India's fertilizer subsidy bill is set to rise by 20% this financial year. This increase is driven by higher prices caused by the Middle Ea...

A strong El Nino is expected in the second half of 2026. This will bring hotter, drier weather to Asia. Crops and food supplies will be aff...

Amul's remarkable growth signals a bright future for India's dairy sector. Recent GST cuts are a game-changer, benefiting farmers and consu...

India’s palm oil imports fell nearly 19% month-on-month in March to a three-month low of 689,462 tonnes, as higher global prices prompted r...

Indian farmers are selling rapeseed to private traders. Market prices are higher than government rates. This is due to a rally in edible oi...

Uttar Pradesh has recorded the highest year-on-year increase of 27% in area under mustard, followed by Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, which have ...

Farmers have also increased acreage under rapeseed, the key winter-sown oilseed, to 7.1 million hectares as of Nov. 25, up from last year's...

Only the prospect of financial support will encourage farmers to switch from grain crops, with their government-set prices, to the less pre...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced a new procurement policy in July shortly after the government announced the biggest ever hike in...

The total sown area as on August 25, according to agriculture ministry data stood at 1,013.83 lakh hectare as compared to 1,019.60 lakh hec...

If bears stomp the agro-commodity markets, blame it on the weather. Analysts say weather problems paint a bright price outlook.

A 'live' demonstration to cultivate as many as 307 varieties of 54 crops will be a major attraction at the five-day National Agriculture Ex...

India is the world's largest buyer of palm oil, which represents more than 80% of its edible-oil imports.

The government data on acreage of rabi crops has shown a substantial increase for pulses and wheat crop. There is, however, a significant d...

A revival in monsoon rains is helping ease dry weather that's caused drought in more than a third of the country, aiding crops in the world...

High prices may have given most farmers bumper profits. But equally high market volatility is now making it tough for them to decide which ...

Reduction in the import duty on edible oils usually sparks off protests from the edible oil industry, apparently since such measures go aga...