International

Interdependence in food systems requires effective governance and resilience: Report

Interdependence in food systems requires effective governance and resilience: Report

The study reveals that food systems are complex networks where alterations in one...

India’s Agriculture Sector Key to Economic Resilience Amid Global Challenges: WESP 2025 Report

India’s Agriculture Sector Key to Economic Resilience Amid Global Challenges: WESP 2025 Report

The United Nations’ ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects 2025’ (WESP 2025) report...

WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record, at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level

WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record, at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level

The global average surface temperature was 1.55 °C (with a margin of uncertainty...

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...

Indian Paper Sector has a Strong Rural Footprint Linking Farmers: IARPMA President

As India continues to face a fibre shortage, agroforestry-based production using agricultural residues such as bagasse, sarkanda,...

Agribusiness

ICRISAT's Breakthrough Could Save Groundnut Farmers from Pre-Harvest Sprouting

The breakthrough study identifies specific varieties and key genes that halt premature sprouting before harvest—a problem that currently...

National

String Bio and CLRRI Complete the First Successful Field Trial of CleanRise in Vietnam

The trial focused on CleanRise®, String Bio’s patented foliar microbial biostimulant, which enhances nutrient-use efficiency and stimulates...

Agritech

Sugarcane Crushing Gains Momentum, But Uncertainty Over Sugar MSP and Ethanol Prices

NFCSF has urged the Centre to permit additional sugar exports and correct anomalies in ethanol allocation.

Agribusiness

AIKS Calls Nationwide Protests on December 10, Rejects Seed Bill 2025 and ITPGRFA Compromise Proposal

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has announced a nationwide Protest Day on December 10, urging farmers to burn copies of the Draft...

National

Farmer Income Trails Growth in Agricultural Output

The GDP and GVA data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on November 28th clarify this picture. They also clearly show...

Opinion