Opinion

Inaction of developing countries on agricultural subsidy in WTO and its implications

Inaction of developing countries on agricultural subsidy in WTO and its implications

The protagonists of the developing countries as the proposed amendments, and more...

Swasthya and Samridhi through Natural Farming

Swasthya and Samridhi through Natural Farming

Slowly but surely more and more farmers are taking to natural farming. Farmers are...

Plant Health and Global Food Security

Plant Health and Global Food Security

Nearly one billion people go hungry every day. Also, a significant amount of food...

Innovations and Technological Interventions for Agri-Food Systems Transformation in India

Innovations and Technological Interventions for Agri-Food Systems Transformation in India

Those nations that have reoriented their agricultural research towards new innovations...

Breaking the Barrier – Unlocking the Next Blue Revolution

Breaking the Barrier – Unlocking the Next Blue Revolution

Discussions about Aquaculture often revolve around industry gaps, expansion plans,...

Legal guarantee to MSP - to be or not to be? 

Legal guarantee to MSP - to be or not to be? 

Will the BJP government's intention to grant legal guarantee to MSP on farm produce...

Between 'All is Well' message of '3 Idiots' and pathetic tale of 'Do Bigha Zameen', India needs 'Swades' solutions for farmers

Between 'All is Well' message of '3 Idiots' and pathetic tale of 'Do Bigha Zameen', India needs 'Swades' solutions for farmers

In a typical hard-to-decipher IMD language, the official forecast suggests that...

The Road to India’s Dairy Excellence Dreams

The Road to India’s Dairy Excellence Dreams

While the country moves forward to achieve dairy excellence, the industry cannot...

Our responsibility to make India a Plastic Free Nation

Our responsibility to make India a Plastic Free Nation

While the entire world is drowning in plastic, India in 2016 achieved the dubious...

Growth Potential for ‘Millet’ – a Boon for Health  

Growth Potential for ‘Millet’ – a Boon for Health  

In addition to its potential for increasing food security, millet has many other...

Breaking the Barriers: Overcoming Challenges to Unlock the Next Blue Revolution

Breaking the Barriers: Overcoming Challenges to Unlock the Next Blue Revolution

Seafood is also a significant contributor to global food security, particularly...

Agri-focused NBFCs and Fintech’s plays critical role to augment credit requirement for agricultural innovation

Agri-focused NBFCs and Fintech’s plays critical role to augment credit requirement for agricultural innovation

It's time the policymakers support such NBFCs who are charged up to bring radical...

Dairy & Food Inflation: Farmer vs Consumer

Dairy & Food Inflation: Farmer vs Consumer

In north India, Mother Dairy and AMUL have increased the prices of liquid milk variants...

Budget 2023-24: How much rural friendly?

Budget 2023-24: How much rural friendly?

If we put allocation for Rural development and Agriculture together, we found that...

Why Sitharaman missed opportunity of putting economy on inclusive growth path in Budget 2023-24

Why Sitharaman missed opportunity of putting economy on inclusive growth path in Budget 2023-24

Past evidence shows that when farm incomes have increased on account of a shift...

No hike in Budget outlays for agriculture in 2 years; reduction in real terms; Irrigation given a bad miss

No hike in Budget outlays for agriculture in 2 years; reduction in real terms; Irrigation given a bad miss

Headlines First . Funds for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare have...

Ugandan Scientist Dr Dennis Beesigamukama named for 2024 Borlaug Field Award

Dr Dennis Beesigamukama's pioneering efforts led to the creation of pest- and disease-resistant fertilizers fortified with naturally...

International

Indian seeds industry advocates for stronger intellectual property rights enforcement

The Indian seeds industry urges stronger intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement to foster agricultural growth. Experts at...

National

HUL forms independent committee to evaluate way forward for ice cream business

The board of directors of the HUL at its meeting held on Friday discussed the way forward for its ice cream business.

International

Tomato price drop keeps thali cost low in August, veg and non-veg thalis become cheaper

The cost of a vegetarian thali dropped by 8 percent to Rs 31.2, and the non-vegetarian thali price fell by 12 percent to Rs 59.3 in...

National

FAO trimmed forecast for global cereal production, cereal trade likely to contract in 2024-25

FAO has raised its forecast for global wheat output in 2024 as well as that for rice, which is now projected to reach an all-time...

International

Soybean farmers in Madhya Pradesh face new crisis, yellow mosaic threatens crops

In Madhya Pradesh, soybean crops are at risk from 'yellow mosaic' disease, raising alarm among farmers. The disease has caused yellowing...

States