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

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

India's livestock sector faces rising feed costs. Farmers are urging the government to permit soybean meal imports. Domestic prices have su...

India's government is urging states to focus on pulses and oilseeds for the upcoming kharif sowing season. This directive comes amid predic...

India can boost nutrition security, cut import dependence, and build a global smart protein industry by scaling climate-resilient indigenou...

The IMD has retained its forecast for a below-normal monsoon in 2026, with El Nino expected to dominate the June-September season and rainf...

India imports over 80% of its DAP requirements and for urea domestic production covers only 30-35% of total demand. India is among top fert...

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

India's rural economy is faced with potential challenges. A weaker monsoon and rising farm costs from the Iran war could impact growth this...

India’s rural economy faces pressure in 2026 from a likely El Niño-driven weak monsoon and rising input costs due to US-Iran tensions. Lowe...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has responded to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin. She accused him of creating false narrativ...

In a statement, the finance ministry said the January 9, 2026, letter from the Department of Expenditure Secretary, Ministry of Finance, to...

The Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) has appealed to the government to increase import duties on edible oils by at least 10% ...

Oilseed farmers in India are feeling pressure from both sides—crashing domestic prices and increasing dumping. Experts say crushing margins...

The government has urged edible oil processors not to raise retail prices despite recent import duty hikes, citing sufficient stocks import...

New varieties of seeds should be developed and special research should be conducted with the aim of increasing per-hectare soybean producti...

India should consider imposing 10 per cent import duty on crude palm oil to protect interests of oilseed farmers, an analyst said today.