T.Nand Kumar


National
49mn people in 43 countries one step away from famine: UN Secretary-General

49mn people in 43 countries one step away from famine: UN Secretary-General

António Guterres has suggested to the countries that they go for “investment in...

Opinion
Inflation: Pain points for households, existential risk for small businesses, farmers

Inflation: Pain points for households, existential risk for small businesses, farmers

What baffles us is this: the industry is not able to produce because of demand contraction....

National
383 lt sugar produced in India; export deals for 85 lt: ISMA

383 lt sugar produced in India; export deals for 85 lt: ISMA

As of 15 May 2022, 382.91 lt of sugar has been produced in the current season. The...

National
Impact of prohibiting export: Wheat prices go below MSP in MP mandis

Impact of prohibiting export: Wheat prices go below MSP in MP mandis

Prohibiting wheat export has begun to have an impact on its prices in the domestic...

Agritech
Maharashtra and World Bank launch SMART AgTech Integration Facility 2022

Maharashtra and World Bank launch SMART AgTech Integration Facility 2022

The facility will transform rural Maharashtra through Disruptive Agricultural Technologies...

National
No value cut for shrivelled and broken grains of wheat up to 18 per cent; public procurement date extended

No value cut for shrivelled and broken grains of wheat up to 18 per cent; public procurement date extended

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food &...

National
Congress Chintan Shivir proposes legal guarantee for MSP and Farmer Debt Relief Commission

Congress Chintan Shivir proposes legal guarantee for MSP and Farmer Debt Relief Commission

The proposal says that MSP should be fixed at “C2 cost + 50 per cent profit”. That...

National
Govt claims no major decline likely in wheat production, export restrictions to curb prices

Govt claims no major decline likely in wheat production, export restrictions to curb prices

According to Commerce Secretary, no major decline is likely in wheat production....

National
Despite decline in wheat production, Centre to send delegations to nine countries to push exports

Despite decline in wheat production, Centre to send delegations to nine countries to push exports

The Centre will send trade delegations to Morocco, Tunisia, Indonesia, Philippines,...

National
MSP of maize has been increased by 43 per cent in last eight years: Tomar

MSP of maize has been increased by 43 per cent in last eight years: Tomar

Addressing the 8th edition of India Maize Summit 2022, organized by FICCI, Tomar...

National
Retail inflation at 8-year high; food inflation reaches 8.38 per cent

Retail inflation at 8-year high; food inflation reaches 8.38 per cent

Food items have a big role to play in the increase in retail inflation. Inflation...

International
CoEs in horticulture functioning well in India with Israel’s support: Tomar

CoEs in horticulture functioning well in India with Israel’s support: Tomar

A round table meeting between Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture...

States
Punjab govt urges farmers to go for staggered paddy sowing in view of power crisis

Punjab govt urges farmers to go for staggered paddy sowing in view of power crisis

The notification issued by the state government says that if farmers follow a staggered...

Agri Start-Ups
Arya.ag ends FY22 on a record high to cement hold as India’s largest agritech firm

Arya.ag ends FY22 on a record high to cement hold as India’s largest agritech firm

Based on its unmatched, integrated offerings spanning digital warehousing, digital...

Agri Start-Ups
Gram Unnati appoints former CEC Sunil Arora as Chairman

Gram Unnati appoints former CEC Sunil Arora as Chairman

Gram Unnati, India's first full-stack agricultural value chain services, has announced...