International

Decline in Cereal and Sugar Prices Lowers 2024 Food Price Index, While Vegetable Oil and Dairy Prices Rise

Decline in Cereal and Sugar Prices Lowers 2024 Food Price Index, While Vegetable Oil and Dairy Prices Rise

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

India and the New American Global Order

India and the New American Global Order

The new Trump administration would like India and other allies to play ball to help...

Cabinet approves export of 10 lakh tonnes of rice to Indonesia, NCEL to procure rice from open market

Cabinet approves export of 10 lakh tonnes of rice to Indonesia, NCEL to procure rice from open market

For the export of 10 lakh tonnes of non-basmati rice to Indonesia, NCEL will purchase...

Return of Trump May Shake Global Agricultural Markets in 2025, New Trade Order Likely

Return of Trump May Shake Global Agricultural Markets in 2025, New Trade Order Likely

Impact of Trump on Global Agricultural Trade On January 20, Donald Trump of the...

Trends 2025: Pressured by Large Harvest And End to India Export Ban Rice Prices Likely to Come Down

Trends 2025: Pressured by Large Harvest And End to India Export Ban Rice Prices Likely to Come Down

Rice exports from other exporters like Pakistan are projected to decline by 12.3%...

Over 10% of global land affected by salinity: FAO report

Over 10% of global land affected by salinity: FAO report

The climate crisis and human mismanagement contribute to excessive salinisation,...

Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Permanently Drier in Last Three Decades, UN Report Reveals

Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Permanently Drier in Last Three Decades, UN Report Reveals

In a sobering revelation from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification...

Global Cereal Output and Trade Revised Downward for 2024, Wheat and Maize Production Hit by Weather Challenges

Global Cereal Output and Trade Revised Downward for 2024, Wheat and Maize Production Hit by Weather Challenges

The latest forecast for global cereal production in 2024 has been revised downward...

November Sees Rise in Vegetable Oil Prices in Global Market, While Wheat, Rice, and Sugar Prices Decline

November Sees Rise in Vegetable Oil Prices in Global Market, While Wheat, Rice, and Sugar Prices Decline

The benchmark for world food commodity prices rose in November to its highest level...

COP29 Climate Talks Conclude with $300 Billion Pledge; Developing Nations Decry Deal as ‘Insult’

COP29 Climate Talks Conclude with $300 Billion Pledge; Developing Nations Decry Deal as ‘Insult’

The 29th UN Climate Conference (COP29) ended in controversy early Sunday as developed...

WAF appoints Dr Ameenah Gurib-Fakim and Carlos Magariños to its board

WAF appoints Dr Ameenah Gurib-Fakim and Carlos Magariños to its board

The World Agriculture Forum (WAF) announced the appointment of two distinguished...

Hidden Costs in Global Agrifood Systems Amount to 12 Trillion Dollars Annually

Hidden Costs in Global Agrifood Systems Amount to 12 Trillion Dollars Annually

A study by the FAO involving 156 countries confirms that hidden costs within global...

Fueled by Vegetable Oil, FAO Price Index reaches its highest level in 18 months

Fueled by Vegetable Oil, FAO Price Index reaches its highest level in 18 months

The benchmark for world food commodity prices surged to its highest level in 18...

Climate change and environmental issues put one billion children at risk globally: UNICEF

Climate change and environmental issues put one billion children at risk globally: UNICEF

Climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss are putting around 1 billion children...

More than one billion people at high risk from climate change worldwide: World Bank

More than one billion people at high risk from climate change worldwide: World Bank

A World Bank report highlights that 1.2 billion people are at risk from climate...

World Bank to support 4 lakh farmers in Kerala

World Bank to support 4 lakh farmers in Kerala

The World Bank approved a $200 million project to help Kerala farmers adapt to climate...

Horticulture output likely to surpass foodgrain production in 2025-26, reaches record 377.8 million tonnes

India's horticulture production is estimated at a record 377.78 million tonnes in 2025-26, marginally surpassing foodgrain output....

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BIS launches national standard for community seed banks to preserve indigenous seeds and strengthen climate resilience

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has released IS 20201:2026, a new standard for community seed bank management. The guidelines...

National

A Day After Centre Denies Urea Shortage, Punjab BJP Chief Seeks Additional DAP and Assured Urea Supply

Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon has urged Union Minister J.P. Nadda to ensure additional DAP allocation and uninterrupted...

States

Centre Counters Punjab Urea Shortage Claims, Says Stocks Sufficient Despite Farmers’ Statewide Protests

Punjab farmers staged protests across 22 districts over alleged urea shortages and black-marketing. However, the Centre says the state...

States

Government Removes Excise Duty on Higher Ethanol-Blended Petrol, but Best-Selling E20 Excluded from Relief

The government has removed excise duty on higher ethanol-blended petrol grades E22, E25, E27 and E30 to promote ethanol use and reduce...

National

Nepal Has Not Banned Indian Mango Imports, Exports Continue Under Revised Rules: Agriculture Ministry

Recent media reports claimed that Nepal had banned the import of mangoes from India. However, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers...

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