Opinion

“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...

How a Six-Year Low Inflation Rate Is Hurting Indian Farmers

How a Six-Year Low Inflation Rate Is Hurting Indian Farmers

The strategy of reducing food inflation through cheap imports is turning out to...

Unlocking India’s Dairy Potential: What It Takes to Lead the Global Market

Unlocking India’s Dairy Potential: What It Takes to Lead the Global Market

India, the world’s top milk producer, now contributes 24% of global output and is...

Performance, Challenges, and Future Prospects in India's Agricultural Exports

Performance, Challenges, and Future Prospects in India's Agricultural Exports

India, despite being the world’s second-largest agricultural producer, holds just...

Arya.ag Brings Technology to the Farm Gate with Smart Farm Centres Powering Data-Led Agriculture

Arya.ag, India’s largest grain commerce platform, has launched 25 Smart Farm Centres across India to deliver data-driven agriculture...

National

Bangladesh to Import $1.25 Billion Worth of US Soy to Strengthen Food and Feed Security

Bangladesh’s major soy processors — Meghna, City, Delta Agrofood, Mahbub, and KGS — have signed agreements to buy $1.25 billion worth...

International

China Resumes Buying US Wheat and Sorghum After a Year, Signaling Thaw in Trade Tensions

China has resumed imports of US wheat and sorghum for the first time in over a year, following agreements to purchase 12 million tonnes...

International

Centre Decided to Allow Export of 15 Lakh Tonnes Sugar, Remove 50% Duty on Molasses

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi, announced the decisions in a letter to Karnataka...

Agribusiness

Gujarat Govt Announces Rs 10,000 Crore Compensation Package for Farmers Hit by Unseasonal Rain

Under the scheme, each affected farmer will receive Rs 22,000 per hectare, capped at two hectares (i.e., a maximum of Rs 44,000 per...

States