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India-Food Systems Transformation Hub introduced at the 2023 edition of Food Systems Dialogue India

India-Food Systems Transformation Hub introduced at the 2023 edition of Food Systems Dialogue India

A pan-India platform that aims to catalyze sustainable food system transformation...

Insurance platform Finhaat Raises $3M from Omnivore to drive financial resilience

Insurance platform Finhaat Raises $3M from Omnivore to drive financial resilience

Finhaat, an insurance platform for India's emerging segments, has raised USD 3 million...

Growth in milk output slows in FY23 due to Lumpy Skin Disease

Growth in milk output slows in FY23 due to Lumpy Skin Disease

Annual growth rate of milk production in the country has come down to 3.83 per cent...

Cut down non-basmati rice price immediately: Govt to rice industry

Cut down non-basmati rice price immediately: Govt to rice industry

The Centre has directed Rice Industry Associations to slash the retail price of...

Sugar output dips 11pc at 74 lakh ton during Oct 1-Dec 15 of 2023-24 mkt yr

Sugar output dips 11pc at 74 lakh ton during Oct 1-Dec 15 of 2023-24 mkt yr

Sugar production in the country dropped by 11 per cent year-on-year to 74.05 lakh...

India sees 25pc fall in vegetable oils import in Nov: SEA

India sees 25pc fall in vegetable oils import in Nov: SEA

Vegetable oils import in India fell by 25 per cent to 11.60 lakh tonne in November,...

Government to allow diversion of 17 LT of sugar for ethanol production

Government to allow diversion of 17 LT of sugar for ethanol production

The flexibility will be given to sugar mills for using both sugarcane juice and...

Import registration procedure of yellow peas notified

Import registration procedure of yellow peas notified

The government has notified the procedure for traders to register imports of yellow...

Agri to play key role in India's development: Niti Aayog VC

Agri to play key role in India's development: Niti Aayog VC

Niti Aayog, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery, Suman Bery, International Food...

Wholesale inflation at 0.26pc in Nov; in positive zone after seven months

Wholesale inflation at 0.26pc in Nov; in positive zone after seven months

Wholesale price-based inflation rose at the fastest pace in eight months at 0.26...

TN coconut growers launch indefinite hunger strike in Delhi

TN coconut growers launch indefinite hunger strike in Delhi

The farmers staged protest at Jantar Mantar close to Parliament -- now in session...

Over 6.7cr 500ml bottles of nano liquid urea sold during Aug 2021-Nov 2023

Over 6.7cr 500ml bottles of nano liquid urea sold during Aug 2021-Nov 2023

Sales of nano liquid urea stood at 6.76 crore bottles of 500 ml during August 2021-November...

Onion export ban figures in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman terms it as necessary step

Onion export ban figures in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman terms it as necessary step

The government has defended its decision to impose export ban on onion, stating...

India imported 19.63 lakh tons of pulses during Apr-Oct of this fiscal

India imported 19.63 lakh tons of pulses during Apr-Oct of this fiscal

India imported 19.63 lakh tonnes of pulses during April-October this fiscal to meet...

Prof. Ramesh Chand and Prof. Ram Badan Singh gets FAI's US Awasthi IFFCO Award

Prof. Ramesh Chand and Prof. Ram Badan Singh gets FAI's US Awasthi IFFCO Award

The prestigious award was given by the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers...

Cotton paradox: Less output, but lowest price in two yrs

Cotton paradox: Less output, but lowest price in two yrs

This year, due to the terrible outbreak of pink bollworm, the cotton crop has suffered...

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...

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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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