International
Wheat prices in the global market fall by 27 per cent from record high despite Ukraine crisis
On Tuesday June 28, the wheat price was only $9.39 per bushel (approx. $313 per...
CoEs in horticulture functioning well in India with Israel’s support: Tomar
A round table meeting between Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture...
India may buy fertilizers besides crude oil on discount from Russia
India is considering importing cheap fertilizers from Russia and its ally Belarus....
Russia–Ukraine tensions likely to disrupt supply of barley and fertilizers
Russia produces 17.1 per cent of the natural gas in the world. It is the largest...
AtmaNirbhar Bharat and “vocal for local” notwithstanding, India–China trade relations are at a historical high
If the recent data are any indication, India–China trade relations are at a historical...
Road to India–Australia FTA opens; early harvest agreement in next 30 days
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that the early harvest agreement...
Gene editing rules simplified for UK researchers; India yet to decide
Scientists across England will be able to undertake plant-based research and development,...
American lawmakers urge Biden administration to take action against India on wheat subsidy
US Wheat Associates, the export market development organization for the US wheat...
UN report predicts 6.7 per cent GDP growth for India in 2022
According to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2022,...
Food security is increasingly vulnerable to climate-change-induced weather events
Economist Impact has released the 10th GFSI. The report states a decline in global...
Walnuts from Chile launched in India
ChileNut, the grower and exporter association of Chilean walnuts, with the support...
UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Report 2021: Renewed international support is needed for developing countries
UNCTAD’s TDR 2021 says this year will see the global economy bounce back thanks...
India, Israel sign a three-year work programme agreement for development of cooperation in agriculture
India and Israel are implementing the “Indo-Israel Agricultural Project Centres...
Improve the lives of people where they are: UN
The World Social Report 2021, titled “Reconsidering Rural Development”, has been...
Pakistan does a U-turn on the decision to import from India though sugar prices are at Rs 96-100 a kilo
There was some bustle in the trade relations between India and Pakistan for a couple...
Exports decline by 15.5 per cent in first nine months but agri exports go up by 9.8 per cent
The merchandise exports of the country registered a 15.5 per cent decline during...
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IFFCO bags patents for Nano Urea and Nano DAP
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IFFCO welcomes Ministry of Cooperation’s historic step towards digitalization of PACS
The computerization of PACS will connect the last-mile farmer to the economy of the country. It would create transparency and accountability...
Cabinet approves computerization of PACS
This project proposes the computerization of about 63,000 functional PACS over a period of five years with a total budget outlay of...
We have to depend on cooperatives for food security in future: Konda Reddy Chavva
Konda Reddy Chavva, Assistant FAOR, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), spoke about the case studies of agricultural cooperatives...
