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Watershed moment as India inks pact with European Free Trade Association

Watershed moment as India inks pact with European Free Trade Association

India signed the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) with the European...

FAO Food Price Index declines further in February but sugar prices go up

FAO Food Price Index declines further in February but sugar prices go up

The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined for the seventh consecutive...

Nod to export 50,000 tonnes onion to  Bangladesh, 30,000 tonnes of non-basmati white rice to Tanzania

Nod to export 50,000 tonnes onion to Bangladesh, 30,000 tonnes of non-basmati white rice to Tanzania

Amidst the ongoing restrictions on export of onion and non-Basmati rice, the Central...

Why peasant movements in Europe, what are the similarities with India?

Why peasant movements in Europe, what are the similarities with India?

Falling prices of farm produce, rising costs of inputs, heavy-handed regulation,...

UN-ESCAP report:  India does well on 85 indicators of SDG target

UN-ESCAP report: India does well on 85 indicators of SDG target

India’s performance on 85 of Sustainable Development Goal parameters has improved,...

FAO projects record 2023-24 cereal output at 2.836 bn ton

FAO projects record 2023-24 cereal output at 2.836 bn ton

Global coarse grains and overall cereal production in 2023-24 are projected to reach...

UNCTAD sounds alarm over unprecedented disruptions to Global Trade

UNCTAD sounds alarm over unprecedented disruptions to Global Trade

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has sounded the alarm...

Making aviation fuel from corn ethanol is not beneficial, will lead to more carbon emissions

Making aviation fuel from corn ethanol is not beneficial, will lead to more carbon emissions

The US aviation industry has set a target of net zero carbon emissions through sustainable...

India's coffee exports drop by 5.4pc to 3.77 LT in 2023

India's coffee exports drop by 5.4pc to 3.77 LT in 2023

Export of coffee from India dropped by 5.4 per cent to 3.77 lakh tonne in 2023 due...

Fertilizer prices may rise due to Houthi attacks, DAP reaches $630 a ton

Fertilizer prices may rise due to Houthi attacks, DAP reaches $630 a ton

The movement of ships is being affected due to attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red...

US air strikes in Yemen may hamper India's tottering exports

US air strikes in Yemen may hamper India's tottering exports

Besides petroleum products, India's exports through the Red Sea and Suez Canal include...

FAO Food Price Index declines in December, Rice Price Index registered 21 percent increase

FAO Food Price Index declines in December, Rice Price Index registered 21 percent increase

The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices...

India to grow at 6.2% in 2024 supported by manufacturing, services sectors: UN

India to grow at 6.2% in 2024 supported by manufacturing, services sectors: UN

In 2024, India is projected to grow at 6.2% supported by robust domestic demand...

FAO forecasts higher world cereal total utilization

FAO forecasts higher world cereal total utilization

World cereal total utilization in 2023/24 is forecast at 2 813 million tonnes, up...

Prices of grains fall in global market, vegetable oil, sugar cost more: FAO

Prices of grains fall in global market, vegetable oil, sugar cost more: FAO

The FAO Cereal Price Index decreased by 3.0 percent from October. International...

FAO forecasts 3.6 MT more world cereal production in 2023

FAO forecasts 3.6 MT more world cereal production in 2023

The forecast for world cereal production in 2023 has been raised by 3.6 million...

India imports 57pc edible oil, still soybean growers don't get fair prices

India fulfills about 57 percent of its edible oil needs through imports. Every year about 2056 billion dollars is spent on import...

Agribusiness

Net sugar output falls marginally at 280.79 LT so far in 2023-24 mkt yr: ISMA

Sugar production till 15th March 2024 in the current 2023-24 season reached 280.79 lakh tonnes, against 282.60 lakh tonnes produced...

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Adopt DSR for water-efficient, sustainable, low-cost rice cultivation with low emission: Experts

DSR has the potential to bring a reduction in water consumption, cut methane emissions, minimize soil erosion, reduce manual labour,...

Technology

Centre's focus on palm cultivation in NE region

National Mission for Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) is committed to escalating palm cultivation and elevating Crude Palm Oil production...

States

Higher soyameal shipments pushes up India's oilmeals export by 9pc to 5.16 LT in Feb

India's Oilmeals export rose 9 per cent year-on-year in February to nearly 5.16 lakh tonnes with a significant increase in soyabean...

Agribusiness

Lok Sabha polls in 7 phases from Apr 19; results on Jun 4

The Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases beginning from April 19 and results will be announced on June 4, Chief Election...

ELECTIONS 2024