lists thousands of mandis across India, veterinary centres, and soil-testing labs — so you can find the help your farm needs without leaving the app. We don't sell or endorse; we just help you find.
Beyond Crops: Plan Your Dairy, Poultry, Eggs or Goat Farm with khetigpt
The khetigpt planner now goes beyond crops. Plan a layer or broiler batch, a dairy animal or a goat enterprise — with an honest profit estimate, a vaccination & feed task calendar, and an expense tracker — free, in your language, on web or WhatsApp.
Organic, Traceable, Local: Connecting Specialty Food Businesses with Farmers for Produce, Dairy and Meat
Specialty restaurants, organic stores and artisanal brands want produce, dairy and meat they can trust — local, traceable, often organic. Here's how connecting them directly with nearby farmers and FPOs can build that supply, and pay farmers a premium for quality.
Urban Farming in India: How to Grow Food on a Rooftop or Balcony — with an AI Planner in Your Pocket
You do not need acres to grow real food. A balcony, a terrace or a sunny windowsill is enough to start. Here is how urban farming works in Indian cities — and how a free AI crop planner turns "I want to grow vegetables" into a season you can actually keep up with.
PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana: What the Budget 2025–26 Farm Scheme Means for You
Announced in Union Budget 2025–26, the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana focuses on 100 low-productivity districts with a ₹24,000 crore annual outlay over six years. Here is what the scheme promises, who it helps, and how to actually claim what you qualify for.
Vertical Farming, Explained: Stacked Crops, Less Land, and Where AI Crop Planning Fits In
Grow up instead of out: vertical farming stacks crops in layers, often indoors and soil-less, to get more produce from less land and far less water. Here is what it is genuinely good at, where it is not, and why planning each cycle like a business is the part that decides success.
Hobby Farming for Beginners: Start Small, Grow Confident, and Let AI Plan Your First Season
Hobby farming is growing food for the love of it — a weekend vegetable patch, a kitchen garden, a few fruit trees. The joy is real and so is the burnout when you plant too much. Here is how to start small, and how a free AI planner keeps it a pleasure instead of a chore.
Rural Farming in India: Turning Hard-Won Experience into a Season Plan with AI
India's rural farmers carry generations of knowledge. What they often lack is timely information — a fair price on selling day, a warning before the rain, a straight answer about a scheme. Here is how a free, multilingual AI companion puts that information beside the experience that is already there.
How to Use the khetigpt Crop Planner: A Step-by-Step Guide for Your Whole Season
Plan a crop, see your likely profit before you sow, track every task and rupee, get rain warnings before you spray, and close the season knowing exactly how you did. Here is the full walkthrough — with a real onion example from Nashik — of khetigpt's free crop planner.
This World Environment Day, Grow Greener — and Earn More Doing It
Sustainable farming is often sold as a sacrifice. For a smallholder, it doesn't have to be — greener choices like soil-test-led fertilizer, IPM-first pest control and drip irrigation usually cost less and protect the land. Here's how khetigpt helps you do both: farm greener and keep more of what you earn.
New: khetigpt Now Finds the Government Schemes & Subsidies You Qualify For
Every year, thousands of crores in farmer benefits go unclaimed — not because farmers aren't eligible, but because no one tells them what they qualify for or how to apply. khetigpt's new entitlement helper changes that: tell it a little about your farm, and it finds the schemes meant for you.
Sell Now or Wait? Let Your AI Companion Weigh It With You
The hardest question at harvest is when to sell. khetigpt now reasons across price, weather and how perishable your crop is — and gives you a clear recommendation with the why, not a vague "it depends".
Rain Coming? Your AI Companion Tells You Before You Spray
A pesticide washed away by an unexpected shower is money down the drain. khetigpt now watches the forecast and the mandi for you, and sends a short heads-up before it matters — so you act in time.
Meet Your AI Farming Companion: Always in Your Pocket, Always in Your Language
khetigpt is growing from a question-and-answer helpline into a companion that stays with you all season — one that remembers your farm, reaches out before trouble hits, and helps you weigh the hard decisions. Here is the vision, and what already works today.
Sponsor a Farmer: How the khetigpt Token Bank Keeps Expert Advice Free
Good farming advice should never be one more cost for the people who feed India. Here is how anyone — a well-wisher, the diaspora, or a company’s CSR — can sponsor the AI that answers a farmer’s questions, and exactly where every rupee goes.
Erratic Monsoons: How Indian Farmers Can Adapt to a Changing Climate
The rains no longer arrive on schedule. Here are five practical, low-cost ways to protect your yield this season — and how to turn a 3-day forecast into a sowing and spraying decision.
Going Organic Without Going Broke: A Practical Transition Guide
Organic farming can lift your margins and your soil — but only if the transition is managed well. A realistic, season-by-season plan for smallholders, plus the mistakes that cost farmers money.
Cut Your Fertilizer Bill by 30% Without Losing Yield
Most farms over-apply urea and under-use the nutrients already in their soil. A practical guide to spending less on fertilizer while keeping — or even raising — your yield.
Reading the Mandi: How to Time Your Sale for a Better Price
The difference between a good and a poor price is often a few days and one phone check. A practical guide to using live mandi data, arrivals and nearby markets to sell smarter.
Why We Built khetigpt on WhatsApp — and Why Farmers Trust It
Over 500 million Indians use WhatsApp every day. For farmers, it is not just another app — it is how they already speak to family, traders, and KVK officers. Here is why we chose to meet them there.
5 AI Use Cases Already Transforming Indian Agriculture in 2026
From hyperlocal weather to dynamic mandi pricing, AI in Indian agriculture has moved from pilot to production. Here are the five use cases delivering real value today.
Yellow Tomato Leaves: A Field Guide to Diagnosing the Real Cause
Yellow leaves can mean five very different things — from a simple watering mistake to a virus that ends your season. Here is how to tell them apart in five minutes.
7 Government Schemes Every Smallholder Farmer Should Know in 2026
From PM-Kisan to e-NAM to PMFBY, these seven central schemes can mean an extra ₹20,000 to ₹80,000 per year for a 2-acre farmer. Most are under-claimed simply because farmers do not know they exist.
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