Tag: India

International
World economy battered in 2022; India’s GDP growth rate to moderate to 5.8 pc in 2023: UN report

World economy battered in 2022; India’s GDP growth rate to moderate to 5.8 pc in 2023: UN report

A series of severe and mutually reinforcing shocks — the Covid-19 pandemic, the...

Agritech
India elected Vice-Chair at FAO’s ITWG on Animal Genetic Resources

India elected Vice-Chair at FAO’s ITWG on Animal Genetic Resources

Dr BN Tripathi, Deputy Director General (Animal Science), Indian Council of Agricultural...

Agribusiness
Cashew processing industry to see 15 pc revenue growth

Cashew processing industry to see 15 pc revenue growth

Higher realization and rising domestic demand will lift the revenue of the Indian...

International
World Spice Congress to boost trade with G20 countries

World Spice Congress to boost trade with G20 countries

With an aim to open up newer opportunities to promote the international trade of...

National
Free food distribution scheme keeps extreme poverty at bay in India: SBI Ecowrap

Free food distribution scheme keeps extreme poverty at bay in India: SBI Ecowrap

The report mentions that free food distribution of cereals during the pandemic starkly...

Opinion
India dairy to the world

India dairy to the world

The nationwide movement led to the elimination of middlemen from the system and...

National
India’s GDP growth estimate in 2022-23 to slip to 7pc, agri sector to see marginal rise

India’s GDP growth estimate in 2022-23 to slip to 7pc, agri sector to see marginal rise

But, for most farmers, relevant growth rates of aggregate output are not the same...

Opinion
Food system management through cooperatives

Food system management through cooperatives

The concept of Sahakar Grams is to shift the gravitational forces of agriculture...

Opinion
FTAs, rural India and farmers

FTAs, rural India and farmers

Conventional economic theory may suggest that the liberalization of trade policies...

Opinion
G-20: Priorities for India in agriculture

G-20: Priorities for India in agriculture

The G-20 must keep in focus countries having large shares of the population dependent...

Opinion
India needs a food systems approach — a unique one best suited to its requirements

India needs a food systems approach — a unique one best suited to its requirements

The conventional Western model of a ‘Food System’ relies on a Production-Processing-Value...

National
Indian youth wins global prize in US for bio-insecticide

Indian youth wins global prize in US for bio-insecticide

Sarvesh Prabhu, a 17-year-old student from India, has developed a cost-effective...

National
Increasing productivity, doubling farmers’ income twin challenges: Dr RS Paroda, Former DG, ICAR

Increasing productivity, doubling farmers’ income twin challenges: Dr RS Paroda, Former DG, ICAR

Bold policy decisions to do business differently are needed to support new science...

Agri Start-Ups
India’s agrifood start-ups close record-breaking $4.6bn in funding in FY22

India’s agrifood start-ups close record-breaking $4.6bn in funding in FY22

India has overtaken China as Asia-Pacific's biggest funder of agrifood tech innovation,...

National
International Year of Millets: Pre-launch event

International Year of Millets: Pre-launch event

The Government of India has kickstarted the pre-launch celebration in a big way...