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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....

DAP Import Price Reaches $810 per Tonne, Opening Stock 9 lakh Tonnes Less than Last Year

DAP Import Price Reaches $810 per Tonne, Opening Stock 9 lakh Tonnes Less than Last Year

In the current Kharif season, the opening stock of DAP in the country on June 1,...

AFFI Urges Joint CM Delegation to PM Modi Against US Apple Import Duty Cut

AFFI Urges Joint CM Delegation to PM Modi Against US Apple Import Duty Cut

Apple Farmers' Federation of India (AFFI) had demanded that changes to the import...

Need to Raise Farmers' Awareness for Agri Exports, with Focus on Productivity and Quality

Need to Raise Farmers' Awareness for Agri Exports, with Focus on Productivity and Quality

Achieving the ambitious $100 billion target by 2030 will require policy reforms,...

$100 Billion Agri Export Goal Possible, But Paradigm Shift Needed: Experts at IIFT-Rural Voice Roundtable

$100 Billion Agri Export Goal Possible, But Paradigm Shift Needed: Experts at IIFT-Rural Voice Roundtable

Focused on the theme "Realising $100 Billion Agri Export Goal", roundtable conference...

The Chequered Path to Achieving $100 Billion in Agricultural Exports

The Chequered Path to Achieving $100 Billion in Agricultural Exports

India’s agricultural exports crossed $51.9 billion in 2024–25, but reaching the...

IIFT and Rural Voice to Organise Roundtable on Realising $100 Billion Agri Export Goal

IIFT and Rural Voice to Organise Roundtable on Realising $100 Billion Agri Export Goal

Themed "Realising the $100 Billion Agri Export Goal," the conference aims to deliberate...

Kharif Sowing Sees Early Surge in Paddy, Pulses; Oilseeds and Jute Show Slight Dip

Kharif Sowing Sees Early Surge in Paddy, Pulses; Oilseeds and Jute Show Slight Dip

According to the ministry's figures, paddy transplantation has covered 13.22 lakh...

SFAC Begins Grading as Many Farmer Producer Companies Turn Defunct

SFAC Begins Grading as Many Farmer Producer Companies Turn Defunct

A large share of FPOs registered under the Companies Act are known as Farmer Producer...

Lower Rural Inflation May Ease Pressure on Policymakers Ahead of Kharif Season

Lower Rural Inflation May Ease Pressure on Policymakers Ahead of Kharif Season

According to data released, the CPI-AL decreased by 2 points to 1305, while the...

'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' will not stop, KVKs to Be Nodal Agencies in Every District

'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' will not stop, KVKs to Be Nodal Agencies in Every District

As part of the initiative, 2,170 teams of scientists and agricultural experts visited...

Reimagining India’s Agricultural Exports: From Plough to Port

Reimagining India’s Agricultural Exports: From Plough to Port

India’s agricultural exports, currently around US$50 billion, must pivot from volume-based,...

Focus will be on Farmer Centric Research: Dr. ML Jat

Focus will be on Farmer Centric Research: Dr. ML Jat

Dr. Mangi Lal Jat, the new Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural...

Crushing Season Nears Early End as 94% Sugar Mills Close in Maharashtra; Cane Shortage Hits UP

India’s 2025–26 sugar season is ending earlier than usual, with over 90% mills shut in Maharashtra and reduced operations in Uttar...

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Iran Conflict Triggers China to Expand Fertilizer Export Curbs Beyond Urea

Despite being one of the world’s largest producers of fertilizers, China is not immune to these pressures. Domestic prices for key...

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Centre Releases Rs 1,789 Crore XV Finance Commission Grants For Rural Local Bodies in Five States

The Centre has released over Rs 1,789 crore under the Fifteenth Finance Commission to rural local bodies in five states for FY 2025-26....

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Soybean Prices Firm Up as Global Soy Oil Crosses $1,100/Tonne on Middle East Tensions

Global soybean prices are strengthening as soybean oil rises above $1,100 per tonne amid Middle East tensions. The rally is driven...

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Rural women’s workforce participation rises; rural unemployment steady at 4.2% in Feb: PLFS

The survey shows that the Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for people aged 15 years and above remained unchanged at 55.9% in...

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India Exports Only 3.15 Lakh Tonnes of Sugar Against 20 Lakh Tonnes Quota as Global Prices Weigh on Shipments

India has exported only about 3,15,517 tonnes of sugar by February 2026 despite the government allowing exports of 2 million tonnes...

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