International

India, Israel sign a three-year work programme agreement for development of cooperation in agriculture

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

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

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

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

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

Farm Subsidies and Why We Need Effective Disciplines in the WTO

Agricultural subsidies’ discipline of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) under the...

ICRISAT appoints Dr Himanshu Pathak as Director General Designate

Dr Pathak’s official tenure as Director General will begin next year, as ICRISAT enters its 52nd year. The institute remains committed...

International

Strict action against farm fire in Haryana, 14 farmers arrested

This year 653 cases of stubble burning have been reported in Haryana from 15 September to 20 October, whereas 621 cases were reported...

States

CropLife India appoints Ankur Aggarwal as new chairman

Ankur Aggarwal, managing director of Crystal Crop Protection Ltd, succeeds K.C. Ravi, who served as chairman for four years.

Agribusiness

Climate contradiction: Stronger monsoons bring more rain to northwest India

This research highlights the complex and sometimes contradictory ways climate change impacts regional weather patterns. Further investigation...

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Farmers Get Third of Veggies' Retail Price, Middlemen & Retailers Gain from Price Spikes

Farmers receive approximately 33% of consumer price for tomatoes, 36% for onions and 37% for potatoes. The report also provides figures...

Opinion

Petroleum Companies to Procure 3.91 Billion Liters of Ethanol from Sugar Industry in 2024-25

For the Ethanol Blending Program (EBP) in petrol, petroleum companies will purchase 9.71 billion liters of ethanol during the ethanol...

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