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Centre pushes chemical fertilisers alternatives as output slumpsIndia is pushing alternatives to chemical fertilisers after a 24.6% drop in output and supply disruptions linked to the Strait of Hormuz cr...- India's global Ammonia tender likely ahead to secure fertilizer productionIndia plans a global tender for ammonia, a key fertilizer ingredient. This move aims to secure vital raw material for urea and other fertil...
- Pick up for a likely dip in kharif outputHowever, the finance ministry's latest monthly economic report says that a normal second half of the southwest monsoons would narrow the so...
- Wheat prices in India stabilised, export restrictions bore fruitMultiple rounds of heat waves in several wheat-growing regions in India ahead of the rabi harvest this year affected crop production. The c...
- Pre-packaged food set to become dearer by 5-8%The levies come at a time when commodity costs had been cooling down, which had led companies to state they would not increase prices furth...
- Adani Wilmar plans acquisition of brands and processing units in mass rice segmentThe company will launch branded daily-use rice under the fortune brand beginning with West Bengal from early April. Staple is just 11 per c...
- SLCM ties up with TFMY to finance commodities stored in latter's warehousesTamil Nadu Foodgrains Marketing Yard (TFMY) is a project that aims to provide necessary infrastructures for cereals, pulses and staples (CP...
- Fears of lockdown push Mumbaikars to stock upEcommerce platforms have already doubled their stocking for a fortnight foreseeing a demand spurt due to rising Covid cases in Maharashtra ...
- Ram Vilas Paswan snubs Nitish Kumar on bonus payment"The Centre never banned payment of bonus to farmers in Bihar... the state government is indulging in misleading campaign on the issue," Pa...
- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launches food security lawBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today launched the Food security law providing subsidised foodgrains to poor.
- Major victory at WTO, no threat to food security plan: Anand SharmaDeal allows nations such as India to fix a Minimum Support Price for farm produce and to sell staple grains to the poor at subsidised rates.
- Bihar to launch Food Security Act from February, says Nitish KumarBihar will launch the UPA govt's flagship food guarantee scheme promising subsidised staple foodgrains to two-third of population from Febr...
- Normal monsoon can boost sagging consumption growth: RBIThe Reserve Bank today said private consumption, which has been declining due to sagging economic growth, will go up if there is normal mon...
- Food Corporation of India asks for additional Rs 14,300 cr for rice procurementFood Corporation of India has sought an additional Rs 14,300 crore during this fiscal for rice procurement in the 2012-13 marketing season.
- Monsanto earmarks $ 10 mn to promote agri-research in IndiaGlobal seeds major Monsanto has earmarked a grant of $ 10 mn for promoting research on the two staple foodgrains.
- ‘India to import rice for first time in 20 yrs’India, a traditional rice exporter, will import the grain for the first time in 20 years.
- FCI’s rice bowl sees sharp dip; rates to rocketThe paddy/rice procurement by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has seen a sharp 14% drop at the beginning of the new purchase season beg...
- Centre wants state govts to act fast on paddy subsidyCentre’s “ad-hoc” decision to set the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy at Rs 850/quintal for common grade paddy and at Rs 880/quintal ...
- Rice output estimates worrisomeTop rice growing states have clocked in worrisome news over this kharif’s total output notwithstanding the rosy picture that emerged on the...
- Govt targets 221.5 m tonnes foodgrain output in 2007-08Rabi foodgrain production of 105.6 million tonnes in 2006-07 may have surpassed the previous record production of 104.2 million tonnes achi...
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