Agribusiness

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...

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...

70% Boat Subsidy for Fishermen in Himachal Pradesh, 90% Aid for Fishing Gear

The Himachal Pradesh government has launched subsidised schemes to support fishermen and strengthen the state’s fisheries sector....

States

US Senate Backs Russia Oil Sanctions: How and When Could They Hit India?

The US Senate has approved legislation allowing tariffs of up to 100% on goods from major buyers of Russian energy, putting India...

International

Vegetarian Thali Cost Rises 4%, Non-Veg Plate 9% in July Amid Costlier Onion, Oil and LPG

India’s home-cooked thali costs rose in July, with vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals becoming 4% and 9% costlier year-on-year. Higher...

National

Parag Milk Foods to Double Cheese Capacity to 120 MT/Day

Parag Milk Foods’ board has approved a Rs 105 crore investment to double cheese production capacity to 120 MT per day by FY28, alongside...

National

IFFCO-MC Launches Patented Fungicide Mitsuki, Adjuvant NexaWet

IFFCO-MC Crop Science has launched Mitsuki, its first patented 9(3) fungicide, and NexaWet, a citrus peel extract-based silicone adjuvant....

National

FSSAI Penalises AWL Agri for Substandard Fortune Fortified Sunflower Oil, Halts Monk Fruit Sweetener Sales

The FSSAI has stepped up enforcement against food businesses for violations of safety, fortification, licensing and labelling norms....

National