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Over 10 Lakh Farmers Enrolled Under National Mission on Natural Farming: Government

Over 10 Lakh Farmers Enrolled Under National Mission on Natural Farming: Government

Till date 1,100 Natural Farming Model Farms have been developed in KVKs, Agricultural...

Can India Say No to Trump? Farmers, Food Security and the High-Stakes Trade Stand-Off

Can India Say No to Trump? Farmers, Food Security and the High-Stakes Trade Stand-Off

As the U.S. and India negotiate a limited trade deal before the August 1 deadline,...

Dwarf Virus Hits Paddy Crop in Haryana, Punjab: What Can Farmers Do? Top Scientist Suggests Solutions

Dwarf Virus Hits Paddy Crop in Haryana, Punjab: What Can Farmers Do? Top Scientist Suggests Solutions

This year, the Punjab government had allowed paddy transplantation before 15 June....

NABARD Celebrates 44 Years of Rural Empowerment and Financial Inclusion

NABARD Celebrates 44 Years of Rural Empowerment and Financial Inclusion

A brief presentation titled "Journey of NABARD" was showcased, highlighting key...

India’s Agri Exports Off to a Flying Start in FY26, Driven by Soaring Rice and Meat Shipments

India’s Agri Exports Off to a Flying Start in FY26, Driven by Soaring Rice and Meat Shipments

India's agricultural and processed food exports rose over 7% to $5.96 billion in...

India's Himalayan Study Links Farm Practices to Rising Methane Emissions

India's Himalayan Study Links Farm Practices to Rising Methane Emissions

The study revealed that while greenhouse gas concentrations in the Central Himalayas...

Fake & Substandard Fertilizers Spark Nationwide Concern; Chouhan Writes to Chief Ministers

Fake & Substandard Fertilizers Spark Nationwide Concern; Chouhan Writes to Chief Ministers

Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has...

Govt to Sell Wheat and Rice under OMSS; ‘Bharat’ Flour and Rice by Private Mills Not Permitted

Govt to Sell Wheat and Rice under OMSS; ‘Bharat’ Flour and Rice by Private Mills Not Permitted

The central government has decided to sell wheat, rice and coarse grains from government...

Bayer launches Felujit for Sheath Blight control in Paddy cultivation

Bayer launches Felujit for Sheath Blight control in Paddy cultivation

Bayer has launched Felujit, a new fungicide for controlling sheath blight in paddy...

‘Team Cotton’ to Be Formed to Boost Cotton Production, Target Set to End Imports by 2030

‘Team Cotton’ to Be Formed to Boost Cotton Production, Target Set to End Imports by 2030

Various challenges and possibilities including increasing the productivity of cotton,...

Agriculture Minister Announces Key Meeting on Cotton Production, Invites Suggestions from Farmers

Agriculture Minister Announces Key Meeting on Cotton Production, Invites Suggestions from Farmers

Meeting to be held in Coimbatore on July 11; farmers invited to share suggestions...

Calories Without Nutrition: New Survey Reveals India’s Quiet Dietary Crisis

Calories Without Nutrition: New Survey Reveals India’s Quiet Dietary Crisis

Despite over a decade of economic expansion and aggressive poverty alleviation schemes,...

APEDA Aims for $55 billion Exports by 2030: Abhishek Dev

APEDA Aims for $55 billion Exports by 2030: Abhishek Dev

India aims to reach $100 billion in agricultural exports by 2030, with APEDA targeting...

ASHA-Kisan Swaraj Urge PM Modi to Reject GM Crops, US Dairy in Trade Deal

ASHA-Kisan Swaraj Urge PM Modi to Reject GM Crops, US Dairy in Trade Deal

"India must not barter away its food security, ecological security, rural livelihoods...

Model Rules for Tree Felling on Farmland, Ease for Agroforestry or Return of License Raj?

Model Rules for Tree Felling on Farmland, Ease for Agroforestry or Return of License Raj?

While the new rules aim to promote agroforestry and simplify tree-felling regulations...

Monsoon Covers Entire India Nine Days Early, June Sees 8 pc Above-Normal Rainfall

Monsoon Covers Entire India Nine Days Early, June Sees 8 pc Above-Normal Rainfall

The monsoon has covered the entire India 9 days before the normal date of July 8....

India–EU FTA Will Have a Tangible Impact on Agriculture

The India–EU Free Trade Agreement promises economic gains but will significantly impact agriculture. While staples are excluded, reduced...

Opinion

Seeds Bill 2025: Sowing Hopes, Raising Concerns

Why the draft Seeds Bill 2025 has triggered debate among scientists, policymakers and farmers

National

Fasal Unveils ‘FasalJet’ and ‘FasalJet Pro’ for On-Farm Tech Solutions

FasalJet and FasalJet Pro were designed to address this need for irrigation and fertigation automation, extending the platform from...

Agritech

Economic Survey Calls for Agri Reforms, Urea Price Hike to Fix Fertilizer Imbalance

The Economic Survey 2025–26 calls for agricultural reforms, warning that fertilizer imbalance has reached alarming levels and is damaging...

National

Agritech Startup KhetiBuddy Launches SaaS Platform for Agri-Food Businesses

Verdnt functions as an enterprise data backbone that unifies agronomy, operations, and sustainability workflows. By bringing farm...

Agri Start-Ups

Economic Survey Flags Agriculture-Led Stability, Warns Rural Incomes Vulnerable to Global Shocks and State Fiscal Choices

The Survey said agriculture continued to play a crucial counter-cyclical role, cushioning the economy amid geopolitical shocks and...

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