Agribusiness

Industry should engage with govt to reduce use of fertilizers and pesticides: Narendra Singh Tomar

Industry should engage with govt to reduce use of fertilizers and pesticides: Narendra Singh Tomar

Addressing virtually the ‘11th Agrochemicals Conference 2022 — Policy Landscape...

FICCI calls for reduction of GST on agrochemicals to 5 per cent

FICCI calls for reduction of GST on agrochemicals to 5 per cent

A high GST of 18 per cent on crop protection chemicals especially hurts small and...

Sanjeev Balyan inaugurates Harit Pradesh Milk Producer Company

Sanjeev Balyan inaugurates Harit Pradesh Milk Producer Company

Balyan complimented the farmers in the seven districts of the Western UP region...

ITALMOPA forays into Indian market by launching EU co-funded "Pure Flour from Europe" campaign

ITALMOPA forays into Indian market by launching EU co-funded "Pure Flour from Europe" campaign

The PPFE campaign is co-funded by the EC and is devoted to creating awareness of...

WayCool completes investment into SV Agri, India’s leading potato value chain player

WayCool completes investment into SV Agri, India’s leading potato value chain player

WayCool Foods, India's fastest growing agri-commerce company, has announced the...

JFPR grant to enhance market linkages for farmers in Maharashtra

JFPR grant to enhance market linkages for farmers in Maharashtra

JFPR has approved $2-million grant to provide key knowledge and technical support...

ReshaMandi raises $30 mn in India’s largest Series A funding for a B2B marketplace

ReshaMandi raises $30 mn in India’s largest Series A funding for a B2B marketplace

ReshaMandi, India’s first silk-tech start-up that serves as a B2B (business-to-business)...

Karat Farms raises pre-seed funding from Vriksh Impact Partners

Karat Farms raises pre-seed funding from Vriksh Impact Partners

Karat Farms, a Bengaluru-based smart kitchen garden company, has raised undisclosed...

Samunnati launches Annadata Suraksha Abhiyaan to crowdsource funds and insure India’s smallholder farmers

Samunnati launches Annadata Suraksha Abhiyaan to crowdsource funds and insure India’s smallholder farmers

Samunnati, a specialized agri value chain enabler, launched the Annadata Suraksha...

ACFI urges Govt to look into agrochem industry’s concern on Pesticide Management Bill

ACFI urges Govt to look into agrochem industry’s concern on Pesticide Management Bill

The Agro Chem Federation of India (ACFI), the apex body of the agrochem industry,...

Agritech startup BharatAgri raises $6.5mn in Series A round from Omnivore, India Quotient and 021 Capital

Agritech startup BharatAgri raises $6.5mn in Series A round from Omnivore, India Quotient and 021 Capital

Digital farm advisory startup BharatAgri has raised USD 6.5 million in a Series...

Welspun’s WelKrishi initiative unlocks sustainable farming opportunities for India’s cotton growers

Welspun’s WelKrishi initiative unlocks sustainable farming opportunities for India’s cotton growers

Since 2017, the WelKrishi project has empowered over 15,000 farmers and 75,000 farm...

Kuber from Kalgudi to help farmers, stakeholders

Kuber from Kalgudi to help farmers, stakeholders

Hyderabad-based Kalgudi has developed ‘Kuber’, a social commerce platform for the...

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...

New Cane Variety Creates a Buzz Among UP Farmers, 2 Lakh Single Buds Booked in 5 Minutes

Uttar Pradesh’s new early-maturing sugarcane variety CoS.23232 has received an overwhelming response from farmers, with all 200,000...

States

NABVENTURES Announces First Close of Fund II at Rs 450 Crore; Target Corpus Set at Rs 1,500 Crore

As the anchor investor in Fund II, NABARD continues to reaffirm its commitment to fostering innovation-led growth in India's agriculture...

National

India Sugar Production Forecast Cut 14% to 29.5 Million Tonnes as El Niño Threatens Cane Crop: USDA Report

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cut its forecast for India’s sugar production in the 2026–27 marketing year by 14% to...

Agribusiness

CSIR-CCMB’s Third Annex Campus at Bommaipalli Focuses on Farmers

CSIR-CCMB’s new Bommaipalli campus in Telangana hosted a scientist-farmer meet, distributing improved rice seeds to over 150 farmers....

National

KisaanSay Targets 2 Lakh Farmers by FY27, Expands Sourcing Presence to 15 States  

The expansion positions KisaanSay to build one of India’s largest farmer-to-consumer food networks, with more than 50% of consumer...

Agribusiness

WMO Warns of Record-Strength El Niño, Global Heat and Shifting Rainfall Patterns

The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño is strengthening rapidly and could become one of the strongest events since 1950....

International