Agribusiness

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...

Cane price arrears may jump very fast to uncomfortable levels

Cane price arrears may jump very fast to uncomfortable levels

Low sugar prices, much below the cost of production for the last several months,...

India’s first FPO under Cooperative Societies Act

India’s first FPO under Cooperative Societies Act

This FPO in Varanasi will be set up for processing high-value vegetable products....

Sugar production in India goes up; Maharashtra on top, ahead of UP

Sugar production in India goes up; Maharashtra on top, ahead of UP

Some sweet sounds can be heard in the sugar industry. As per reports from ISMA,...

UPL included in S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2021

UPL included in S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2021

UPL Ltd. has been included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2021 for Demonstrating...

302 lakh tonnes of sugar production estimated during current sugar season

302 lakh tonnes of sugar production estimated during current sugar season

The country is expected to produce 302 lakh tonnes of sugar during the 2020-21 sugar...

Government to take up seaweed cultivation in mission mode

Government to take up seaweed cultivation in mission mode

The aim is to achieve seaweed production at 11.2 lakh tones by 2025. Raised to that...

Govt allocates Rs 637 crore for promoting seaweed cultivation

Govt allocates Rs 637 crore for promoting seaweed cultivation

The Government is very serious about seaweed as it has huge potential with world...

Agdhi Launched AI technology to detect the defect in seeds and crops

Agdhi Launched AI technology to detect the defect in seeds and crops

Agdhi, an agritech startup based in Bengaluru has introduced vision enabled AI-based...

Indian Paper Sector has a Strong Rural Footprint Linking Farmers: IARPMA President

As India continues to face a fibre shortage, agroforestry-based production using agricultural residues such as bagasse, sarkanda,...

Agribusiness

ICRISAT's Breakthrough Could Save Groundnut Farmers from Pre-Harvest Sprouting

The breakthrough study identifies specific varieties and key genes that halt premature sprouting before harvest—a problem that currently...

National

String Bio and CLRRI Complete the First Successful Field Trial of CleanRise in Vietnam

The trial focused on CleanRise®, String Bio’s patented foliar microbial biostimulant, which enhances nutrient-use efficiency and stimulates...

Agritech

Sugarcane Crushing Gains Momentum, But Uncertainty Over Sugar MSP and Ethanol Prices

NFCSF has urged the Centre to permit additional sugar exports and correct anomalies in ethanol allocation.

Agribusiness

AIKS Calls Nationwide Protests on December 10, Rejects Seed Bill 2025 and ITPGRFA Compromise Proposal

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has announced a nationwide Protest Day on December 10, urging farmers to burn copies of the Draft...

National

Farmer Income Trails Growth in Agricultural Output

The GDP and GVA data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on November 28th clarify this picture. They also clearly show...

Opinion