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El Niño is set to further disrupt India's $300 billion farm supply chainIndia's crucial monsoon rains are delayed, disrupting the nation's $300 billion farm economy just as planting season begins. This agricultu...
Trade, tariffs & taste: American whiskey pushes for a fair pour in IndiaUS trade representative Jamieson Greer’s recent visit to New Delhi is seen as a key step toward finalising a US-India trade framework, with...
India has contingency plans in place amid 40% rainfall deficit, says Agriculture CommissionerWhile India is currently facing 40 per cent rainfall deficit, the country has prepared district-level contingency plans to tackle possible ...
A stock trader’s guide to navigating rare ‘Super El Niño’As fears over the Iran conflict ease, investors are turning their attention to climate risk, with a potential “Super El Niño” emerging as a...
India’s fertiliser subsidy model is broken; direct income support is the only way forward: Ashok GulatiIndia’s fertiliser subsidy regime is facing scrutiny; rising global fertiliser and energy prices and rising fiscal pressures expose its ine...
BRICS+ agriculture beyond borders: Trade and resilience for a food-secure worldWith India’s leadership and BRICS+ cooperation, agriculture can become not only a source of food, but a foundation for resilience, prosperi...
Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
Wilmar International chief says India must target 60% self-sufficiency in edible oilsIndia needs to produce more edible oils domestically. Kuok Khoon Hong, chairman of Wilmar International, suggests aiming for 50-60% self-su...
India released nearly 3,000 climate-resilient crop varieties during 2014-25: GovtIndia has released 2,996 climate-resilient crop varieties from 2014 to 2025. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research led this effort. C...
Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
SC seeks Centre’s response on plea over MSP linked to cost of cultivationThe Supreme Court is currently reviewing an appeal aimed at elevating the significance of state-led assessments of farming costs in the est...
India eyes higher farm output this year, confident of supporting global food supply amid uncertainty: DARE Secy JatICAR is advancing conservation agriculture and climate-resilient wheat research, focusing on water-use efficiency, farmer incomes, and nutr...
India set for record wheat planting as soil moisture and prices riseIndian farmers are planting a record amount of wheat. This expansion is driven by better returns and improved soil moisture from recent rai...
ICAR issues advisory to wheat farmers on prediction of a harsher summerICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research issued an advisory to wheat farmers based on Indian Meteorological Department's predicti...
Farmers of India's dry soil wary of planting wheat despite record high pricesIndian farmers are unlikely to boost wheat planting despite prices hitting record highs as they opt for less-water intensive crops. While w...
India's wheat export boom brings a bonanza to farmers, and budget reliefBefore the nearly 50% surge in global wheat prices, India struggled to export the grain due to annual increases in the MSP to placate the p...
Ukraine crisis to help cut wheat procurement billExperts said the government's wheat procurement bill could fall by 15-20% in the next marketing season. The fiscal benefit would be signifi...
Government to relax wheat procurement standards to compensate farmers for damage by untimely rainsIndia, the world's second-largest wheat grower, is expected to see a drop in production to 93-94 million tonnes this year, compared with 95...
Weather Woes: Quality standards for wheat procurement likely to be relaxed to help farmersPaswan says Haryana has sought relaxations in quality standards for FCI's wheat procurement for public distribution.
- Wheat emerges the current winner in battle for acreage
High prices may have given most farmers bumper profits. But equally high market volatility is now making it tough for them to decide which ...