Tag: US

National
Cotton Prices Crash Far Below MSP, Duty-Free Imports Hit Farmers Hard

Cotton Prices Crash Far Below MSP, Duty-Free Imports Hit Farmers Hard

The price of cotton in the markets of Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana is hovering...

National
Govt Extends Duty-Free Cotton Import till Dec 31, Farmers’ Interests at Stake

Govt Extends Duty-Free Cotton Import till Dec 31, Farmers’ Interests at Stake

The central government had earlier allowed duty-free import of cotton only till...

International
India’s Agriculture Sector Faces Setback as the U.S. 50% Tariff Target High-Value Exports: GSTR

India’s Agriculture Sector Faces Setback as the U.S. 50% Tariff Target High-Value Exports: GSTR

The new tariffs will render Indian products uncompetitive, leading to order cancellations,...

International
Agri Exports Grew 5.8 Percent in First Quarter, Trump Tariff may be a Hurdle for this Growth Momentum

Agri Exports Grew 5.8 Percent in First Quarter, Trump Tariff may be a Hurdle for this Growth Momentum

Positive news is coming on agricultural exports. India's agricultural exports have...

Agri Start-Ups
Avaana Capital Leads $1.2M Seed Round in High Time Foods

Avaana Capital Leads $1.2M Seed Round in High Time Foods

The investment coincides with High Time Foods’ formal launch in India, where the...

International
Agri Exports Cushion Trade in FY25; Monsoon May Drive FY26 Gains

Agri Exports Cushion Trade in FY25; Monsoon May Drive FY26 Gains

The Ministry of Commerce data shows that agri and allied exports — including rice,...

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...

National
Statutory regulations not violated for nod to GM mustard: Govt

Statutory regulations not violated for nod to GM mustard: Govt

The rebuttal came a day after the Coalition of GM-Free India, a group of NGOs opposing...

Opinion
Agriculture is turning into a formal sector

Agriculture is turning into a formal sector

The agriculture sector of the country is going through a slow change. It is the...

Opinion
FTAs, rural India and farmers

FTAs, rural India and farmers

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

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
Cashew export from India drops to $22.71mn in Sep

Cashew export from India drops to $22.71mn in Sep

African countries, especially Guyana, Mozambique, Tanzania and Ivory Coast, are...

National
Centre to promote export of millets

Centre to promote export of millets

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry through its apex agricultural export promotion...

Rural Dialogue
Genetics expert Prof. KC Bansal speaks on implications of approval to GM mustard

Genetics expert Prof. KC Bansal speaks on implications of approval to GM mustard

The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has approved the environmental...

Opinion
Release of GM mustard: A progressive decision

Release of GM mustard: A progressive decision

This decision to remove the long-existing unscientific ban on GM crops reflects...

Opinion
Let's manage our potato and onion; we can do better than others in inflation control

Let's manage our potato and onion; we can do better than others in inflation control

In order to keep inflation under control, India must opt for supply augmentation...