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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...
Its time to focus on Agriculture Diplomacy
Diplomacy is rarely associated with agriculture. The skills of professional foreign...
Farm Subsidies and Why We Need Effective Disciplines in the WTO
Agricultural subsidies’ discipline of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) under the...
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Centralized system of government and parties leads to unrest among leaders of stature
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