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India’s urea import dependency to drop to 10-15 percent this fiscal year: CRISIL Report

India’s urea import dependency to drop to 10-15 percent this fiscal year: CRISIL Report

India’s urea industry meeting 55 percent of fertilizer demand is reducing its import...

Building climate resilience and prosperity: Six bold bets for smallholder farmers

Building climate resilience and prosperity: Six bold bets for smallholder farmers

The report "Building Climate Resilience and Prosperity: Six Bold Bets for Smallholder...

PM Fasal Bima Yojana deadline extended to august 31 for Karnataka, Assam, and four other states

PM Fasal Bima Yojana deadline extended to august 31 for Karnataka, Assam, and four other states

The central government has extended the deadline for crop insurance for KCC holder...

Soybean prices hit decade-old levels, farmers struggle with Rs 3,500 per quintal rates

Soybean prices hit decade-old levels, farmers struggle with Rs 3,500 per quintal rates

The price of soybean in Madhya Pradesh has reached 10-year-old prices. Currently,...

Kharif crop sowing up by 2 percent, significant increase in paddy, pulses and oilseeds

Kharif crop sowing up by 2 percent, significant increase in paddy, pulses and oilseeds

This year, Kharif crop sowing has risen by 2 percent, with the total area reaching...

Basmati paddy prices drops by 28 percent to Rs 2,500 per quintal in mandis

Basmati paddy prices drops by 28 percent to Rs 2,500 per quintal in mandis

Basmati rice prices have dropped even before the season has begun, falling by 28.5...

Despite 4 percent national surplus, monsoon rains 3-34 percent below normal in punjab, haryana, and northeast

Despite 4 percent national surplus, monsoon rains 3-34 percent below normal in punjab, haryana, and northeast

Despite the country receiving 4 percent more rainfall overall from June 1 to August...

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...

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....

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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...

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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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