 "Sanjeeb Mukherjee")
Sanjeeb Mukherjee
Sanjeeb Mukherjee
Sanjeeb Mukherjee is currently the Agriculture Editor at Business Standard. He has been a journalist for over 20 years, mainly covering the agriculture, commodities, rural, and food policy space. His work has taken him to some of the most remote areas of the country, giving him invaluable insights into the dynamics of rural agriculture markets. He has honed his skills in analysing and providing commentary on India's farm sector policies, focusing on their impact on different stakeholders and their implications for climate change. His previous stints include United News of India (UNI), Dow Jones Newswires, and the Financial Express newspaper.
Sanjeeb Mukherjee is currently the Agriculture Editor at Business Standard. He has been a journalist for over 20 years, mainly covering the agriculture, commodities, rural, and food policy space. His work has taken him to some of the most remote areas of the country, giving him invaluable insights into the dynamics of rural agriculture markets. He has honed his skills in analysing and providing commentary on India's farm sector policies, focusing on their impact on different stakeholders and their implications for climate change. His previous stints include United News of India (UNI), Dow Jones Newswires, and the Financial Express newspaper.
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India should cut 'outlier agri tariffs' to tackle US tariffs: Policy paper
Country should consider employing tariff quotas on sensitive food items such as wheat and dairy, says Ashok Gulati in co-written paper
 "India should cut 'outlier agri tariffs' to tackle US tariffs: Policy paper")
Gujarat, Tripura, Telangana shine in Panchayat index ranking, shows data
However, no panchayat across India could make the cut for the 'achiever' rank
 "Gujarat, Tripura, Telangana shine in Panchayat index ranking, shows data")
Monsoon 2025: Skymet expects 'normal' seasonal rainfall at 103% of LPA
The LPA for the June to September monsoon months is 868.6 millimetres, according to Skymet, and rainfall between 96-104 per cent of the LPA is considered 'normal'
 "Monsoon 2025: Skymet expects 'normal' seasonal rainfall at 103% of LPA")
Ethanol blending programme: Grains to make up for lower sugar production
Grains look to surpass sugarcane again as the primary feedstock for ethanol, a process that may be helped by government incentives to convert mills into dual-feed ones
 "Ethanol blending programme: Grains to make up for lower sugar production")
Dog bite cases in India see almost 70% jump in three years, shows data
Alongside the rise in dog bite incidents, deaths caused by rabies also witnessed a sharp increase during the period under review, although the reasons behind this trend may vary
 "Dog bite cases in India see almost 70% jump in three years, shows data")
Sugar output slips, but is India really staring at a festival season crunch?
While the top industry body is confident of adequate supplies, some fear that an early festival season this year could be marred by lower-than-usual level of sugar stocks
 "Sugar output slips, but is India really staring at a festival season crunch?")
Rubber makers brace for cuts in output as Türkiye may gain edge in US mkt
Farmers' groups brace to fight against impact on growers
 "Rubber makers brace for cuts in output as Türkiye may gain edge in US mkt")
India's shrimp traders fear $1 bn loss as long-term US contracts face heat
The price drop is attributed to shrimp processors halting their purchase plans, which could severely impact growers
 "India's shrimp traders fear $1 bn loss as long-term US contracts face heat")
India's shrimp exports to US seen badly hit due to high reciprocal tariffs
Experts suggest scouting new markets in China, Europe and Middle-East for Indian shrimps
 "India's shrimp exports to US seen badly hit due to high reciprocal tariffs")
Parl panel seeks Rs 400 daily MGNREGA wage, higher social security pensions
"Without a fair wage, the scheme fails in its objective of providing economic security to rural workers," the panel said
 "Parl panel seeks Rs 400 daily MGNREGA wage, higher social security pensions")
US slams India's high farm tariffs, seeks more dairy market access
It said India's World Trade Organization (WTO) bound tariff rates on agricultural products are among the highest in the world, averaging 113.1 per cent and ranging as high as 300 per cent
 "US slams India's high farm tariffs, seeks more dairy market access")
April-June expected to be hotter than usual, more heatwave days likely: IMD
The prices of perishable food items could also be affected if temperatures rise unusually high during the summer months
 "April-June expected to be hotter than usual, more heatwave days likely: IMD")
MGNREGA ends FY25 with 2.1% higher work demand, shows govt data
According to data sourced from the MGNREGA website as on March 31, 2025 at 1400 hours' total expenditure on the scheme (this included due payment) in Fy-25 was around Rs 125,219 crore
 "MGNREGA ends FY25 with 2.1% higher work demand, shows govt data")
Arya.ag NBFC arm does Rs 2,000 crore commodity financing in FY25
"Most of the NBFCs working on our space do a commodity finance of around Rs 1000 crore maximum, but we are among the first to have reached this milestone," said Anand Chandra, co-promoter of Arya.ag
 "Arya.ag NBFC arm does Rs 2,000 crore commodity financing in FY25")
Centre hikes non-urea fertiliser subsidies with allocation of Rs 37K cr
Says FY25 subsidy now totals Rs 1.91 trn versus BE of Rs 1.68 trn
 "Centre hikes non-urea fertiliser subsidies with allocation of Rs 37K cr")
Centre approves direct procurement of chana, mustard and lentil at MSP
Farmers of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat will benefit from this decision, an official statement said
 "Centre approves direct procurement of chana, mustard and lentil at MSP")
Wheat procurement starts on a brisk note in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
The government has estimated 2025-26 wheat production to be a record over 115 million tonnes, higher than this year's 113.29 million tonnes
 "Wheat procurement starts on a brisk note in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan")
Global farm firms come together to train 500,000 rural entrepreneurs
The academy, which has been set up with a starting capital of $3 million, will seek to address critical challenges in smallholder farming
 "Global farm firms come together to train 500,000 rural entrepreneurs")
Agri sector waits to see if new NBS will absorb special incentive on DAP
The special incentive as well as the increase in NBS rates has also meant that DAP is now the second fertiliser, the other being urea, fpr which the Centre is keeping its prices artificially low
 "Agri sector waits to see if new NBS will absorb special incentive on DAP")
Centre withdraws 20% onion export duty as prices slump
India has exported around 1.71 million tonnes of onions in FY24 while in FY25 (till March 18) around 1.16 million tonnes has already been exported
 "Centre withdraws 20% onion export duty as prices slump")