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Fake & Substandard Fertilizers Spark Nationwide Concern; Chouhan Writes to Chief Ministers

Fake & Substandard Fertilizers Spark Nationwide Concern; Chouhan Writes to Chief Ministers

Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has...

Govt to Sell Wheat and Rice under OMSS; ‘Bharat’ Flour and Rice by Private Mills Not Permitted

Govt to Sell Wheat and Rice under OMSS; ‘Bharat’ Flour and Rice by Private Mills Not Permitted

The central government has decided to sell wheat, rice and coarse grains from government...

Bayer launches Felujit for Sheath Blight control in Paddy cultivation

Bayer launches Felujit for Sheath Blight control in Paddy cultivation

Bayer has launched Felujit, a new fungicide for controlling sheath blight in paddy...

‘Team Cotton’ to Be Formed to Boost Cotton Production, Target Set to End Imports by 2030

‘Team Cotton’ to Be Formed to Boost Cotton Production, Target Set to End Imports by 2030

Various challenges and possibilities including increasing the productivity of cotton,...

Agriculture Minister Announces Key Meeting on Cotton Production, Invites Suggestions from Farmers

Agriculture Minister Announces Key Meeting on Cotton Production, Invites Suggestions from Farmers

Meeting to be held in Coimbatore on July 11; farmers invited to share suggestions...

Calories Without Nutrition: New Survey Reveals India’s Quiet Dietary Crisis

Calories Without Nutrition: New Survey Reveals India’s Quiet Dietary Crisis

Despite over a decade of economic expansion and aggressive poverty alleviation schemes,...

APEDA Aims for $55 billion Exports by 2030: Abhishek Dev

APEDA Aims for $55 billion Exports by 2030: Abhishek Dev

India aims to reach $100 billion in agricultural exports by 2030, with APEDA targeting...

ASHA-Kisan Swaraj Urge PM Modi to Reject GM Crops, US Dairy in Trade Deal

ASHA-Kisan Swaraj Urge PM Modi to Reject GM Crops, US Dairy in Trade Deal

"India must not barter away its food security, ecological security, rural livelihoods...

Model Rules for Tree Felling on Farmland, Ease for Agroforestry or Return of License Raj?

Model Rules for Tree Felling on Farmland, Ease for Agroforestry or Return of License Raj?

While the new rules aim to promote agroforestry and simplify tree-felling regulations...

Monsoon Covers Entire India Nine Days Early, June Sees 8 pc Above-Normal Rainfall

Monsoon Covers Entire India Nine Days Early, June Sees 8 pc Above-Normal Rainfall

The monsoon has covered the entire India 9 days before the normal date of July 8....

DAP Import Price Reaches $810 per Tonne, Opening Stock 9 lakh Tonnes Less than Last Year

DAP Import Price Reaches $810 per Tonne, Opening Stock 9 lakh Tonnes Less than Last Year

In the current Kharif season, the opening stock of DAP in the country on June 1,...

AFFI Urges Joint CM Delegation to PM Modi Against US Apple Import Duty Cut

AFFI Urges Joint CM Delegation to PM Modi Against US Apple Import Duty Cut

Apple Farmers' Federation of India (AFFI) had demanded that changes to the import...

Need to Raise Farmers' Awareness for Agri Exports, with Focus on Productivity and Quality

Need to Raise Farmers' Awareness for Agri Exports, with Focus on Productivity and Quality

Achieving the ambitious $100 billion target by 2030 will require policy reforms,...

$100 Billion Agri Export Goal Possible, But Paradigm Shift Needed: Experts at IIFT-Rural Voice Roundtable

$100 Billion Agri Export Goal Possible, But Paradigm Shift Needed: Experts at IIFT-Rural Voice Roundtable

Focused on the theme "Realising $100 Billion Agri Export Goal", roundtable conference...

The Chequered Path to Achieving $100 Billion in Agricultural Exports

The Chequered Path to Achieving $100 Billion in Agricultural Exports

India’s agricultural exports crossed $51.9 billion in 2024–25, but reaching the...

IIFT and Rural Voice to Organise Roundtable on Realising $100 Billion Agri Export Goal

IIFT and Rural Voice to Organise Roundtable on Realising $100 Billion Agri Export Goal

Themed "Realising the $100 Billion Agri Export Goal," the conference aims to deliberate...

Agriculture’s Share in Rural Employment Rises to 56.7%; Rural Unemployment Declines but Rises in Cities: PLFS

Agriculture's share in rural employment rose to 56.7% in July-September 2026 from 52.9% in the previous quarter, according to PLFS...

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Mother Dairy and Amul Raise Milk Prices by Up to Rs 6 per Litre

Mother Dairy and Amul have increased milk prices by Rs 2-6 per litre from November 12, citing lower milk availability and a 20-25...

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India’s Wheat Acreage May Set Record, But Weather Remains Key to Output: FAO

India's wheat acreage is expected to reach a record high in the 2026-27 rabi season, supported by attractive MSP and fertiliser subsidies,...

International

Mahayuti’s Rajesh Patil Elected Gokul Dairy Chairman After Govt Nominees’ Votes

Mahayuti candidate Rajesh Patil has been elected chairman of Gokul Dairy after government-appointed directors tilted the final vote...

Cooperatives

mjunction Enables Transparent eAuctions of Onions and Sugar for Government Agencies

mjunction has facilitated the sale of over 3,200 MT of onions through eAuctions for NAFED and NCCF as part of government efforts to...

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Favourable Night Temperatures to Lift Kashmir Saffron Output 5-6 Times Over Last Year

Saffron production in Pampore, Kashmir, is expected to reach 4,000-5,000 kg this year, five to six times last year's level. Cooler...

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