Dr Bishwajit Dhar


International
Megabill Reshapes U.S. Farm Policy; More Support for Big Ag, Less for Low-Income Families

Megabill Reshapes U.S. Farm Policy; More Support for Big Ag, Less for Low-Income Families

The Republican-led megabill expands farm subsidies, especially for livestock and...

International
Global Grain Shipping Faces Low Freight Rates but High Uncertainty

Global Grain Shipping Faces Low Freight Rates but High Uncertainty

Low freight rates are helping global grain exporters in 2025, but the shipping market...

National
India’s Agri Exports Off to a Flying Start in FY26, Driven by Soaring Rice and Meat Shipments

India’s Agri Exports Off to a Flying Start in FY26, Driven by Soaring Rice and Meat Shipments

India's agricultural and processed food exports rose over 7% to $5.96 billion in...

National
India's Himalayan Study Links Farm Practices to Rising Methane Emissions

India's Himalayan Study Links Farm Practices to Rising Methane Emissions

The study revealed that while greenhouse gas concentrations in the Central Himalayas...

Agribusiness
Sugar Companies Set for 6–8% Revenue Growth in FY2026, But Ethanol Price Stagnation May Limit Margins: ICRA

Sugar Companies Set for 6–8% Revenue Growth in FY2026, But Ethanol Price Stagnation May Limit Margins: ICRA

Gross sugar production is estimated to increase 15% in SY2026 compared to the current...

Latest News
Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana: Convergence of 36 Existing Schemes Across 11 Departments

Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana: Convergence of 36 Existing Schemes Across 11 Departments

The Scheme aims to enhance agricultural productivity, increase adoption of crop...

Opinion
Unlocking India’s Dairy Potential: What It Takes to Lead the Global Market

Unlocking India’s Dairy Potential: What It Takes to Lead the Global Market

India, the world’s top milk producer, now contributes 24% of global output and is...

Agribusiness
TAFE and ICRISAT to Set Up Agri-Research Center in Hyderabad

TAFE and ICRISAT to Set Up Agri-Research Center in Hyderabad

TAFE has partnered with ICRISAT under the Centre of Excellence for South–South Cooperation...

States
Agri-Exports From Northeast Get a Boost as Lulu Group Expands Ties With Meghalaya   

Agri-Exports From Northeast Get a Boost as Lulu Group Expands Ties With Meghalaya  

Over the past two years, MSAMB has actively supported the export of Meghalaya's...

Latest News
From Tomatoes to Tur: India’s Food Deflation Drives CPI to Six-Year Low

From Tomatoes to Tur: India’s Food Deflation Drives CPI to Six-Year Low

The Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) registered a year-on-year decline of -1.06%...

States
NCEL Signs MoU with RAJFED to Take Rajasthan's Cooperative Products to Global Markets

NCEL Signs MoU with RAJFED to Take Rajasthan's Cooperative Products to Global Markets

The collaboration is aimed at facilitating global market access for products manufactured...

National
Fake & Substandard Fertilizers Spark Nationwide Concern; Chouhan Writes to Chief Ministers

Fake & Substandard Fertilizers Spark Nationwide Concern; Chouhan Writes to Chief Ministers

Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has...

International
Amid Trump Tariffs Mexico Decides to Cut U.S. Milk Powder Imports, Can India Fill the Gap?

Amid Trump Tariffs Mexico Decides to Cut U.S. Milk Powder Imports, Can India Fill the Gap?

Amid tariff war, Mexico has decided to cut milk powder imports from the U.S. and...

National
Bayer launches Felujit for Sheath Blight control in Paddy cultivation

Bayer launches Felujit for Sheath Blight control in Paddy cultivation

Bayer has launched Felujit, a new fungicide for controlling sheath blight in paddy...

International
Droughts Devastate Crops Across China and Europe as Extreme Heat and Rainfall Variability Threaten Global Food Security

Droughts Devastate Crops Across China and Europe as Extreme Heat and Rainfall Variability Threaten Global Food Security

Severe droughts and heatwaves are crippling crops across China and Europe, threatening...

National
‘Team Cotton’ to Be Formed to Boost Cotton Production, Target Set to End Imports by 2030

‘Team Cotton’ to Be Formed to Boost Cotton Production, Target Set to End Imports by 2030

Various challenges and possibilities including increasing the productivity of cotton,...