International

India’s Wheat Consumption to Surpass Production by 2035, Ethanol Production to Double: OECD-FAO Outlook

India’s Wheat Consumption to Surpass Production by 2035, Ethanol Production to Double: OECD-FAO Outlook

India is projected to record steady growth in the production of cereals, pulses,...

FAO Sees Global Food Markets Well Supplied in 2026 Despite El Niño, Geopolitical Risks and Rising Price Pressures

FAO Sees Global Food Markets Well Supplied in 2026 Despite El Niño, Geopolitical Risks and Rising Price Pressures

Global food commodity markets are expected to remain broadly balanced in 2026 despite...

FAO Expects Fertilizer Prices to Stay Elevated Through 2026 Despite Likely Easing in Nitrogen Markets

FAO Expects Fertilizer Prices to Stay Elevated Through 2026 Despite Likely Easing in Nitrogen Markets

Global fertilizer prices are expected to remain historically high through late 2026...

Crude Oil Prices Return to Pre-War Levels, But LNG Prices Remain Elevated

Crude Oil Prices Return to Pre-War Levels, But LNG Prices Remain Elevated

Crude oil prices have fallen sharply following reports of a U.S.-Iran agreement,...

El Niño Alert: FAO Maps Where Crops and Pasturelands Are Most Vulnerable to Drought

El Niño Alert: FAO Maps Where Crops and Pasturelands Are Most Vulnerable to Drought

Using 41 years of satellite data, FAO has identified the regions where crops and...

Dehradun’s Premium Litchi Enters European Market as APEDA Facilitates First Consignment to Italy

Dehradun’s Premium Litchi Enters European Market as APEDA Facilitates First Consignment to Italy

APEDA facilitated the first export consignment of fresh litchi from Dehradun to...

Three Indians Named Among Top Agri-food Pioneers 2026 by World Food Prize Foundation

Three Indians Named Among Top Agri-food Pioneers 2026 by World Food Prize Foundation

Three Indian scientists, Dr Yashpal Saharawat, Dr Anandharamakrishnan Chinnaswamy...

FAO, WFP Launch $202 Million Appeal to Shield 8.8 Million People from El Niño Threat

FAO, WFP Launch $202 Million Appeal to Shield 8.8 Million People from El Niño Threat

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World...

US, Iran Sign 14-Point Ceasefire Agreement, Launch 60-Day Peace Process

US, Iran Sign 14-Point Ceasefire Agreement, Launch 60-Day Peace Process

The United States and Iran have formally signed a 14-point ceasefire agreement,...

War May End, Food Inflation Won't: Why the Real Commodity Shock is Still Ahead

War May End, Food Inflation Won't: Why the Real Commodity Shock is Still Ahead

A new analysis by Bank of Baroda Economics suggests that while energy prices grabbed...

FAO Urges Stronger Global Action as Animal Diseases Spread Across Borders

FAO Urges Stronger Global Action as Animal Diseases Spread Across Borders

According to the FAO, diseases such as avian influenza, African swine fever, foot-and-mouth...

US, Iran Agree on Framework Deal to End War; Trump Announces Reopening of Strait of Hormuz

US, Iran Agree on Framework Deal to End War; Trump Announces Reopening of Strait of Hormuz

The United States and Iran have agreed to a framework deal aimed at ending months...

USDA Sees Tighter Global Grain Supplies Despite Rising Demand; India Emerges as Key Driver in Corn and Rice Markets

USDA Sees Tighter Global Grain Supplies Despite Rising Demand; India Emerges as Key Driver in Corn and Rice Markets

USDA’s latest World Agricultural Production and Grain Trade reports project lower...

Droughts, Floods and Food Crises: How the Looming Super El Niño Could Impact Countries Across the Globe

Droughts, Floods and Food Crises: How the Looming Super El Niño Could Impact Countries Across the Globe

A powerful Super El Niño expected to persist into 2027 could trigger droughts, crop...

Flesh-Eating Screwworm Reappears in US After Decades, Threatening Livestock Industry

Flesh-Eating Screwworm Reappears in US After Decades, Threatening Livestock Industry

The USDA has confirmed a second New World screwworm case in Texas, heightening concerns...

Cereal and Sugar Prices Rise in May; Global Grain Output Seen Declining in 2026-27: FAO

Cereal and Sugar Prices Rise in May; Global Grain Output Seen Declining in 2026-27: FAO

The FAO Food Price Index remained largely stable in May 2026 as falling vegetable...

Monsoon Advances into West UP, Haryana and Punjab; Widespread Rain Likely Across India Over Next Week

The IMD has forecast an active monsoon phase over the next week, driven by a low-pressure area likely to form over the northwest Bay...

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Khyber Group launches India's largest RAS-based Himalayan trout farming facility in Kashmir

The Khyber Group has launched India's largest RAS-based Himalayan trout farming facility in Kashmir with an investment of over Rs...

States

Innoterra Files DRHP with SEBI for 105 Crore IPO, Plans Expansion of Milk Procurement Network

Swiss agritech group Innoterra AG's Indian arm, Innoterra Limited, has filed its DRHP with SEBI for an IPO comprising a Rs 105 crore...

Agribusiness

Rajasthan Launches Pilot Digital System for Sale of Subsidised Fertilisers Through Farmer ID

Rajasthan has launched a pilot digital system for the sale of subsidised fertilisers through the Fertiliser Sales Application System...

States

New High-Oleic Groundnut Varieties Identified to Improve Farmer Returns and Support India's Edible Oil Goals

ICAR's AICRP-G has identified two new high-oleic groundnut varieties, ICGV 201214 and ICGV 181030, for national release. Offering...

Agritech

INERA, CropNXT Partner to Expand Biological Farming Solutions, Target 65 Lakh Farmers

INERA Crop Science and CropNXT Solutions have formed a multi-year strategic partnership to promote science-led biological agricultural...

Agri Start-Ups