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India not fully food secure, imports over 50% edible oil: NITI Aayog Vice-chairmanIndia's reliance on imported edible oils and pulses raises concerns about its food security. NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri hi...- Mahindra begins commercial rollout of MaxSeeder to tackle stubble burningMahindra & Mahindra has initiated commercial production of its new multi-crop seeding machine called Maxseeder. This machine is designed to...
- Double trouble at the dinner table: When will food prices normalise for Indians?India’s food inflation: Food prices are rising unevenly, impacting household budgets, while inflation is projected to persist in upcoming m...
- Niti Aayog recommends strategies to double India's pulses production by 2047 and self-sufficient by 2030Niti Aayog suggests ways for India to become self-reliant in pulses. The goal is to double pulse production by 2047. Production may reach 3...
- How our farmers are denied their placeTrade talks with the US are facing challenges due to India's reluctance to open its protected agricultural sector. Market failures, climate...
- Government funds 28 innovations to combat tomato price volatility and wastageThe Department of Consumer Affairs has funded 28 projects aimed at reducing tomato loss and adding value to the crop. These initiatives see...
- Demand-supply projections for crops, livestock in the worksGovernment's think-tank NITI Aayog has set up a working group on demand and supply projections of crops, livestock, fisheries and agricultu...
- Agritech startup Our Food bags $6 million to 'disrupt food processing industry'Our Food will use the funds to ramp up operations, increase manufacturing capacity and improve India's agricultural food supply chain, whic...
- Statutory MSP a disastrous ideaGiant advances are taking place in lab-grown meat and quasi-meats. When these reach a threshold volume, the demand for grain as animal feed...
- West Bengal assembly polls: Weak buying a political hot potato in HooghlyTarakeswar and Haripal constituencies will go to the polls on April 6 in the third phase of the assembly election. The BJP’s former Rajya S...
- Chinese President Xi Jinping launches 'Clean Your Plate Campaign' to avert food crisis"The initiative initially sparked speculation by some media over whether China is in a food crisis. Experts say the world indeed faces a fo...
- Agriculture share in India's 'Gross Value Added' fell to 17.9% in FY17 from 18.6% in FY14The crops sub-sector accounted for nearly 62% of the agriculture and allied sector in 2011-12, which has gradually come down to about 58% i...
- Asia’s largest drip irrigation project by MEIL in Karnataka to take off SundayThe project, executed by one of India’s largest infrastructure firms Megha Engineering & Infrastructures (MEIL), will be inaugurated by the...
- ICAR seeks doubling of R&D budget in FY18 from present Rs 800 croreICAR has made plans to develop varieties of fruits and vegetables that can be easily processed by the industry and reduce wastage.
- Onion import from Afghanistan picks upImport of onions from Afghanistan has picked up momentum and is likely to increase further, traders said today about the supplies.
- Agri sector needs modern farming practices, technologies: Radha Mohan SinghThe Agriculture Minister was speaking at the 77th meeting of the General Council of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
- 20 mn tonne wheat wasted in India every year: IMEAround 20 million tonnes of wheat is wasted in India every year due to inadequate storage infrastructure, Institution of Mechanical Enginee...
- India may soon surpass China in vegetable,fruit output: IIHRIndia may soon surpass China as the world's leading producer of vegetables and fruits, government research body IIHR said.
- India may soon surpass China in vegetable, fruit output:IIHRWith the availability of improved seed varieties, India may soon surpass China as the world's leading producer of vegetables and fruits.
- India loses crops of Rs 50k cr to poor post-harvest handlingIndia is losing food items worth a whopping Rs 50,000 crore every year due to poor post-harvest handling of farm produce, a development tha...
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