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Record Food Grain Production Estimated, but Cotton, Sugarcane and Mustard Output Declines

Record Food Grain Production Estimated, but Cotton, Sugarcane and Mustard Output Declines

According to the second advance estimates for 2024-25, total food grain production...

Stubble Burning Persists as Farmers Cite Costs, Lack of Alternatives; Bioenergy Potential Remains Untapped: IFGE survey

Stubble Burning Persists as Farmers Cite Costs, Lack of Alternatives; Bioenergy Potential Remains Untapped: IFGE survey

While farmers acknowledge the environmental and health risks associated with stubble...

US Pressures India to Open Agriculture Sector as Trade Talks Advance

US Pressures India to Open Agriculture Sector as Trade Talks Advance

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has urged India to open its agricultural sector,...

India imposes 11% duty on lentils import, duty-free import of yellow peas extended till May

India imposes 11% duty on lentils import, duty-free import of yellow peas extended till May

As per the notification from the Ministry of Finance, effective March 8, the government...

Higher Proportion of Spurious Pesticides from Small Companies; Traces of Chemicals  in Organic Pesticides

Higher Proportion of Spurious Pesticides from Small Companies; Traces of Chemicals in Organic Pesticides

An analysis of recent test results highlights the issue starkly. Over 90% of pesticide...

Women's Day Special: Women-Led FPOs Expand by 128% at Arya.ag

Women's Day Special: Women-Led FPOs Expand by 128% at Arya.ag

Women’s participation in these FPOs is significant. Nine out of ten shareholders...

51st Dairy Industry Conference begins in Patna, focusing on growth & innovation

51st Dairy Industry Conference begins in Patna, focusing on growth & innovation

The three-day conference, themed “Indian Dairying – Global Growth, Local Strength”,...

NDDB, Sustain Plus to set up 10,000 biogas plants in 15 states over four years

NDDB, Sustain Plus to set up 10,000 biogas plants in 15 states over four years

By integrating biogas plants, solar-powered dairy operations, and efficient milk...

Experts Urge Biotech Expansion as Andhra Pradesh's Agriculture Achieves 8.80 percent CAGR

Experts Urge Biotech Expansion as Andhra Pradesh's Agriculture Achieves 8.80 percent CAGR

With Andhra Pradesh’s agricultural sector witnessing an impressive Compounded Annual...

Government Recognises CBG Manure as Fertilizer, Decision will Support Organic Farming Initiatives

Government Recognises CBG Manure as Fertilizer, Decision will Support Organic Farming Initiatives

The change, notified through S.O. 897(E) on February 17 under the Essential Commodities...

Agriculture Sector Grows 5.6% in Q3, Annual GDP Growth Revised to 6.5 percent

Agriculture Sector Grows 5.6% in Q3, Annual GDP Growth Revised to 6.5 percent

According to the second advance estimates released by the Ministry of Statistics...

Sugar export deals for 5 lakh tonnes from India, prices touch ₹44,000 per tonne

Sugar export deals for 5 lakh tonnes from India, prices touch ₹44,000 per tonne

Sugar export deals are being made at up to ₹44,000 per tonne. Most of the exports...

PM-Kisan 19th installment transferred, 3.67 lakh crore disbursed so far

PM-Kisan 19th installment transferred, 3.67 lakh crore disbursed so far

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 19th installment of the PM-Kisan scheme...

HyFun Foods Partners with UK-Based HarvestEye to Digitally Transform Potato Farming in India

HyFun Foods Partners with UK-Based HarvestEye to Digitally Transform Potato Farming in India

The partnership will introduce cutting-edge AI-driven vision systems that provide...

Government tightens wheat stock limits amid rising prices

Government tightens wheat stock limits amid rising prices

As per the revised limits, traders and wholesalers can now hold a maximum of 250...

Fertilizer companies are avoiding DAP imports

Fertilizer companies are avoiding DAP imports

Fertilizer companies in the private sector have avoided the import of DAP. At the...

India Produces 195 Lakh Tonnes of Sugar by January 31, ISMA Flags Rising Cane Arrears

As on 31 January 2026, all-India sugar production has reached 195.03 lakh tonnes, compared to 164.79 lakh tonnes during the corresponding...

Agribusiness

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