Page 17 - Agriculture

Only a third of nearly 33K registered FPOs financially viable: Icar body

Average equity capital support for FPOs at 45 per cent of optimal levels; credit access only 37 per cent of optimal levels, a paper by an Icar body shows

India won't compromise on farmers' interests: Agri minister amid US tariffs

Talks between India and the US on an interim trade deal fell through last month, after five rounds of talks, due to disagreements over imports of American dairy products and GM crops

Indian govt, UN WFP ink pact for fortified rice supply to crisis-hit zones

A letter of intent (LoI) was signed between India's Food Ministry and WFP here, underscoring the strength of global partnerships

Rajasthan govt to build godowns to boost food storage capacity for farmers

Under the scheme, the target is to create over 160,000 million tonnes of additional storage capacity in the years 2024-25 and 2025-26 for food grains storage

MSP demand is of all Indian farmers, not just Punjab-Haryana: Dallewal

He made the remarks at the 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' being held at the Jantar Mantar here, with farmers from different parts of the country in attendance

Uttar Pradesh's agricultural economy surges over threefold to ₹7 trillion

"UP has been witnessing a robust growth in farm output with the current food grain production touching 73.7 million tonnes (mt)," Shahi informed

Onion farmers in Maharashtra claim losses over non-transparent procurement

A farmer from Nashik district staged a unique protest against NAFED on the occasion of the Pola festival with his bullocks

Urea, DAP availability at comfortable levels for kharif season, says govt

Clarification comes amid concerns of a massive shortage of urea and DAP across India

Apeda to open offices in Patna, Raipur, Dehradun to aid agri exporters

At present, the Delhi-headquartered authority has 16 regional offices in cities, including Bengaluru, Srinagar, Jammu, Ladakh, Guwahati, Mumbai, Varanasi, Kochi and Bhopal

Pests, viral diseases threaten standing kharif crops, push up chemicals use

An increase in monsoon activity and resultant humidity has seen a significant proliferation of pests and viruses across states and crops, leading to greater application of chemicals

Scanty monsoon rainfall fans crop loss fear among farmers in Rajasthan

Lack of rainfall is likely to damage the most important crops, guar, and pearl millet (bajra)

Govt policy must reward sustainability for India's small farmers: Syngenta

Smallholder farmers account for 80 per cent of the agricultural sector

Standing like a wall to protect interests of farmers: PM Narendra Modi

Modi stresses the need to produce fertilisers locally

Agri scientists to visit farms for better rabi crop in October: Chouhan

The minister stressed that government initiatives should translate into tangible benefits for people rather than remain confined to files

Why India still remains in a state of confusion when it comes to GM crops

For now, India's GM crop landscape remains one of promise stalled by policy inertia, while scientific, commercial, and global trade pressures continue to mount

States seek more urea; Centre says supply exceeds requirement this season

Next phase of 'Vikshit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' to start on October 3; Chouhan urges states to act against misuse of urea and prepare accurate fertiliser demand maps

Will explore more, no compromise on farmers' interests: Shivraj on tariffs

US imposed 25 per cent reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods last month and increased it to 50 per cent over import of Russian oil

Monsoon-induced supply disruptions hold key to vegetable inflation ahead

While the monsoon has been fairly normal so far, rain-induced supply disruptions and damage to standing crops in areas adjoining major cities has already started pushing up vegetable prices

Kharif paddy sowing rises 12%; acreage of cotton and oilseeds down

The Department of Agriculture has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on August 8, 2025

Higher MSP, import curbs help moong acreage surpass last year's level

Some traders said the sowing trend clearly shows that farmers feel zero-duty imports could hurt their realisations in the coming months while it might not be the case with moong