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National consultation on sugarcane suggests developing new varieties and machines for small farmers

National consultation on sugarcane suggests developing new varieties and machines for small farmers

Several key issues emerged at a national consultation on the country's sugarcane...

A Separate Team to Be Formed within ICAR for Sugarcane Research: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

A Separate Team to Be Formed within ICAR for Sugarcane Research: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh...

National Consultation on the Sustainable Sugarcane Economy to be Held Today

National Consultation on the Sustainable Sugarcane Economy to be Held Today

A national consultation on the Sustainable Sugarcane Economy is being organized...

Regulatory reforms need of hour to boost India’s domestic seed market and export growth

Regulatory reforms need of hour to boost India’s domestic seed market and export growth

India’s Rs 30,000-crore seed industry could add Rs 800 crore in annual value, boost...

IBET 2025: Farm-to-Fuel Seminar Calls for Farmer-Centric Bioenergy Ecosystem

IBET 2025: Farm-to-Fuel Seminar Calls for Farmer-Centric Bioenergy Ecosystem

Building a robust farm-to-fuel economy demands stable policies, a reliable feedstock...

India Eyes Ethanol Exports After Achieving 20% Blending Target: Nitin Gadkari at BioEnergy Expo 2025

India Eyes Ethanol Exports After Achieving 20% Blending Target: Nitin Gadkari at BioEnergy Expo 2025

At the India BioEnergy & Tech Expo 2025, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari urged India...

MSP for Sugar Likely to Increase; Cooperative Sugar Mill Federation Writes to the Food Ministry

MSP for Sugar Likely to Increase; Cooperative Sugar Mill Federation Writes to the Food Ministry

The National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) has requested the...

India Bioenergy & Tech Expo 2025 set to be one of the largest gatherings on bioenergy and clean technologies   

India Bioenergy & Tech Expo 2025 set to be one of the largest gatherings on bioenergy and clean technologies  

The three-day expo will close on September 26, 2025, with a Valedictory Session...

Gujarat’s farmers graduate into a new era of potato farming with HyFarm Paathshala

Gujarat’s farmers graduate into a new era of potato farming with HyFarm Paathshala

HyFarm Paathshala has emerged as a first of its kind farm school designed to take...

Farmers’ Role in Agroforestry Vital for Climate, Economy: Experts Call for Scaling Efforts

Farmers’ Role in Agroforestry Vital for Climate, Economy: Experts Call for Scaling Efforts

At a national consultation in New Delhi, experts emphasized the need to scale agroforestry...

Farm Machinery Manufacturers Must Bypass Middlemen to Ensure Benefits Reach Farmers: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Farm Machinery Manufacturers Must Bypass Middlemen to Ensure Benefits Reach Farmers: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chairs key meeting on GST reforms...

Cotton Crop Hit by Rains, Floods and Pests; Farmers Need Relaxation in CCI Quality Norms

Cotton Crop Hit by Rains, Floods and Pests; Farmers Need Relaxation in CCI Quality Norms

The Jodhpur-based South Asia Biotechnology Centre (SABC) has written to Union Textile...

Are Small Farms More Productive? A New Study Challenges the Long-Held Belief

Are Small Farms More Productive? A New Study Challenges the Long-Held Belief

A new study by IIT Bombay and the University of Hyderabad challenges the long-held...

Ghaziabad Farmer Neelam Tyagi Honoured with Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Innovative Farmer Award 2025

Ghaziabad Farmer Neelam Tyagi Honoured with Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Innovative Farmer Award 2025

By combining intercropping, value addition, and direct marketing, Neelam Tyagi’s...

Two-Day National Agriculture Conference on Rabi Abhiyan Begins in New Delhi

Two-Day National Agriculture Conference on Rabi Abhiyan Begins in New Delhi

For the first time, the Rabi Conference is being held over two days on the direction...

2nd Phase of ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ from Oct 3; Two-Day Rabi Conference Begins Monday

2nd Phase of ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ from Oct 3; Two-Day Rabi Conference Begins Monday

The second phase of the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan will begin on October 3, focusing...

RBI Flags Strong Farm Credit Growth Amid Stable Inflation and Resilient Economic Expansion

The RBI’s May 2026 Bulletin highlighted strong economic growth, stable inflation and improving financial sector health, while stressing...

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Wheat Procurement Nears 34.5 Million Tonne Target in RMS 2026-27; Punjab, Haryana Surpass Goals

Government wheat procurement for RMS 2026-27 has reached around 33 million tonnes, nearing the revised target of 34.497 million tonnes....

National

Nationwide Protest by Samyukt Kisan Morcha From May 27 Over Fertiliser Crisis, Diesel Price Hike and MSP Issues

The Morcha has called upon farmer and agricultural labour unions across the country to burn copies of MSP orders in every village...

National

IPL Biologicals Starts Manufacturing Facility in Gujarat Amid Push to Reduce Chemical Fertilizer Use

IPL Biologicals Ltd. has inaugurated a Rs 200 crore bio-products manufacturing facility in Gujarat’s Vadodara to expand production...

Agribusiness

Record Pulse Import Bill Exposes India’s Farmland Paradox as 17 Lakh Hectares Lie Idle in Tamil Nadu

India imported a record 73.4 lakh tonnes of pulses worth USD 5.47 billion in 2024-25 even as Tamil Nadu had over 17 lakh hectares...

States

Decision on Sugarcane Control Order Will Be Taken After Farmers’ Consent, Assures Food Minister Prahlad Joshi

Union Food Minister Prahlad Joshi assured farmers and jaggery industry representatives that no decision on the proposed Sugarcane...

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