International

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...

Indonesia plans to import 1 million tons of rice from India as harvest delays

Indonesia plans to import 1 million tons of rice from India as harvest delays

Indonesia’s 2024 rice production is projected to fall by 2.43% from last year, reaching...

BRICS Grain Exchange: A Potential Game-Changer for Global Trade Amidst Challenges

BRICS Grain Exchange: A Potential Game-Changer for Global Trade Amidst Challenges

The five founding BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa...

Failure to act now may cause a temperature rise of 3.1°C, UN report warns

Failure to act now may cause a temperature rise of 3.1°C, UN report warns

According to the report, the 1.5°C goal will be gone within a few years unless nations...

ICRISAT appoints Dr Himanshu Pathak as Director General Designate

ICRISAT appoints Dr Himanshu Pathak as Director General Designate

Dr Pathak’s official tenure as Director General will begin next year, as ICRISAT...

Japan Faces Rice Crisis as It Restricted Production to Maintain High Prices

Japan Faces Rice Crisis as It Restricted Production to Maintain High Prices

The Japanese government’s policy of restricting rice production to maintain high...

FAO and IFAD launch 'Global Family Farming Forum' to support sustainable agrifood systems

FAO and IFAD launch 'Global Family Farming Forum' to support sustainable agrifood systems

The joint FAO-IFAD event highlights their contribution in transforming agrifood...

Water crisis puts more than half of the world’s food production at risk by 2050: Report

Water crisis puts more than half of the world’s food production at risk by 2050: Report

In a landmark report, The Economics of Water: Valuing the Hydrological Cycle as...

India ranks 105th in Global Hunger Index, trails behind Nepal and Bangladesh

India ranks 105th in Global Hunger Index, trails behind Nepal and Bangladesh

India ranks 105th out of 127 countries in the 2024 Global Hunger Index, indicating...

Russian wheat price at three months high amid drought and supply cuts

Russian wheat price at three months high amid drought and supply cuts

Recently the Russian regions of Oryol declared an emergency on extreme drought conditions....

Global Market Sees Across-the-Board Increase in Major Food Commodity Prices in September, Sugar Prices up by 10 Percent

Global Market Sees Across-the-Board Increase in Major Food Commodity Prices in September, Sugar Prices up by 10 Percent

The FAO Sugar Price Index registered the largest increase in September, rising by...

75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to combat climate change, global survey reveals

75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to combat climate change, global survey reveals

The Farmer Voice survey, commissioned by Bayer, gathered insights from over 2,000...

Global Rice Production Still Set for Record, Despite USDA Downgrade

Global Rice Production Still Set for Record, Despite USDA Downgrade

Despite a recent downward revision by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), global...

To Boost Agricultural Exports Russia Aims to Expand Arable Land

To Boost Agricultural Exports Russia Aims to Expand Arable Land

In an effort to strengthen its position as a global agricultural powerhouse and...

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