International

1.7 Billion People Face Falling Crop Yields Due to Land Degradation, FAO Report

1.7 Billion People Face Falling Crop Yields Due to Land Degradation, FAO Report

The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2025 report estimates that around 1.7 billion...

Historic UN Body Formed to Elevate Indigenous Role in Global Biodiversity Governance

Historic UN Body Formed to Elevate Indigenous Role in Global Biodiversity Governance

The first meeting of the UN Subsidiary Body of the Convention on Biological Diversity...

Trump’s Trade Diplomacy Revives U.S. Farm Exports Through Asia Deals

Trump’s Trade Diplomacy Revives U.S. Farm Exports Through Asia Deals

President Trump’s latest trade diplomacy has revived U.S. agricultural exports through...

HortiRoad2India Charts Blueprint to Transform Indian Agriculture Through Indo-Dutch Collaboration

HortiRoad2India Charts Blueprint to Transform Indian Agriculture Through Indo-Dutch Collaboration

A Netherlands-led public-private partnership unveiled a roadmap to transform Indian...

Government Imposes 30 pc Import Duty on Yellow Peas Amid Criticism Over Cheap Imports

Government Imposes 30 pc Import Duty on Yellow Peas Amid Criticism Over Cheap Imports

The decision comes amid rising imports of yellow peas, which were exerting downward...

African Development Bank Group receives $14 million under Global Agriculture and Food Security Program

African Development Bank Group receives $14 million under Global Agriculture and Food Security Program

The financing will help expand access to certified seeds, organic fertilizers, soil...

Agrivoltaics offers dual benefits: Boosting farm income and clean energy generation

Agrivoltaics offers dual benefits: Boosting farm income and clean energy generation

Agrivoltaics, the practice of combining agriculture with solar energy generation,...

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...

US Unveils Major Farm Relief Package to Support Crop and Dairy Producers Amid Market Stress

The US government has announced a major farm relief initiative, including $12 billion in bridge payments for crop producers and a...

International

Cabinet approves Minimum Support Price for Copra for 2026 season

The Union Cabinet has approved the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for copra for the 2026 season, setting it at ₹12,027 per quintal for...

National

Tractor Sales, Production Cross One Million in 11 Months, What’s Fueling the Booming Tractor Market?

India’s tractor industry crossed the one-million-unit mark in production and sales within just 11 months of 2025, a first in the country’s...

National

Government Initiates Search for Next NDDB Chief; Applications Open Till Dec 20

The central government has initiated the formal process to appoint a new Chairperson for the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB),...

National

India Needs a Unified Farm Policy and Research Focused on Small Farmers: Dr. R.S. Paroda

At the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave and Awards 2025, Dr. R.S. Paroda called for unified agricultural policies, incentives instead...

National

Haryana CM Releases Rs 116 Crore Compensation to 53,821 Farmers for Crop Loss Due to Floods

Over 5.29 lakh farmers registered 31 lakh acres of crop area on the compensation portal for Kharif 2025. After verification, 53,821...

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