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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The rabi cropping season is the Indian winter agricultural cycle in which crops are sown between October and December and harvested between April and June.
- How does the rabi season differ from the kharif season?
- Which crops dominate the rabi season in India?
- Why are western disturbances important to rabi cultivation?
- How does the government support rabi farmers through MSP?

[Civil Service & Diplomatic Exams](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/civil-services/glossary)Updated June 22, 2026

The rabi cropping season is the Indian winter agricultural cycle in which crops are sown between October and December and harvested between April and June.

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In October 2023, India's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs raised the wheat minimum support price to ₹2,275 per quintal ahead of the 2023–24 rabi sowing season, signalling the procurement floor to farmers in Punjab and Madhya Pradesh.

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