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Govt extends 20pc export duty on parboiled rice till Mar 31 next year

Govt extends 20pc export duty on parboiled rice till Mar 31 next year

To maintain adequate local stock and keep domestic prices under check, the government...

Tea industry passing through acute financial crisis

Tea industry passing through acute financial crisis

The country's tea industry is passing through a phase of acute financial crisis...

Revitalizing India's agriculture: IDH, Better Cotton promote regenerative farming for sustainable future 

Revitalizing India's agriculture: IDH, Better Cotton promote regenerative farming for sustainable future 

IDH and Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, brought...

Set up task force to address feed and fodder issues: Centre to states

Set up task force to address feed and fodder issues: Centre to states

The Centre on has directed state governments to constitute a task force in order...

Tur Dal sells at 2015 price level, breaches Rs 200/kg mark

Tur Dal sells at 2015 price level, breaches Rs 200/kg mark

Despite all efforts to control the prices of arhar dal, the price in the retail...

Lower food prices eases retail inflation to 3-month low of 5.02pc in Sep

Lower food prices eases retail inflation to 3-month low of 5.02pc in Sep

Retail inflation eased to a three-month low of 5.02 in September, mainly due to...

Centre requests mills to halt raw jute import

Centre requests mills to halt raw jute import

The Centre has advised mills to stop importing raw jute because of its oversupply...

Sugar production estimated at 317 lakh tonnes in 2023-24, prices to remain high

Sugar production estimated at 317 lakh tonnes in 2023-24, prices to remain high

In several major sugarcane producing states of the country, low monsoon rainfall...

Need for innovations to foster sustainable agri-food systems: Parshottam Rupala

Need for innovations to foster sustainable agri-food systems: Parshottam Rupala

Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala believes...

Huge demand for Indian chicken, dairy, basmati rice, wheat products in Middle East

Huge demand for Indian chicken, dairy, basmati rice, wheat products in Middle East

There is a huge demand in the Middle East countries for chicken, dairy, basmati...

Rubber-producing nations share common concerns at annual meet

Rubber-producing nations share common concerns at annual meet

The annual meeting of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC)...

Price of new soybean crop less than MSP by up to Rs 1,000; farmers waiting for price rise

Price of new soybean crop less than MSP by up to Rs 1,000; farmers waiting for price rise

The arrival of new soybean crop in the market is very less. Due to very less rainfall...

High cotton prices may impact exports in 2022-23

High cotton prices may impact exports in 2022-23

Cotton exports are estimated to decline 64 per cent in 2022-23 marketing year ended...

Women's contribution in agri-food systems not recognised: Prez Murmu

Women's contribution in agri-food systems not recognised: Prez Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said women's contribution in agri-food systems...

Heifer India-CIRG MoU to transform India's Goat Value Chain, empower farmers

Heifer India-CIRG MoU to transform India's Goat Value Chain, empower farmers

In a groundbreaking development, Heifer India and the ICAR - Central Institute for...

Productivity of DMH-11 variety GM mustard same as hybrid varieties, better oil quantity

Productivity of DMH-11 variety GM mustard same as hybrid varieties, better oil quantity

The Supreme Court is expected to hear this week the issue of genetically modified...

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...

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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