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Haryana Cotton Crisis Deepens: Yields Drop 30%, Farmers Lose Over Rs 15,000 per Acre, Says HAU Report

Haryana Cotton Crisis Deepens: Yields Drop 30%, Farmers Lose Over Rs 15,000 per Acre, Says HAU Report

Cotton farmers in Haryana are facing severe financial distress as productivity has...

International
WTO MC14 Set to Expose Deep Divides as Key Trade Issues Head for Stalemate

WTO MC14 Set to Expose Deep Divides as Key Trade Issues Head for Stalemate

The WTO’s MC14 in Yaoundé is set to highlight deep divisions between developed and...

National
Middle East Conflict Triggers Global Fertiliser & Pesticide Spike and Food Inflation Risks

Middle East Conflict Triggers Global Fertiliser & Pesticide Spike and Food Inflation Risks

Global food security is under threat as Middle East tensions disrupt the Strait...

National
India Exports Only 3.15 Lakh Tonnes of Sugar Against 20 Lakh Tonnes Quota as Global Prices Weigh on Shipments

India Exports Only 3.15 Lakh Tonnes of Sugar Against 20 Lakh Tonnes Quota as Global Prices Weigh on Shipments

India has exported only about 3,15,517 tonnes of sugar by February 2026 despite...

International
US House Panel Advances New Farm Bill After Eight Years, Sparks Debate Over Pesticides, Ethanol and Food Aid

US House Panel Advances New Farm Bill After Eight Years, Sparks Debate Over Pesticides, Ethanol and Food Aid

After nearly eight years without a new farm law, the US House Agriculture Committee...

National
West Asia Conflict Puts $11.8 Billion of India’s Agricultural Exports at Risk

West Asia Conflict Puts $11.8 Billion of India’s Agricultural Exports at Risk

India exported $11.8 billion worth of agricultural and food products to West Asia...

Opinion
From Fields to Fuel: The Agricultural Side of India’s Bioenergy Push

From Fields to Fuel: The Agricultural Side of India’s Bioenergy Push

India’s bioenergy transition is increasingly tied to agriculture as biofuel mandates...

Opinion
Budget 2026-27 Keeps ‘Business as usual’ for farmers

Budget 2026-27 Keeps ‘Business as usual’ for farmers

While allocations rise for livestock and fisheries, stagnant farm budgets and reduced...

National
US-Iran War Threatens India’s Edible Oil Supplies; Palm Oil Prices Likely to Rise Amid Hormuz Disruption

US-Iran War Threatens India’s Edible Oil Supplies; Palm Oil Prices Likely to Rise Amid Hormuz Disruption

Escalating US-Iran tensions and the reported closure of the Strait of Hormuz threaten...

National
Iran Conflict Disrupts India’s Basmati Rice Exports as Middle East Accounts for 70% of Shipments

Iran Conflict Disrupts India’s Basmati Rice Exports as Middle East Accounts for 70% of Shipments

The escalating Iran conflict has disrupted India’s basmati rice exports, with nearly...

Opinion
Union Budget 2026–27: What It Signals For India’s Agricultural Trade

Union Budget 2026–27: What It Signals For India’s Agricultural Trade

In an environment marked by geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions and...

Opinion
Agriculture at a Turning Point: Structural Shifts and Unfinished Reforms in Budget 2026-27

Agriculture at a Turning Point: Structural Shifts and Unfinished Reforms in Budget 2026-27

While the Budget 2027 framework is looking forward, several current developments...

Opinion
Precision Breeding: A Transformative Technology Poised to Redefine India’s Crop Improvement Future

Precision Breeding: A Transformative Technology Poised to Redefine India’s Crop Improvement Future

Precision breeding through genome editing is transforming India’s crop improvement...

Agritech
Geranium leaves to rejuvenate soil-University of Hyderabad Study 

Geranium leaves to rejuvenate soil-University of Hyderabad Study 

Researchers at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) have developed a method to upscale...

National
Amending India’s Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act

Amending India’s Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act

To stay uniquely pro-farmer in times when IP maximalist forces dominate will be...