Farm-level traceability, quality, value addition, and branding are key to converting export scale into global trust, according to experts.

StarAgri CEO Amith Agarwal advocates a bigger private-sector role in MSP procurement and storage to boost efficiency, warehousing capacity,...

The government is closely monitoring the prices of essential food commodities. At present, prices have remained stable and largely range-bo...

The 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...

Petrol Diesel Price Increase: Fuel prices across India have risen by up to Rs 3 per litre. This hike is driven by surging global crude oil ...

Farmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears

India is launching a national mission to conserve fuel amid global energy market turmoil. The government assures citizens of robust energy ...

India's food reserves are robust. Wheat and rice stocks in FCI godowns are nearly three times the mandatory buffer. This ensures ample supp...

Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.

“As the Covid-19 cases decline and the pace of vaccination gathers momentum, we are broadly expecting a two-fold increase in the disburseme...

With the help of BSE E-Agricultural Markets Ltd (BEAM) farmers in one state will be able to reach out to markets in other states and auctio...

“A farmer can sell 40 quintal produce daily. This will be applicable only for this Rabi season as farmers are facing problems in selling th...

In Maharashtra, Nafed has already procured 1 lakh tonnes of Tur under the PSS and it is making additional procurementof 15,000 tonnes.

The move will help resolve discrepancies faced by farmers, arthiyas, traders and procurement agencies that essentially lead to revenue loss.

The FCI has called for a meeting of its officials in New Delhi on February 17, to chalk out means to support procurement in backward states.

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED), the nodal agency for oilseeds and pulses procurement on behalf of the C...

In a bid to make the country's farm sector globally competitive, Ficci's Task Force on Agriculture has asked te government to scrap the Ess...