Opinion

India-EU FTA: Market Access to Premium European Products Poses Challenges for Indian Agriculture

India-EU FTA: Market Access to Premium European Products Poses Challenges for Indian Agriculture

The India–EU Free Trade Agreement promises economic gains but will significantly...

Code on Wages 2019: A Pathway to Inclusive Growth in Indian Agriculture

Code on Wages 2019: A Pathway to Inclusive Growth in Indian Agriculture

The Code on Wages, 2019 introduces a national wage floor that could significantly...

Genome Editing: How India’s scientists are opening a new chapter in crop improvement

Genome Editing: How India’s scientists are opening a new chapter in crop improvement

Indian scientists are ushering in a new era of crop improvement with the development...

Precision Breeding: A Transformative Technology Poised to Redefine India’s Crop Improvement Future

Precision Breeding: A Transformative Technology Poised to Redefine India’s Crop Improvement Future

Precision breeding through genome editing is transforming India’s crop improvement...

5 High-Growth Agribusiness Ideas for Rural Entrepreneurs Thriving in 2026

5 High-Growth Agribusiness Ideas for Rural Entrepreneurs Thriving in 2026

In 2026, agribusiness has emerged as a high-growth opportunity for rural entrepreneurs,...

Seed Bill 2025: A Historic Reset for India’s Seed Sector

Seed Bill 2025: A Historic Reset for India’s Seed Sector

The draft Seed Bill 2025 marks a historic overhaul of India’s seed laws after six...

Slow Growth in Agriculture Despite Higher Output Signals Stagnant Farm Incomes

Slow Growth in Agriculture Despite Higher Output Signals Stagnant Farm Incomes

Agricultural production in India has increased, but falling prices of farm produce...

The Year India Must Shift Farm Policies Focus from Consumers to Farmers

The Year India Must Shift Farm Policies Focus from Consumers to Farmers

As India pushes toward its 2047 development goal, the gap between policy intent...

India’s Farm Paradox in 2025: Record Production but Farmer Incomes in Jeopardy

India’s Farm Paradox in 2025: Record Production but Farmer Incomes in Jeopardy

In 2025, prices for most crops remained below MSP, fertilizer shortages persisted,...

Can E-commerce Solve the Problem of Input Quality in Indian Agriculture?

Can E-commerce Solve the Problem of Input Quality in Indian Agriculture?

Poor-quality seeds, fertilisers and pesticides continue to undermine Indian agriculture,...

Kisan Diwas 2025: India’s Small Farmers Are the Real Climate Warriors

Kisan Diwas 2025: India’s Small Farmers Are the Real Climate Warriors

Despite fragmented landholdings and growing climate uncertainties, smallholders...

Understanding the Significance of Bharat Ratna Chaudhary Charan Singh and Kisan Diwas

Understanding the Significance of Bharat Ratna Chaudhary Charan Singh and Kisan Diwas

Chaudhary Charan Singh’s farmer-centric policies, land reforms, and emphasis on...

Why Farmers Are Turning Against India’s Ethanol Expansion?

Why Farmers Are Turning Against India’s Ethanol Expansion?

Once promoted as a major income booster for farmers, the ethanol policy now faces...

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...

China Is Set to Reshape the Global Grain Market, Here's How

China's new grain strategy aims to increase domestic production, diversify imports, expand reserves and reduce reliance on foreign...

International

Mid-Monsoon: Rainfall Deficit at 13%, Kharif Sowing Gap Narrows to 3%, Low Reservoir Storage Remains a Concern

Revival of the southwest monsoon in July has sharply reduced India's rainfall deficit and accelerated kharif sowing, narrowing the...

National

Cabinet Approves PM-KISAN Continuation Till 2030-31 with Rs 3.15 Lakh Crore Outlay

The Union Cabinet has approved continuation of the PM-KISAN scheme from 2026-27 to 2030-31 with a financial outlay of Rs 3.15 lakh...

National

Government Raises Onion Procurement Price to Rs 2,335 per Quintal, Sixth Hike This Season

The government has raised the onion procurement price for buffer stock to Rs 2,335 per quintal, the sixth hike this season. Only A-grade...

National

Genetic Resources Board Charts Roadmap to Strengthen Agrobiodiversity and Sustainable Use

India's genetic resources board has called for greater use of conserved germplasm, including wild relatives, in crop, livestock and...

National

US Firm Delayed Farmers' Payments, Now Company and Management Face Licence Suspension for Up to Three Years

A Texas-based produce company is facing a possible three-year licence suspension after the U.S. Department of Agriculture accused...

International