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Global fertilizer price rise: UP sugar mills to manufacture potash
Since India imports a large quantity of potash, which is used as soil nutrient and...
Successful transition to sustainable agricultural practices will require stakeholders to work collaboratively
A white paper on “Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems in the Global South:...
Cooperatives should not be merely agriculture- or credit-focused, but rather member-focused: Balu Iyer
Balasubramanian (Balu) Iyer, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), International Cooperative...
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...
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...
UP to disburse 25mn ‘Gharauni’ certificates in villages
The Gharauni Scheme seeks to facilitate the transfer of ancestral lands and properties...
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....
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...
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...
Industry should engage with govt to reduce use of fertilizers and pesticides: Narendra Singh Tomar
Addressing virtually the ‘11th Agrochemicals Conference 2022 — Policy Landscape...
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...
Mangoes not aam: Production declines due to premature high temperatures
Mango-producing farmers are facing a critical situation. Farmers say that there...
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...
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...
Bleak possibilities of resumption of wheat exports
The possibilities of resumption of wheat exports seem to be practically very bleak....
Professionalism has to be cultured in cooperatives: Prakash Naiknavare
Speaking about the significance of cooperatives in various sectors, Prakash Naiknavare,...
