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Centre Considers Allowing Wheat Product Exports With 1 MT Cap

Centre Considers Allowing Wheat Product Exports With 1 MT Cap

India’s wheat production has remained robust for two consecutive years, providing...

PM to Release 21st PM-KISAN Instalment on November 19; Direct Transfers Cross Rs 3.70 Lakh Crore

PM to Release 21st PM-KISAN Instalment on November 19; Direct Transfers Cross Rs 3.70 Lakh Crore

The Government of India has also undertaken various village-level special Saturation...

Amending India’s Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act

Amending India’s Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act

To stay uniquely pro-farmer in times when IP maximalist forces dominate will be...

Draft Seeds Bill 2025 Proposes Fine Up to Rs 30 Lakh, Jail Term for Violations; Aims to Ensure Seed Quality and Farmer Protection

Draft Seeds Bill 2025 Proposes Fine Up to Rs 30 Lakh, Jail Term for Violations; Aims to Ensure Seed Quality and Farmer Protection

The proposed legislation seeks to ensure that farmers have access to high-quality...

Food Prices Crash, Farmers Bear the Brunt as Inflation Hits Record Low of 0.25 pc

Food Prices Crash, Farmers Bear the Brunt as Inflation Hits Record Low of 0.25 pc

In mandis across these states, tomatoes, onions and potatoes are selling below the...

Nano Fertiliser Helps Cut Chemical Use, Boost Yields: University of Hyderabad

Nano Fertiliser Helps Cut Chemical Use, Boost Yields: University of Hyderabad

A nanofertiliser developed by a University of Hyderabad-led team has shown remarkable...

Arya.ag Brings Technology to the Farm Gate with Smart Farm Centres Powering Data-Led Agriculture

Arya.ag Brings Technology to the Farm Gate with Smart Farm Centres Powering Data-Led Agriculture

Arya.ag, India’s largest grain commerce platform, has launched 25 Smart Farm Centres...

World Bank Sees Commodity Slide Deepening in 2026; Relief for India’s Inflation, Risks for Farmers

World Bank Sees Commodity Slide Deepening in 2026; Relief for India’s Inflation, Risks for Farmers

Global commodity markets are set for another year of decline, with the World Bank...

NITI Aayog Maps Tech-Driven Future for Indian Farming  

NITI Aayog Maps Tech-Driven Future for Indian Farming  

NITI Aayog’s Frontier Tech Hub unveiled a groundbreaking roadmap titled “Reimagining...

Urea Shortage Likely as Consumption Set to Cross 40 Million Tonnes This Year

Urea Shortage Likely as Consumption Set to Cross 40 Million Tonnes This Year

The current Rabi season began with urea stocks approximately 2.6 million tonnes...

Satyukt Analytics Secures Patent for Satellite-Based Soil Nitrogen Estimation Method

Satyukt Analytics Secures Patent for Satellite-Based Soil Nitrogen Estimation Method

Satyukt Analytics, a Bengaluru-based agri-tech firm, has secured Patent No. 571754...

Centre Pushes States Toward Power Privatisation, Raising Fears for Farm Sector

Centre Pushes States Toward Power Privatisation, Raising Fears for Farm Sector

At the centre of the controversy is a Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting held on October...

Activists Allege ICAR and Agriculture Ministry of Rigging Results to Promote Genome-Edited Rice Varieties

Activists Allege ICAR and Agriculture Ministry of Rigging Results to Promote Genome-Edited Rice Varieties

Citing ICAR’s official trial data, the Coalition for a GM-Free India alleged that...

Farmer Payments at Risk as Ethanol Offtake Falls and Sugar MSP Remains Frozen: ISMA

Farmer Payments at Risk as Ethanol Offtake Falls and Sugar MSP Remains Frozen: ISMA

Under the Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025–26, only 289 crore litres of ethanol have...

Government Approves ₹37,952 Crore Fertiliser Subsidy for Rabi 2025-26

Government Approves ₹37,952 Crore Fertiliser Subsidy for Rabi 2025-26

The government’s decision comes amid rising global prices of fertiliser raw materials...

Up to 85 pc Faculty Posts Vacant in Agri Universities, Chouhan Calls for Grading and Filling Posts

Up to 85 pc Faculty Posts Vacant in Agri Universities, Chouhan Calls for Grading and Filling Posts

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed concern that many positions related...

Indian Paper Sector has a Strong Rural Footprint Linking Farmers: IARPMA President

As India continues to face a fibre shortage, agroforestry-based production using agricultural residues such as bagasse, sarkanda,...

Agribusiness

ICRISAT's Breakthrough Could Save Groundnut Farmers from Pre-Harvest Sprouting

The breakthrough study identifies specific varieties and key genes that halt premature sprouting before harvest—a problem that currently...

National

String Bio and CLRRI Complete the First Successful Field Trial of CleanRise in Vietnam

The trial focused on CleanRise®, String Bio’s patented foliar microbial biostimulant, which enhances nutrient-use efficiency and stimulates...

Agritech

Sugarcane Crushing Gains Momentum, But Uncertainty Over Sugar MSP and Ethanol Prices

NFCSF has urged the Centre to permit additional sugar exports and correct anomalies in ethanol allocation.

Agribusiness

AIKS Calls Nationwide Protests on December 10, Rejects Seed Bill 2025 and ITPGRFA Compromise Proposal

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has announced a nationwide Protest Day on December 10, urging farmers to burn copies of the Draft...

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Farmer Income Trails Growth in Agricultural Output

The GDP and GVA data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on November 28th clarify this picture. They also clearly show...

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