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Cooperatives
Cooperatives should not be merely agriculture- or credit-focused, but rather member-focused: Balu Iyer

Cooperatives should not be merely agriculture- or credit-focused, but rather member-focused: Balu Iyer

Balasubramanian (Balu) Iyer, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), International Cooperative...

National
Morocco’s OCP Group holds key to DAP prices; China returns to fertilizer exports market

Morocco’s OCP Group holds key to DAP prices; China returns to fertilizer exports market

Indian companies have even imported some DAP recently but this quantity is less...

Agritech
Rural Voice Special: Hydroponics to increase yield by 20-25 times in farming

Rural Voice Special: Hydroponics to increase yield by 20-25 times in farming

Hydroponic farming is done in the absence of soil. In this technology, soluble nutrients...

States
UP to disburse 25mn ‘Gharauni’ certificates in villages

UP to disburse 25mn ‘Gharauni’ certificates in villages

The Gharauni Scheme seeks to facilitate the transfer of ancestral lands and properties...

Cooperatives
Dairy farmers in India get about 80-85 per cent of the rupee spent by the consumer: Jayen Mehta

Dairy farmers in India get about 80-85 per cent of the rupee spent by the consumer: Jayen Mehta

Jayen Mehta, COO, GCMMF, said that income was the most important thing for cooperatives....

National
Parameswaran Iyer to take over as NITI Aayog CEO; Amitabh Kant’s tenure ends on June 30

Parameswaran Iyer to take over as NITI Aayog CEO; Amitabh Kant’s tenure ends on June 30

Iyer will replace Amitabh Kant, who is set to retire on June 30 after six years...

National
Urea prices go down by up to 45 per cent in global market due to fall in demand

Urea prices go down by up to 45 per cent in global market due to fall in demand

Urea prices, which had gone up to as high as nearly $1,000 per tonne, have come...

Agribusiness
Industry should engage with govt to reduce use of fertilizers and pesticides: Narendra Singh Tomar

Industry should engage with govt to reduce use of fertilizers and pesticides: Narendra Singh Tomar

Addressing virtually the ‘11th Agrochemicals Conference 2022 — Policy Landscape...

Opinion
No discussion about PSH at MC12 disappointing; Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies also to lead to troubles

No discussion about PSH at MC12 disappointing; Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies also to lead to troubles

The “MC12 Outcome Document” makes no mention of the PSH issue. This happened despite...

National
Mangoes not aam: Production declines due to premature high temperatures

Mangoes not aam: Production declines due to premature high temperatures

Mango-producing farmers are facing a critical situation. Farmers say that there...

Agribusiness
FICCI calls for reduction of GST on agrochemicals to 5 per cent

FICCI calls for reduction of GST on agrochemicals to 5 per cent

A high GST of 18 per cent on crop protection chemicals especially hurts small and...

States
UP wheat procurement slumps to 332,000 tonnes vis-à-vis 6 MT target

UP wheat procurement slumps to 332,000 tonnes vis-à-vis 6 MT target

Last year, the state government and FCI procurement centres had breached the 5 MT...

National
Bleak possibilities of resumption of wheat exports

Bleak possibilities of resumption of wheat exports

The possibilities of resumption of wheat exports seem to be practically very bleak....

Cooperatives
Professionalism has to be cultured in cooperatives: Prakash Naiknavare

Professionalism has to be cultured in cooperatives: Prakash Naiknavare

Speaking about the significance of cooperatives in various sectors, Prakash Naiknavare,...

Agritech
Make in India: IIT Kanpur develops low-cost E. coli testing kit

Make in India: IIT Kanpur develops low-cost E. coli testing kit

The kit is easy to use, and false-positive results are rare as it is specific to...

Cooperatives
Only an integrated approach can lead to the development of cooperatives: Satish Marathe

Only an integrated approach can lead to the development of cooperatives: Satish Marathe

RBI Director Satish Marathe suggested studying the cooperative movements of France,...