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Cane Yield Decline Deepens Sugar Economy Crisis; ISMA Seeks Fast-Track Approval for New Variety

Cane Yield Decline Deepens Sugar Economy Crisis; ISMA Seeks Fast-Track Approval for New Variety

Declining sugarcane yields and slow varietal replacement have pushed both farmers...

Agribusiness
Early Closure of 248 Sugar Mills Signals Stress In India’s Cane Economy

Early Closure of 248 Sugar Mills Signals Stress In India’s Cane Economy

Out of 536 sugar mills that commenced crushing operations this season, 248 had already...

International
US Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Global Tariffs, Relief For India And Other Nations

US Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Global Tariffs, Relief For India And Other Nations

The US Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Liberation...

Agribusiness
78 Sugar Mills Closed Crushing By Mid-February As 2025-26 Season Turns Challenging

78 Sugar Mills Closed Crushing By Mid-February As 2025-26 Season Turns Challenging

India’s 2025-26 sugar season is facing early stress, with 78 mills shutting operations...

National
Congress Slams Government on India–US Trade Deal, Calls It an Attack on Farmers’ Interests

Congress Slams Government on India–US Trade Deal, Calls It an Attack on Farmers’ Interests

The Congress and opposition parties have launched a sharp attack government on the...

Agribusiness
Duty-Free Cotton Import Window Closes; 11 pc Duty Back in Force from January 1

Duty-Free Cotton Import Window Closes; 11 pc Duty Back in Force from January 1

With no fresh notification from the Centre, the duty-free cotton import window ended...

Agribusiness
Sugarcane Prices Touch Rs 425 in Uttar Pradesh as Sugar Mills Face Cane Price War

Sugarcane Prices Touch Rs 425 in Uttar Pradesh as Sugar Mills Face Cane Price War

Several jaggery and khandsari units in Uttar Pradesh are purchasing cane at prices...

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Self-Reliant Agriculture Hinges on Stronger Research Investment- Experts at the Rural Voice Conclave

Self-Reliant Agriculture Hinges on Stronger Research Investment- Experts at the Rural Voice Conclave

Experts at the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave & Awards 2025 stressed that India...

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Up to 85 pc Faculty Posts Vacant in Agri Universities, Chouhan Calls for Grading and Filling Posts

Up to 85 pc Faculty Posts Vacant in Agri Universities, Chouhan Calls for Grading and Filling Posts

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed concern that many positions related...

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Maize Farmers Face Heavy Losses as Market Prices Fall Far Below MSP Despite Ethanol Push

Maize Farmers Face Heavy Losses as Market Prices Fall Far Below MSP Despite Ethanol Push

In the current Kharif season, maize acreage has increased by nearly 12% to over...

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Dwarf Virus Hits Paddy Crop in Haryana, Punjab: What Can Farmers Do? Top Scientist Suggests Solutions

Dwarf Virus Hits Paddy Crop in Haryana, Punjab: What Can Farmers Do? Top Scientist Suggests Solutions

This year, the Punjab government had allowed paddy transplantation before 15 June....

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$100 Billion Agri Export Goal Possible, But Paradigm Shift Needed: Experts at IIFT-Rural Voice Roundtable

$100 Billion Agri Export Goal Possible, But Paradigm Shift Needed: Experts at IIFT-Rural Voice Roundtable

Focused on the theme "Realising $100 Billion Agri Export Goal", roundtable conference...

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$100 Billion Agri Export Goal Possible, But Paradigm Shift Needed: Experts at IIFT-Rural Voice Roundtable

$100 Billion Agri Export Goal Possible, But Paradigm Shift Needed: Experts at IIFT-Rural Voice Roundtable

Focused on the theme "Realising $100 Billion Agri Export Goal", roundtable conference...

International
NITI Aayog Proposes Tariff Cuts on Non-Sensitive US Agri Imports, Push for Export Gains

NITI Aayog Proposes Tariff Cuts on Non-Sensitive US Agri Imports, Push for Export Gains

The working paper, authored by NITI Aayog Member Ramesh Chand and Senior Adviser...

National
Tomato farmers in crisis as prices crash to Rs 2-5 per kg at farm level

Tomato farmers in crisis as prices crash to Rs 2-5 per kg at farm level

Due to price crash, farmers are uprooting and discarding their tomato crops rather...

National
Emphasis on natural farming grows, but budget and spending remain low

Emphasis on natural farming grows, but budget and spending remain low

The 2025-26 budget allocates Rs 616 crore to the National Mission on Natural Farming,...