Tag: India
India's edible oil imports dip 3 pc amid squeezed demand
India, the world's largest importer of edible oils, remains heavily reliant on imports...
Record production fails to curb wheat prices, raising import possibility
The rise in wheat prices is attributed to reduced arrivals of wheat in the markets....
Indonesia plans to import 1 million tons of rice from India as harvest delays
Indonesia’s 2024 rice production is projected to fall by 2.43% from last year, reaching...
India exempts parboiled rice and brown rice from export duty to boost shipments
According to a notification issued by the Finance Ministry on Tuesday, export duty...
Bayer, GenZero, Shell, and Mitsubishi join forces to promote sustainable rice farming in India
The alliance is empowering farmers to adopt climate-smart practices such as Alternate...
India's sugar production likely to fall by 18 lakh tonnes, scope for exports are low
Last year, a total of 343 lakh tonnes of sugar was produced in the country, out...
Cabinet approves MSP for Rabi crops, Rs 150 hike in wheat MSP
In terms of percentage, the MSP of wheat raised by 6.59 percent. The highest increase...
75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to combat climate change, global survey reveals
The Farmer Voice survey, commissioned by Bayer, gathered insights from over 2,000...
India’s Climate Tech Startups Struggle with Growth-Stage Funding: IIMA Ventures and MUFG Report
The lack of growth-stage funding, with only 2.5% of startups raising Series A+ rounds,...
USDA estimates record rice production in India, while cotton area dropped
The USDA estimates India’s MY 2024/25 cotton production at 24.0 million 480-pound...
Digitalisation is Aimed at Corporatisation of Agriculture: AIKS
The AIKS reiterated that the much-hyped project for the digitalisation of Indian...
Government Sets Higher Paddy and Millet Procurement Targets for Kharif Marketing Season 2024-25
Paddy procurement target for the Kharif crop has been fixed at 485 lakh metric tonnes...
DAP import price reaches at $620, lower imports may lead to shortage in Rabi season
The import of DAP at the current rates fixed by the Central Government is no longer...
Air Pollution Remains the Greatest External Risk to Human Health: AQLI Report
While pollution slightly dipped due largely to a trend reversal in South Asia, more...
Leveraging Climate Solutions to Address India's Pressing Challenges
Implementing and promoting climate solutions through a combination of top-down and...
India to host ICA Global Cooperative Conference for the first time
Dr U.S. Awasthi, Managing Director and CEO of IFFCO met with the Union Minister...
