Agribusiness

Farmkart forays into agri-equipment rental business via rent4farm

Farmkart forays into agri-equipment rental business via rent4farm

Agritech innovation start-up Farmkart has announced its foray into the agriculture-equipment...

Agritech start-up Agdhi awarded BIRAC’s Biotechnology Ignition Grant

Agritech start-up Agdhi awarded BIRAC’s Biotechnology Ignition Grant

Agdhi, an agritech start-up, has been awarded the Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG),...

MONIN announces doubling of its direct investment in India

MONIN announces doubling of its direct investment in India

French gourmet flavour business and global beverage solutions leader MONIN has announced...

ReshaMandi eyes expansion of silk portfolio in Delhi

ReshaMandi eyes expansion of silk portfolio in Delhi

ReshaMandi, India’s first silk agritech startup, has planned its expansion to work...

IFFCO Kisan registers 30% jump in cattle feed business in Q1

IFFCO Kisan registers 30% jump in cattle feed business in Q1

IFFCO Kisan sold cattle feed amounting to Rs 49.13 crore in Q1 FY22, thus registering...

BASF Venture Capital invests in Indian hydroponics pioneer UrbanKisaan

BASF Venture Capital invests in Indian hydroponics pioneer UrbanKisaan

BVC is investing in the Indian start-up UrbanKisaan, which specializes in hydroponic...

Communicator on the move

Communicator on the move

A skilled PR professional plays a significant role in enhancing the brand value...

PHDCCI asks for early adoption of BIS specification for pet food, rational GST rates and revised animal health certificate

PHDCCI asks for early adoption of BIS specification for pet food, rational GST rates and revised animal health certificate

In a letter written to Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry,...

Nafed launches Fortified Rice Bran Oil to boost healthy living

Nafed launches Fortified Rice Bran Oil to boost healthy living

The rice bran oil from Nafed will be fortified and it will be ensured that it will...

IIT Kanpur launches e-Masters in Commodity Markets

IIT Kanpur launches e-Masters in Commodity Markets

IIT Kanpur has launched four new e-Masters programmes to overcome Covid-19 norms...

Mahindra’s farm equipment sector sells 22,843 units in India during May 2021

Mahindra’s farm equipment sector sells 22,843 units in India during May 2021

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), a part of the USD 19.4-billion...

Aqgromalin partners with TANUVAS

Aqgromalin partners with TANUVAS

By becoming an incubatee at VIF@TANUVAS, Aqgromalin helps to provide ‘Ready-to-Implement...

Amid Covid curbs, Indian sugar mills expect normal supply chains, exports

Amid Covid curbs, Indian sugar mills expect normal supply chains, exports

Even as the second wave of Covid-19 has forced the state governments to impose ‘night...

Herbal alternative helps you get rid of mosquito menace

We don’t once think about how chemical-laden repellents affect our health. But John...

It’s high time govt promoted cultivation of GM oilseeds: COOIT

It’s high time govt promoted cultivation of GM oilseeds: COOIT

India's dependence on imports, only 10 per cent in 1994-95, has gone up to about...

NCDC ropes in ICAR institutes and KVKs to set up FPOs

NCDC ropes in ICAR institutes and KVKs to set up FPOs

The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), a cooperatives-focused...

Nayab Saini sworn in as Haryana's Chief Minister along with 13 ministers

In Haryana, Nayab Singh Saini was sworn in as Chief Minister for the second time on Thursday. Along with Saini, 13 ministers also...

National

FAO and IFAD launch 'Global Family Farming Forum' to support sustainable agrifood systems

The joint FAO-IFAD event highlights their contribution in transforming agrifood systems while exploring ways to fully harness their...

International

India's warehousing sector urged to diversify and embrace digital solutions for Growth

India's warehousing sector has urged the need to diversify services and adopt digital solutions for growth, according to T K Manoj...

National

Chhattisgarh to start paddy procurement from November 14 with a target of 160 lakh tonnes

Government procurement of paddy in Chhattisgarh will start on November 14 and end on January 31, 2025. The state government has set...

States

Punjab's agricultural households earn highest, lowest in Bihar, less than Rs 300 per day: NABARD Survey

According to a NABARD report, Punjab has the highest average monthly income for agricultural households in the country with an income...

National

Water crisis puts more than half of the world’s food production at risk by 2050: Report

In a landmark report, The Economics of Water: Valuing the Hydrological Cycle as a Global Common Good, the Global Commission on the...

International