Farm Sector

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

India's farm, trade sectors anxious over US tariff and duties decisions

Among the commodities under discussion - especially after the US imposed tariffs on China - is soybean oil, with hopes of increased imports from the US

India faces limited gains, more pain from trade war between US and China

Advantage cotton producers, but other farm items at risk of glut from US supplies, say experts

Budget 2025: Govt may raise farm allocation by over 15% to $20 billion

The additional cash would be directed to developing high-yielding seed varieties, increasing storage and supply infrastructure, and boosting production of pulse crops, oilseeds, vegetables, and dairy

Farm to fork goes digital: Indian agri on the cusp of a tech revolution

Indian farmers have shown their ability and, more so, willingness to embrace new technology

Retail inflation for farm workers eases to 5.96%, rural labourers to 6.08%

Retail inflation for farm workers and rural labourers eased to 5.96 per cent and 6.08 per cent, respectively, in August against the comparative figures of 6.17 per cent and 6.20 per cent recorded in July this year. The All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) registered an increase of 7 points each in August 2024, reaching levels of 1297 and 1309, respectively. The CPI-AL and CPI-RL were 1290 points and 1302 points, respectively, in July. "The year-on-year inflation rates based on CPI-AL and CPIRL for this month (August 2024) were recorded at 5.96 per cent and 6.08 per cent, compared to 7.37 per cent and 7.12 per cent in August, 2023. The corresponding figures for July, 2024 were 6.17 per cent for CPI-AL and 6.20 per cent for CPI-RL," a labour ministry statement said.

Life sciences major Bayer launches ForwardFarm for first time in India

Worldwide, Bayer has 29 such farms across the globe, and the first one was just launched in India

India's agriculture growth dips in Q1 as heatwave stings crop output

Low post-monsoon rains, which dried most of the reservoirs in several states across the country, also impacted the production of many crops

Malaysia wants India to ease export restrictions on rice, sugar and onion

Expresses desire to share expertise, seeds and technology to make India's National Oil Palm Mission a success

Agri GVA growth slowest in 5 years after poor rains last monsoon

In the last quarter of Fy-24, the sector grew by 1.1 per cent which was similar to the growth rate in the previous October to December quarter

New non-farm jobs in Q2FY23: Higher than Q1 but below Omicron-hit Q4FY22

But in first half of the FY, new hirings halved compared to Omicron-hit H2 of FY22

Monsoon woes: Farm sector contracts in Q3, a first in 19 quarters

The growth stood at 5.2 per cent in the third quarter of 2022-23 which also played a part in pulling down agriculture and related sector's GVA

Agri growth pegged at 7-year low of 1.8% in FY24 due to poor Kharif harvest

However, some experts said the GVA numbers could stand to be revised as the initial estimates are based on extrapolation of figures for five-six months and a final picture will emerge only around Feb

Farm GVA growth slows to 1.2% in second quarter amid uneven rains

The sluggish growth in the sector can be attributed to weak harvest activity during July-September and most inputs coming from residual rabi crops

Have sufficient stocks of pulses to cool down prices, says Centre

Under the revised PSS, the overall quantity of procurement by the Central Government is restricted to 25 percent of actual production of the commodity for that particular season

Krishi Kumbh: Farm-to-fork global summit on the table in Uttar Pradesh

The Conclave will brainstorm mitigating the impact of climate change on agriculture, espousing cow-based natural farming, and promoting coarse food grains or millets

The unfinished job of farm mechanisation

The current level of farm mechanisation in India, reckoned officially at 47 per cent, is far lower than the 60 per cent in China and 75 per cent in Brazil

India's agri growth reaps harvest of rabi at 3.5% in June quarter

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its latest forecast released today though held out some hope

Focus on research in animal husbandry, fisheries for overall growth: Tomar

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday asked farm scientists to focus more on research in areas of animal husbandry and fisheries, to boost production and their contribution in the overall farm sector growth. Addressing virtually, the 95th foundation day of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Tomar said India holds the position of number one or two in the world in terms of production of most of the crops. In achieving this feat, he said there has been immense contribution from agriculture scientists along with efforts from the farmers community and policy initiatives taken by the governments. He said the Modi government in the last nine years has taken a lot of initiatives to promote technology in the agriculture sector, as part of its objective to boost farm income. The efforts have also been made to better productivity and production in agriculture, he said, adding that the focus has also been on improving the quality. Tomar highlighted that the In

Supporting farm growth

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