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IARI issues advisory for sowing of Rabi crops, know which varieties could be more beneficial for farmers

IARI issues advisory for sowing of Rabi crops, know which varieties could be more beneficial for farmers

Farmers have been advised to sow high-quality seeds of wheat and mustard. The advisory...

States
Haryana to Provide Subsidy of Rs 1000 per Quintal on Wheat Seed for Upcoming Rabi Season

Haryana to Provide Subsidy of Rs 1000 per Quintal on Wheat Seed for Upcoming Rabi Season

The Haryana Agriculture Department has fixed the sale prices for certified wheat...

National
RBI Keeps Policy Rate Unchanged Signals Possible Cut with 'Neutral' Stance

RBI Keeps Policy Rate Unchanged Signals Possible Cut with 'Neutral' Stance

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has maintained its key interest rate at 6.5% but...

National
Export Ban on Non-Basmati White Rice Lifted, But Govt Sets $490 per Ton Minimum Export Price

Export Ban on Non-Basmati White Rice Lifted, But Govt Sets $490 per Ton Minimum Export Price

The government has officially lifted the ban on exporting non-basmati white rice,...

National
Government Slashes Export Duty on Non-Basmati Parboiled Rice to 10 percent

Government Slashes Export Duty on Non-Basmati Parboiled Rice to 10 percent

The central government has slashed the export duty on non-basmati parboiled rice...

National
Onion Prices Surge by 20 Percent After Government Eases Export Restrictions

Onion Prices Surge by 20 Percent After Government Eases Export Restrictions

The central government's decision to remove the minimum export price (MEP) of $550...

States
TAC orders insurance company to pay claims of soya farmers of Parbhani

TAC orders insurance company to pay claims of soya farmers of Parbhani

Central Technical Advisory Committee on Saturday issued an order to the concerned...

National
Tomato Prices Plummet, Farmers Now Getting Rs 400 to 600 Per Crate

Tomato Prices Plummet, Farmers Now Getting Rs 400 to 600 Per Crate

Over the past 15 days, wholesale prices have dropped by 40 percent. Where the average...

States
Moong farmers of Madhya Pradesh to struggle as selling produce at MSP becomes difficult

Moong farmers of Madhya Pradesh to struggle as selling produce at MSP becomes difficult

Farmers across the state have taken to the streets, protesting the incomplete procurement...

Agribusiness
Indian Apple Industry Losing its Shine as Imports Surge by 33 percent

Indian Apple Industry Losing its Shine as Imports Surge by 33 percent

India primarily imports apples from Iran, Turkey, Italy, South Africa, New Zealand,...

National
Government May Announce Cotton Mission in Budget 2024-25

Government May Announce Cotton Mission in Budget 2024-25

The central government is anticipated to announce the Cotton Mission in the budget...

National
Tomato Price Hike Disrupts Kitchen Budgets, Production Hit by Extreme Heat

Tomato Price Hike Disrupts Kitchen Budgets, Production Hit by Extreme Heat

The major reasons for the increase in tomato prices are severe heat and heatwaves....

National
Research, innovation and policy reforms needed for India to become a global wheat player

Research, innovation and policy reforms needed for India to become a global wheat player

If India has to become a global leader in wheat production and increase its export,...

National
Use drones, AI in agriculture sector to hike farmers’ income: Dhanuka Group Chairman

Use drones, AI in agriculture sector to hike farmers’ income: Dhanuka Group Chairman

drones and artificial intelligence are two of the most promising technologies that...

National
Country to produce record food grains, pulses, oilseeds: Govt

Country to produce record food grains, pulses, oilseeds: Govt

As per second Advance Estimates (2022-23), production of foodgrains in the country...