Planet's fate rests on our platesFood systems are major global crisis drivers. A new report highlights the need for sustainable diets and farming. Current practices harm he...
Agri-fintech startup KiVi raises Rs 15 crore in fundingThe Chennai-based firm, which is incubated at IIT Madras Research Park and is operated by Agrosperity Tech Solutions, is currently present ...
Arya.ag appoints Jatinder Alagh as Chief Technology OfficerThe appointment of Jatinder Alagh as the CTO comes at a crucial juncture in Arya.ag's journey to enhance user experience, optimise processe...
Samunnati, Maha FPO Federation come together to host farmgate procurement of onion in MaharashtraOver 50 FPOs are expected to participate in the program in the districts of Nashik, Pune, and Ahmednagar, where the commodities will be gra...
Rice costlier by 5% on duty cut by DhakaBangladesh will import sambha mansoori, sonam and kolam varieties of rice from UP, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. Prices of these var...
Pulses exporters want 10 per cent cash subsidy to boost exportsPulses industry associations have written to the commerce and agriculture ministries, seeking a cash subsidy of 10% to boost exports of cha...
Sericulture farmers see 20% higher prices on the back of ReshaMandi's digital supportMore than 12,000 sericulture farmers in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra currently use the artificial intelligence-bas...
States told to ensure no hurdles to agri exportsThe Centre has identified 21 agricultural products, including honey, potatoes, grapes, soya beans and groundnuts, which Indian can export, ...
Potato under the weather, prices may rise over expected drop in outputProduction of the tuber in West Bengal is expected to be 13.6 per cent less than in 2015, while in Uttar Pradesh, it is expected to be less...
- Government slashes fertiliser subsidy for FY 14
The government has significantly slashed the complex fertiliser subsidy rates for FY14, but the development is neutral for India Inc.
Industry hails Rangarajan panel's report on sugar decontrolIndian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) today said the suggestions if adopted by the Centre would help the industry in achieving faster growt...
- Call for minimum farmgate price for Pusa 1121 rice
Punjab and Haryana governments seek to protect farmers from price fluctuations
Budget 2011 will aim to enhance purchasing power: Pranab MukherjeeFM said it is the responsibility of policy-makers and the government to ensure that the price rise is within a manageable level.
- PM forms sub committee on prise rise
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has decided to set up a sub committee that will come up will key suggestions on checking "irrationally high" ...
- Global price flux may ruin fertiliser subsidy bill maths
The department of fertilisers (DoF) has projected the actual fertiliser subsidy spend for 2008-09, at prevailing (January) global prices fo...
- Retailers negotiating deal with co-operatives at farmgate
When you buy fresh groceries at the nearest mall, remember it takes about 150 small farmers to stock those shelves, annually. But being sma...
- Urea capacity addition may be linked to import-parity price
The industry contended that this was all the more imperative for producers’ price, if complete decontrol of farmers’ price was not immediat...