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Farmer Income Trails Growth in Agricultural Output

Farmer Income Trails Growth in Agricultural Output

The GDP and GVA data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on November...

India’s Horticulture Gains Mask Deep Structural Gaps That Keep Food Prices Volatile

India’s Horticulture Gains Mask Deep Structural Gaps That Keep Food Prices Volatile

The third advance estimates show the supply side is improving; the question now...

Multi-Layer Farming Drives Rural Economic Revival in North-East India

Multi-Layer Farming Drives Rural Economic Revival in North-East India

From pineapple groves to bamboo clusters, North-East India’s layered farms are reshaping...

“Farmer First” Centric Policy to Lead Trade Deals in Agriculture Sector

“Farmer First” Centric Policy to Lead Trade Deals in Agriculture Sector

As trade talks with the U.S. intensify, India faces pressure to open its vast farm...

Addressing the Current Oversupply Scenario in India’s Ethanol Industry – A Call for Immediate and Balanced Policy Action

Addressing the Current Oversupply Scenario in India’s Ethanol Industry – A Call for Immediate and Balanced Policy Action

The Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP) is not just a fuel policy. It’s a rural development...

From Soil to Software: How AI is Redefining the Future of Farming

From Soil to Software: How AI is Redefining the Future of Farming

Artificial Intelligence is transforming Indian agriculture by combining traditional...

Farmers are Bearing the Brunt of Consumer-Centric Policies, with Prices of Most Crops Below MSP

Farmers are Bearing the Brunt of Consumer-Centric Policies, with Prices of Most Crops Below MSP

Farmers are forced to sell their crops below the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for...

India’s Coal Advantage: Turning Black Gold into Food Security

India’s Coal Advantage: Turning Black Gold into Food Security

India’s vast coal reserves, once seen mainly as a power source, are emerging as...

Cold Rooms in Local Markets: Securing Farmers, Delivering Nutrition

Cold Rooms in Local Markets: Securing Farmers, Delivering Nutrition

To leverage an integrated regional economy, India can invest in a network of hyper-local...

Crop Nutrients: Bio-Fertilizers as a Potential Source for Sustainable Nutrient Supply

Crop Nutrients: Bio-Fertilizers as a Potential Source for Sustainable Nutrient Supply

Decades of research on biofertilizers at the Division of Microbiology, IARI and...

From Hills to Heartland: The Rural Tragedy of Agricultural Crops

From Hills to Heartland: The Rural Tragedy of Agricultural Crops

Successive floods and cloudbursts from the Himalayan hills to the northern plains...

Beyond Myths: Building Sustainable Farming in India

Beyond Myths: Building Sustainable Farming in India

Biostimulants aren't new. They have a long and rich history of use. Documented practices...

Strengthening Cooperatives in India: Key Reforms, Governance Changes, and the Road Ahead

Strengthening Cooperatives in India: Key Reforms, Governance Changes, and the Road Ahead

India’s cooperative sector is undergoing historic reforms to strengthen governance,...

Talks on US Tariffs Begin Again, Will Tariffs Upend Indian Agriculture?

Talks on US Tariffs Begin Again, Will Tariffs Upend Indian Agriculture?

With US tariffs threatening their key markets, Indian farmers face falling prices...

Bioenergy and Net-Zero: Policy Momentum and Future Pathways

Bioenergy and Net-Zero: Policy Momentum and Future Pathways

India’s bioenergy journey, from cow dung gas units in the 1980s to ethanol blending,...

India’s Potato Power Play: Why It’s Time for a Processors Association

India’s Potato Power Play: Why It’s Time for a Processors Association

India has the potatoes. It has the plants. It has the markets. What it lacks is...

Government Initiates Search for Next NDDB Chief; Applications Open Till Dec 20

The central government has initiated the formal process to appoint a new Chairperson for the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB),...

National

India Needs a Unified Farm Policy and Research Focused on Small Farmers: Dr. R.S. Paroda

At the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave and Awards 2025, Dr. R.S. Paroda called for unified agricultural policies, incentives instead...

National

Haryana CM Releases Rs 116 Crore Compensation to 53,821 Farmers for Crop Loss Due to Floods

Over 5.29 lakh farmers registered 31 lakh acres of crop area on the compensation portal for Kharif 2025. After verification, 53,821...

States

DCM Shriram Ltd and Bayer CropScience Ltd Sign MoU to Advance Sustainable and Future-Ready Agriculture

The MoU establishes a strategic framework for collaboration across areas such as agri-inputs, digital advisory, sustainable farming...

Agribusiness

Rural Voice Awards Honour Leaders Transforming Indian Agriculture Through Science, Innovation and Sustainable Farming

The Rural Voice Agriculture Awards 2025 honoured Dr. A.K. Singh for path-breaking Basmati research, Mahyco’s Dr. Rajendra Barwale...

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Self-Reliant Agriculture Hinges on Stronger Research Investment- Experts at the Rural Voice Conclave

Experts at the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave & Awards 2025 stressed that India cannot achieve self-reliance in agriculture without...

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