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Agriculture Report

Seeds, roots and shoots

What fertilisers are for crops, data is for crop intelligence.

India’s agriculture sector generates a wealth of data that can be used to improve understanding of the industry, the business cases and the opportunities along the value chain.

Crisil Intelligence’s report on the Indian agriculture sector offers all that in a comprehensive way.

It encompasses our outlook on state- and crop-wise profitability for various fields and horticultural crops, offering insights on the expected cash in hand with farmers and variation in agricultural profitability within states/regions.

During the 2024 crop season, weather vagaries affected acreage of crops, such as pulses, paddy and onion.

However, in crop season 2025, acreage for these crops rebounded on healthy and well-scattered monsoon as well as higher reservoir levels on year.

Our report captures on-the-ground crop dynamics and potential changes in yields, price sentiment and farmer profitability. The report is accessible with an annual subscription through our web-based platform.

 

Our key offerings

 

 

  • Advanced outlook on field-crop profitability at sub-regional levels
  • Outlook on field-crop profitability at the pan-India and state levels
  • Outlook on horticulture profitability at the pan-India and state levels
  • Monthly dashboard comprising updates on sowing, reservoir levels, status of government regulations, performance of agricultural-input segments, mandi arrivals and prices

 

Other aspects covered

 

 

  • Short- and long-term outlook, key market trends, profitability of key players in the agri-input industry — seeds, pesticides, fertilisers, water-soluble fertilisers, tractors, irrigation, agriculture finance, farm equipment, bio-fertilisers, bio-stimulants and bio-pesticides
  • State-wise risk-opportunity matrix for agricultural lending
  • Role of non-banking finance companies and microfinance units in agriculture financing
  • Financial and operational benchmarks of ~250 companies (revenue above Rs 50 crore)
  • Over 1,200 data tables across key inputs, covering state- and district-level assessments
  • Continuous update on key data points, such as rainfall, net sown area, and mandi prices

 

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