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Urea prices reach $900; fertilizer prices are constantly going up in global market

Urea prices reach $900; fertilizer prices are constantly going up in global market

The c.i.f. (cost, insurance and freight) price of imported urea has reached $900...

DAP stock at October-end reaches one-third of that last year

DAP stock at October-end reaches one-third of that last year

According to the figures from the Department of Fertilizers, the stocks of DAP and...

Amid farm stir, Centre ramping up fertilizer supply to UP

Amid farm stir, Centre ramping up fertilizer supply to UP

Amid the farm stir and Rabi sowing season, the Centre is ramping up fertilizer supply...

AI, space and GIS technology necessary for agriculture and disaster management

AI, space and GIS technology necessary for agriculture and disaster management

Leads Connect Services, a Noida-based agri-tech company, organized a national seminar-cum-workshop...

CASCADE makes a concerted effort to contain the menace of smuggling and counterfeiting

CASCADE makes a concerted effort to contain the menace of smuggling and counterfeiting

Illicit trade is the world’s largest growing industry. Smuggling and counterfeiting...

ISMA lowers sugar production estimate to 305 lt for 2021-22

ISMA lowers sugar production estimate to 305 lt for 2021-22

After accounting for the reduction in sugar production due to the diversion of cane...

Bhagwanth Khuba dispels rumours about fertilizer shortage in the country

Bhagwanth Khuba dispels rumours about fertilizer shortage in the country

Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Bhagwanth Khuba addressed...

Top sugar companies recruit from National Sugar Institute

Top sugar companies recruit from National Sugar Institute

About 50 per cent of the current batch students have already been placed in the...

Strategy for increasing indigenous DAP production capacity and long-term import deals in the wake of Rabi season crisis

Strategy for increasing indigenous DAP production capacity and long-term import deals in the wake of Rabi season crisis

Taking a lesson from the availability crisis of DAP and other complex fertilizers...

Stellapps completes first close of pre-series C round to digitize Indian dairy sector

Stellapps completes first close of pre-series C round to digitize Indian dairy sector

India’s leading dairy-tech start-up Stellapps has completed the first close of its...

Packaged sugarcane juice to hit the shelves

Packaged sugarcane juice to hit the shelves

Kanpur-based National Sugar Institute (NSI) is working on a novel technology to...

War room of DoF working for right amount of fertilizer in right place at right time

War room of DoF working for right amount of fertilizer in right place at right time

This is the first time in the country when the DoF of the Ministry of Chemicals...

Stocks of DAP and MOP even less than half of those earlier; NPK prices not to be rolled back fully despite increase in subsidy

Stocks of DAP and MOP even less than half of those earlier; NPK prices not to be rolled back fully despite increase in subsidy

According to government data, as of September 30, 2021, the stocks of DAP and MoP...

Roots Foundation to train nearly 50,000 farmers of Punjab and Haryana to tackle stubble burning

Roots Foundation to train nearly 50,000 farmers of Punjab and Haryana to tackle stubble burning

Every winter, the burning of crop residue of over 30 mt in Madhya Pradesh, Punjab...

Companies raise complex fertilizer prices; NPK bag dearer than DAP by Rs 500

Companies raise complex fertilizer prices; NPK bag dearer than DAP by Rs 500

Giving a jolt to the farmers when Rabi season sowing is about to start, fertilizer...

Alia Bhatt invests in IIT Kanpur incubated bio-leather start-up

Alia Bhatt invests in IIT Kanpur incubated bio-leather start-up

Phool.co, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) wellness start-up incubated by the Indian Institute...

PM-KISAN 24th Instalment to Be Released on October 30, Farmers to Receive Rs. 2,000 Before Diwali

The Centre will release the 24th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme on October 30, 2026, transferring Rs. 2,000 each to eligible farmers’...

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FSII Welcomes GST Warehousing Exemption for Seeds, Seeks Clarity on Two Cost Concerns

The Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) has welcomed the proposed GST exemption on seed storage and warehousing services,...

Agribusiness

Bharat International Rice Conference Opens Tomorrow in Delhi With Buyers From 153 Countries

The Bharat International Rice Conference 2026 will bring global rice trade stakeholders to New Delhi to explore new export markets,...

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BL Agro to Invest Rs 7,000 Crore in Tanzania in First Overseas Expansion

BL Agro will invest Rs 7,000 crore in Tanzania over the next decade in its first overseas expansion. The phased investment spans edible...

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Pesticide Industry Divided Over Five-Year Data Protection as New Act Takes Shape

Ahead of the proposed Pesticide Management Bill, the industry is divided over five-year data protection. CropLife India argues it...

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“Solar Panels Above, Thriving Crops Below”: Shivraj Singh Chouhan Calls for Farmer-Friendly Agrivoltaics Policy

The 7th AgriVoltaics World Conference (AWC) 2026 began today at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The conference is being held in India...

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