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Enrol under PM Fasal Bima Yojana by July 31: Maharashtra agriculture minister to farmersMaharashtra Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharane has urged farmers to enroll in the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana by July 31. This rev...- India’s fertiliser subsidy model is broken; direct income support is the only way forward: Ashok GulatiIndia’s fertiliser subsidy regime is facing scrutiny; rising global fertiliser and energy prices and rising fiscal pressures expose its ine...
- Beyond rice, wheat: Why India must revive native ‘orphan crops’ for protein securityIndia can boost nutrition security, cut import dependence, and build a global smart protein industry by scaling climate-resilient indigenou...
- Government fully prepared to tackle El Nino impact on kharif crop: ChouhanThe government is ready for El Nino's impact on the upcoming kharif crop. Contingency plans are being made for affected areas.
- Wilmar International chief says India must target 60% self-sufficiency in edible oilsIndia needs to produce more edible oils domestically. Kuok Khoon Hong, chairman of Wilmar International, suggests aiming for 50-60% self-su...
- Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
- India's edible oil imports rise 3% in FY26 on Nepal duty-free surge, industry body saysIndia's edible oil imports increased by 3 per cent in the last fiscal year owing significant to a boost from duty-free shipments from Nepal...
- Advisory to states on crop bonus policy to encourage greater crop diversification: FinMinIn a statement, the finance ministry said the January 9, 2026, letter from the Department of Expenditure Secretary, Ministry of Finance, to...
- Cold sow: How unused paddy fields and winter months can be key to increase edible oil productionNITI Aayog has suggested that we use the land left unused between crop cycles to cultivate certain crops. But the socio-economic and infras...
- Cotton, groundnut output to decline in Gujarat; says first advance estimateThe Gujarat government reduced the production and yield of kharif crops in its first advance estimate for 2018-19.
- India still highly dependent on edible oil imports: ICRAThe government is currently running ‘National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP)’ to encourage the adoption of newly released varieti...
- Indian edible oils industry demands increase in import dutyWith a view to ensure farmers do not loose total interest in oilseed cultivation we suggest the following intervention on top most priority.
- Government coaxes Eastern India to grow pulses, oilseeds"The government will allocate funds to grow these two crops in the eastern Indian states that are covered under BGREI scheme.”
- Bad weather hampers Rabi oilseed cultivationDelayed rainfall and the late arrival of winter are hampering the growth of oilseed crops such as mustard, groundnut and sunflower.
- Industry offers investment to boost oilseeds outputWith the government still dithering on creating a special fund for oilseeds development, Indian edible oil industry has offered to make inv...
- Poor monsoon to hit oilseed output in K’taka, AndhraKarnataka and AP appear set to produce sharply lower quantities of critical oilseed crops - sunflower, sesame and groundnut - but other sta...
- Gujarat farmers shift from cotton to oilseed cropsCotton cultivation is likely to decline across the Gujarat state in the current season. On the other hand, the state government, and trader...
- ICAR seeks more funds to boost production of pulses, oilseedsIndian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) on Thursday said Rs 347 crore has been sought from the Union government for promoting the c...
- Crop imbalance drives Bengal to diversificationWest Bengal is the largest producer of rice, jute and vegetables in the country. But it is deficient in wheat, pulses, oilseeds and maize a...
- All’s not well with oilseed farmingWith a massive one million hectare shrinkage in the total acreage under oilseeds cultivation during the kharif ’06 season, both the edible ...
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