Agribusiness
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
Low sugar prices, much below the cost of production for the last several months,...
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
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 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
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
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
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, an agritech startup based in Bengaluru has introduced vision enabled AI-based...
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