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Top Agricultural Institutions Ranked in NIRF 2024: ICAR-IARI Leads the Chart

Top Agricultural Institutions Ranked in NIRF 2024: ICAR-IARI Leads the Chart

The NIRF 2024 rankings highlight India’s top agricultural institutions, with ICAR-IARI...

APEDA facilitates first shipment of ready to drink fig juice to poland

APEDA facilitates first shipment of ready to drink fig juice to poland

APEDA facilitated the export of India’s first ready-to-drink fig juice, made from...

PM Modi emphasizes the need to transform the agriculture sector

PM Modi emphasizes the need to transform the agriculture sector

Prime Minister Modi mentioned that the government has launched initiatives to promote...

PM releases 109 high yielding, resilient and biofortified varieties of crops

PM releases 109 high yielding, resilient and biofortified varieties of crops

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released 109 high yielding, climate resilient and biofortified...

Tomato Prices Plummet, Farmers Now Getting Rs 400 to 600 Per Crate

Tomato Prices Plummet, Farmers Now Getting Rs 400 to 600 Per Crate

Over the past 15 days, wholesale prices have dropped by 40 percent. Where the average...

Monsoon lags in north west india, 5 percent less rain, punjab-haryana most affected

Monsoon lags in north west india, 5 percent less rain, punjab-haryana most affected

Monsoon rains in North West and North East India remain below normal, impacting...

Onion production drops by 20 percent in FY 2023-24

Onion production drops by 20 percent in FY 2023-24

Onion production in India declined by 19.84 per cent to 242.12 lakh tonnes in FY...

Jayant chaudhary urges government to allow sugar exports amid favorable production estimates

Jayant chaudhary urges government to allow sugar exports amid favorable production estimates

Amid favorable sugar production estimates, Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary urged...

Wholesale onion prices fell 21 percent in a month, retail prices still high

Wholesale onion prices fell 21 percent in a month, retail prices still high

In Maharashtra, wholesale onion prices have dropped by 21 percent in the last month...

Need to promote natural farming and use of recycled water in agriculture: Bhagirath Choudhary

Need to promote natural farming and use of recycled water in agriculture: Bhagirath Choudhary

Bhagirath Choudhary, Minister of State for Agriculture, highlighted agriculture's...

Rising tomato prices push veg thali cost up by 11  percent

Rising tomato prices push veg thali cost up by 11 percent

In July 2024, the cost of a veg thali rose by 11 percent to Rs 32.26 due to a 55...

Congress to bring privilege motion against union agriculture minister for misleading the house

Congress to bring privilege motion against union agriculture minister for misleading the house

The Congress party announced to bring a privilege motion against Union Agriculture...

Potato prices drop 55 percent, Farmers struggle with Rs 1800-2000 per quintal

Potato prices drop 55 percent, Farmers struggle with Rs 1800-2000 per quintal

Potato prices have dropped 55 percent in the last 20 days, from Rs 2600-2800 to...

Agriculture GDP growth of India is the highest in the world, says Ramesh Chand of NITI Aayog

Agriculture GDP growth of India is the highest in the world, says Ramesh Chand of NITI Aayog

India's agricultural GDP growth has outpaced the global average for the past decade,...

ICAE 2024: PM Modi emphasizes the critical role of small farmers in ensuring food security

ICAE 2024: PM Modi emphasizes the critical role of small farmers in ensuring food security

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasized the critical role of India’s small farmers,...

Government Expands Price Monitoring to 16 More Commodities, Including Besan, Ghee and Banana

Government Expands Price Monitoring to 16 More Commodities, Including Besan, Ghee and Banana

Already 22 commodities were being covered under monitoring of daily prices. Now,...

India Has Lot of Potential in Agricultural Exports to Russia

While bilateral commerce is nearing $70bn, India’s exports remain stuck below $5bn and imports are overwhelmingly dominated by crude...

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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...

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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...

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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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