With India’s leadership and BRICS+ cooperation, agriculture can become not only a source of food, but a foundation for resilience, prosperi...

A developing El Niño event thousands of miles away poses a significant threat to India's agriculture. This weather phenomenon is linked to ...

Today, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...

A massive lake in California, Tulare Lake, vanished over a century ago. Recent extreme storms brought it back, submerging farmland. This ev...

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

Agriculture ministry has directed states to prepare district-wise crop strategies, and promote short-duration crops such as pulses, certain...

Soybean futures dropped, reflecting market skepticism about the vague assurances. While China pledged "double-digit billion" annual purchas...

Based on expected margins over cost of production, the MSP hike is the most for moong at 61%, followed by bajra and maize (56% each) and tu...

The Union Cabinet has approved significant hikes in Minimum Support Prices for 14 Kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing season. Sunflower ...

As the kharif season approaches, farmers are leaning towards cultivating oilseeds like soybean and pulses such as urad and masur, primarily...

India’s Rs 5,659-crore Mission for Cotton Productivity aims to tackle falling yields, poor seed quality, and rising import dependence throu...

The industry has sought a 10 per cent increase in price because of rising input costs. Some manufacturers have sought pricing freedom. Last...

The agriculture secretary said normal monsoon forecast by the weather office was a shot in the arm for the sector and good for the agricult...

In a notification issued on March 10, the ministry said status quo would also be maintained on the trait value (tech fee).

NSAI wants to join as 'Party' in this case as it favours full regulation of cotton seed price, including the trait fees and royalty.

As per the notification, MRP of the cotton seed will be notified in the Official Gazette on or before March 31 of every year applicable for...

The move of the ministry comes in response to a series of representations made by the domestic hybrid seed manufacturers.