India finds $800 billion silver lining as conflict clouds gatherWith an eye on the future, India is set to welcome a massive $800 billion wave of capital investment over the upcoming five years. The curr...
30 Apr, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
Inside PepsiCo India’s farm-to-shelf overhaul amid shifting consumer demandPepsiCo India says India’s agri supply chains are layered, limiting farmers’ price visibility and direct linkages with organised buyers can...
22 Apr, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
Economic Survey backs voluntary crop diversification over MSP tweaksThe Economic Survey proposes voluntary crop diversification instead of changing minimum support prices or reducing procurement. This strate...
29 Jan, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
Argentina-India strengthen cooperation in agriculture researchIndia and Argentina have signed a Work Plan 2025-2027 to boost agricultural research and technology exchange. This collaboration will focus...
17 Dec, 2025, 05.45 PM IST
Conserving and productively using biodiversity must be a strategic agricultural priority: ICAR's JatJat stressed the need for global collaboration and innovation in sustainable agronomy, noting that biodiversity will be at the heart of dis...
23 Nov, 2025, 09.35 AM IST
Yara India eyes 8-9 pc business growth in next 3 yearsYara India anticipates revenue growth of 8-9% annually for the next three years across all business segments, reporting revenues of Rs 5,34...
24 Jun, 2025, 04.12 PM IST
India's interest to study agriculture abroad risesIndian students are increasingly pursuing agricultural studies abroad, driven by global demand for sustainable farming practices and immigr...
10 Nov, 2024, 07.14 AM IST
Indian agritech Fyllo partners with Spain’s Terraview for precision agriculture in EuropeWith this, Fyllo becomes the first Indian agritech to expand globally and enhance farming practices using IoT (Internet of Things) devices....
11 Aug, 2023, 11.53 AM IST
PepsiCo-USAID awards 6 women farmers in Bengal for breaking gender stereotypes"Shamima Begum and Anwara Begum from West Bengal's Hooghly district, and Sujata Pramanik, Manisha Alu, Tapasi Pal and Anita Singh from Bank...
13 May, 2022, 11.30 AM IST
Corteva Agriscience inks pact to promote sustainable rice production in 40,000 acres UPThe project provides a framework for Corteva, 2030 WRG and a task force of multiple stakeholders to work towards transforming 40,000 acres ...
22 Jul, 2021, 01.01 PM IST
CropIn raises $20 million in Series C funding to expand globallyThe artificial intelligence and data-led agri-tech firm said the funds would be used to focus on its global expansion.
06 Jan, 2021, 04.38 PM IST
- Rice Knowledge Bank launched under World-bank funded Assam Agribusiness & Rural Transformation (APART) project
Dr. K.M. Buzarbarua, Vice Chancellor, AAU stated that there is need to convert this essential knowledge to different local languages for en...
28 Feb, 2019, 09.18 PM IST
PepsiCo to invest $5 million in agricultureThe maker of Lay's, Kurkure and cola brands like Pepsi is meeting companies who are investing to digitally connect 10 million retailers alo...
29 Oct, 2018, 08.09 AM IST
ITC to invest Rs 800 crore on food processing, hotel in OdishaThe integrated consumer goods manufacturing facility is being built on an area of 700,000 sq ft at Khordha district in Odisha.
01 Dec, 2016, 03.56 PM IST
Dabur signs MoU with DRDO to promote cultivation of rare medicinal plantsUnder this agreement, both the organisations will educate farmers in the Leh-Ladakh about high altitude medicinal plant species.
16 Jul, 2016, 11.56 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi to lay foundation stone of 1,000-acre agri institute in Jharkhand on June 28Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) in Jharkhand on June 28.
26 Jun, 2015, 03.04 PM IST
Patrick Matthew proposed natural selection theory earlier than Charles Darwin, says studyA new paper by King's College London geneticist Dr Michael Weale argues that Patrick Matthew deserves to be considered alongside Darwin.
21 Apr, 2015, 04.08 PM IST