Agriculture

The world's second-biggest sugar producer set the 1 million ton export allowance i9n January because the government and industry believed there was a surplus for overseas markets

GreenGrahi raises ₹32 cr in a seed funding round led by Avaana Capital

According to him, the growth rate in agriculture will lead to increase in purchasing power of rural population

If rainfall is below average this year, too, it would mark it as the fourth consecutive year that the agriculturally important state would get lesser rains from the Southwest monsoon

Pre-buying ahead of TREM V norms, rising construction activity to fuel demand; margins remain stable

Field research by TERI shows nano-sulphur can push mustard yield by 25-30 per cent similar to genetically modified DMH-11 trials but by using conventional varieties

ICMR recommends a 12 kg limit, but rising consumption is fuelling obesity, lifestyle diseases, and growing dependence on edible oil imports

Cotton, a crucial kharif crop in the south-western districts of the state, presents a viable alternative to the water-guzzling paddy crop, contributing to both agricultural, economic growth

So far, only eight banks have joined the NCGTC for credit guarantee coverage, while 26 banks have signed up for the e-KUN portal which is part of the Jansamarth portal

Speaking at the 15th Brics Agriculture Ministers meeting, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said global food security goals would remain unfulfilled unless small farmers are protected

Prasanna talks about some of the challenges that climate change poses to agriculture and ways to handle them

Tur procurement is being undertaken at a minimum support price (MSP) under the scheme

The exporters said that the formula of the US to calculate these duties is incorrect, and the Indian government should take up the issues with them bilaterally,

Brazil's former agriculture minister mentioned that while the country imported 30 per cent of its total food about 50 years ago, it now exports agricultural products worth USD 500 billion

Government wheat procurement in 2024-25 was 26.6 million tonne against a target of 30-32 million tonne. This exceeded the 26.2 million tonne procured in 2023-24, when the target was 34.15 mn tonnes

Summer is usually when liquid milk supplies go down and the reliance on skimmed milk powder (SMP) stocks increases; however, lower production during winters mean SMP may also be in short supply

The Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) data showed that the country imported 19,11,420 tonne of crude soyabean degummed oil during November 2024 and March 2025 period

The biggest contributor to the surge in pulses imports has been the jump in yellow peas imports

The report, by management consulting firm Primus Partners and Grain Ethanol Manufacturers Association (GEMA), recommends incentivising farmers to shift to maize cultivation by providing high-yield

Sources said one of the mandates of the committee is to study India and Ecuador's shrimp production patterns and exports