International

Global Oilseed Prices Under Pressure as US, Canada Harvests Rise and China Halts Key Imports

Global Oilseed Prices Under Pressure as US, Canada Harvests Rise and China Halts Key Imports

Global oilseed prices have come under pressure amid large US and Canadian harvests,...

U.S. Farm Sector Faces Mounting Trade Deficit and Data Blackout Amid Renewed Strains with China

U.S. Farm Sector Faces Mounting Trade Deficit and Data Blackout Amid Renewed Strains with China

The U.S. farm economy is facing dual pressures as agricultural imports surpass exports...

Myanmar and Pakistan Undercut India’s Non-Basmati Rice Exports

Myanmar and Pakistan Undercut India’s Non-Basmati Rice Exports

India’s ambitious target of exporting 20 million tonnes of non-basmati rice in 2024–25...

U.S. Pledges Major Support for Soybean Farmers as China Boycott Deepens Trade Crisis

U.S. Pledges Major Support for Soybean Farmers as China Boycott Deepens Trade Crisis

China’s refusal to buy U.S. soybeans amid a trade war has plunged American farmers...

Global Food Prices Ease in September as Cereal Supplies Improve: FAO

Global Food Prices Ease in September as Cereal Supplies Improve: FAO

Comfortable global supply prospects expected for major crops. New forecasts point...

US Announces Suite of Actions to Support American Farmers

US Announces Suite of Actions to Support American Farmers

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has unveiled a sweeping action plan...

FAO Warns World Off Track on Half of Food and Agriculture-Related SDG Targets

FAO Warns World Off Track on Half of Food and Agriculture-Related SDG Targets

A new FAO report on 22 SDG indicators reveals that the world is far behind on many...

India, Brazil Strengthen Partnership in Agri-Innovation

India, Brazil Strengthen Partnership in Agri-Innovation

Bringing together innovators, startups, and institutions from both countries, the...

Russian Grain Sector Faces Deepening Crisis as Wheat Production and Exports Decline, Farmers Shifting to Sunflower

Russian Grain Sector Faces Deepening Crisis as Wheat Production and Exports Decline, Farmers Shifting to Sunflower

Russia’s grain industry faces a deepening crisis as wheat production declines and...

International Grain Market Faces $2.5 Billion Risk from Bunge-Viterra Merger

International Grain Market Faces $2.5 Billion Risk from Bunge-Viterra Merger

A new BRICS study warns the Bunge-Viterra merger could cost grain farmers and consumers...

India's Seafood Export Sector Gets Major Boost: EU lists 102 New Fishery Establishments

India's Seafood Export Sector Gets Major Boost: EU lists 102 New Fishery Establishments

This significant expansion reflects the growing confidence in India's food safety...

DialogueNEXT 2025: Global Leaders Convene in New Delhi to Tackle Hunger Crisis

DialogueNEXT 2025: Global Leaders Convene in New Delhi to Tackle Hunger Crisis

The two-day gathering brings together high-level policymakers, experts, and farmers...

Cameroon’s Fish Farming Revolution: AfDB-Backed Project Boosts Production, Innovation and Livelihoods

Cameroon’s Fish Farming Revolution: AfDB-Backed Project Boosts Production, Innovation and Livelihoods

Fish farming in Cameroon is undergoing a transformation through the AfDB-financed...

Global Cereal Production Forecast Hits All-Time High in 2025, Driven by Strong Coarse Grain Outlook

Global Cereal Production Forecast Hits All-Time High in 2025, Driven by Strong Coarse Grain Outlook

FAO’s latest forecast pegs global cereal production in 2025 at a record 2,961 million...

FAO Food Price Index Steady in August as Meat and Oil Prices Offset Cereal, Dairy Declines

FAO Food Price Index Steady in August as Meat and Oil Prices Offset Cereal, Dairy Declines

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 130.1 points in August 2025, virtually...

India’s Agriculture Sector Faces Setback as the U.S. 50% Tariff Target High-Value Exports: GSTR

India’s Agriculture Sector Faces Setback as the U.S. 50% Tariff Target High-Value Exports: GSTR

The new tariffs will render Indian products uncompetitive, leading to order cancellations,...

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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