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Like Kharif, Rabi pulses trigger concern as sown area falls by 11 lakh hect

Like Kharif, Rabi pulses trigger concern as sown area falls by 11 lakh hect

Efforts to make the country self-reliant in pulses production seem to have gone...

Import duty exemption on tur, urad dal extended to Mar 2025

Import duty exemption on tur, urad dal extended to Mar 2025

The development comes at a time when the country is experiencing high food inflation,...

India targets USD 1bn banana exports in next 5 yrs

India targets USD 1bn banana exports in next 5 yrs

Buoyed by the successful export of a trial shipment of fresh bananas to the Netherlands...

Wheat sown in 30.86mn hectares so far; climate resilient seeds cover 60pc area

Wheat sown in 30.86mn hectares so far; climate resilient seeds cover 60pc area

After facing loss due to terminal heatwave last year, more farmers are cultivating...

Farmer brings pomegranate to the desert; sells fruits worth Rs 70 lakh in one season

Farmer brings pomegranate to the desert; sells fruits worth Rs 70 lakh in one season

Farming in the desert of Rajasthan is a difficult task in itself. Farmer Chandraprakash...

Indian poultry industry revenues to grow by 8-10pc in FY24

Indian poultry industry revenues to grow by 8-10pc in FY24

The Indian poultry industry's revenue is expected to grow by 8-10 per cent in 2023-24,...

ICRO, SABC, Sadhan Coop Society, pomegranate farmer Chandraprakash bag Rural Voice NACOF Award 2023

ICRO, SABC, Sadhan Coop Society, pomegranate farmer Chandraprakash bag Rural Voice NACOF Award 2023

Indian Potash Limited and National Productivity Council's associate organization...

Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave and NACOF Awards 2023 on Saturday

Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave and NACOF Awards 2023 on Saturday

Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave and NACOF Awards 2023 is being organized on the...

Cotton output may fall 8pc to 294.10 lakh bales this year: CAI

Cotton output may fall 8pc to 294.10 lakh bales this year: CAI

Cotton production may decline by around 8 per cent to 294.10 lakh bales in the 2023-24...

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...

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,...

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...

Time to leverage Intellectual Property to drive innovation, competitiveness: Seed Industry

India's agricultural sector is undergoing a remarkable transformation, embracing innovation and technology at an accelerated pace....

Technology

Cong fields Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli, KL Sharma from Amethi

Ending days of speculation, the Congress announced the candidatures of Rahul Gandhi and Kishori Lal Sharma in Rae Bareli and Amethi...

ELECTIONS 2024

Three BJP-ruled states become challenge for the Centre in wheat procurement

The main reason for this decrease is less procurement in Madhya Pradesh, UP and Rajasthan. All three are BJP ruled states lagging...

National

'Fresh From Farm' raises $2 million in Pre Series A

Fresh From Farm, a B2B2C platform for consolidating fresh fruit demand, has successfully raised USD 2 million in a Pre-Series A round...

Agri Start-Ups

NACOF OORJA launches SPV to promote sustainable farming in India

NACOF OORJA, one of India’s leading Renewable Energy developers and operators, supported by NACOF, a multi-state Cooperative Society...

Cooperatives

Election Commission releases voter turnout data after several days, questions raised on increased voting

The Election Commission has released the voter turnout data 11 days after the first phase of Lok Sabha elections and four days after...

ELECTIONS 2024