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Net sugar output falls marginally at 280.79 LT so far in 2023-24 mkt yr: ISMA

Net sugar output falls marginally at 280.79 LT so far in 2023-24 mkt yr: ISMA

Sugar production till 15th March 2024 in the current 2023-24 season reached 280.79...

Climate crisis hits women, rural poor and older people harder, a new  FAO report finds

Climate crisis hits women, rural poor and older people harder, a new FAO report finds

A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...

Marginal drop in sugar output at 25.53 MT so far this marketing year: ISMA

Marginal drop in sugar output at 25.53 MT so far this marketing year: ISMA

The country's sugar production dropped by 1.19 percent to 25.53 million tonne so...

Govt okays Rs 24,420cr subsidy for P&K fertilisers for '24 kharif season

Govt okays Rs 24,420cr subsidy for P&K fertilisers for '24 kharif season

The Centre on Thursday approved Rs 24,420 crore subsidy on Phosphatic and Potassic...

Bharatiya Kisan Sangh demands to abolish GST on agri inputs, increase in Kisan Samman Nidhi

Bharatiya Kisan Sangh demands to abolish GST on agri inputs, increase in Kisan Samman Nidhi

RSS affiliated Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) has demanded that GST on agricultural...

Delhi Chalo' march by protesting farmers put on hold for two days

Delhi Chalo' march by protesting farmers put on hold for two days

Farmer leaders have put their march to the national capital on hold for two days...

What proposal did the Center give to the farmers? Which crops will get at MSP for 5 years?

What proposal did the Center give to the farmers? Which crops will get at MSP for 5 years?

The Central Government has put forward a proposal before the farmers, under which...

7.8mn farmers can get PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi, e-KYC campaign launched

7.8mn farmers can get PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi, e-KYC campaign launched

Around 7.8 million farmers in the country, who are deprived of PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi,...

Food inflation eases to 6.85pc in Jan

Food inflation eases to 6.85pc in Jan

Inflation in vegetables was 19.71 per cent in January, down from 26.3 per cent in...

Cops use tear gas to prevent agitating farmers from entering Delhi

Cops use tear gas to prevent agitating farmers from entering Delhi

Haryana police fired teargas shells at farmers as they marched from Punjab to Delhi...

Retail inflation drops to 3-month low of 5.1pc in Jan

Retail inflation drops to 3-month low of 5.1pc in Jan

Thanks to lower food prices, retail inflation fell to a three-month low of 5.1 per...

Disclose rice stock, govt tells traders to check prices: Is stock limit on anvil?

Disclose rice stock, govt tells traders to check prices: Is stock limit on anvil?

The government on Friday directed traders to disclose rice stock as part of its...

Interim Budget evokes mixed response from agri industries, farmers' bodies

Interim Budget evokes mixed response from agri industries, farmers' bodies

The provisions in the Interim Budget announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

Budgets, subsidies for many key agri-schemes cut

Budgets, subsidies for many key agri-schemes cut

The budget of the Ministry of Agriculture has been slightly increased in the interim...

Interim Budget leaves farmers, agri sector high and dry

Interim Budget leaves farmers, agri sector high and dry

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday presented the Interim Budget for the...

149.52 LT sugar produced till Jan15; 8 LT less than year-ago period: ISMA

149.52 LT sugar produced till Jan15; 8 LT less than year-ago period: ISMA

Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) on Tuesday said the country has produced 149.52...

India imports 57pc edible oil, still soybean growers don't get fair prices

India fulfills about 57 percent of its edible oil needs through imports. Every year about 2056 billion dollars is spent on import...

Agribusiness

Net sugar output falls marginally at 280.79 LT so far in 2023-24 mkt yr: ISMA

Sugar production till 15th March 2024 in the current 2023-24 season reached 280.79 lakh tonnes, against 282.60 lakh tonnes produced...

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Adopt DSR for water-efficient, sustainable, low-cost rice cultivation with low emission: Experts

DSR has the potential to bring a reduction in water consumption, cut methane emissions, minimize soil erosion, reduce manual labour,...

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Centre's focus on palm cultivation in NE region

National Mission for Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) is committed to escalating palm cultivation and elevating Crude Palm Oil production...

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Higher soyameal shipments pushes up India's oilmeals export by 9pc to 5.16 LT in Feb

India's Oilmeals export rose 9 per cent year-on-year in February to nearly 5.16 lakh tonnes with a significant increase in soyabean...

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Lok Sabha polls in 7 phases from Apr 19; results on Jun 4

The Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases beginning from April 19 and results will be announced on June 4, Chief Election...

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