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No water to sow, no respite at the grocery store: India's prolonged food inflation worryIndian farmers face challenges in sowing winter crops amid dwindling water supplies from a weak monsoon. Amarsingh Gushinge's village exper...
32-year-old mech engineer left his job to do organic farming in a village; now earns Rs 3 lakh profit selling wide variety of crops directly to customersJobandeep Singh left his engineering job after four months and returned to his village in Punjab to pursue agriculture as a business. He no...
Super El Nino: What the potential arrival of a stronger 'little boy' means for India’s water, power, health, winter and summer?India is projected to experience a warmer and drier start to winter as a super El Niño develops. A weak monsoon has led to concerns over wa...
US state Montana governor pitches India partnerships in quantum, aerospace, biosciences & critical mineralsMontana has a cluster of around 80 quantum and photonics companies, and is keen to work with Indian institutions and firms on research, tec...
How India's below-average September rainfall fuels concern about cropsIndia faces below-average monsoon rains and higher temperatures this September. This rainfall deficit impacts summer crops entering critica...
Hotter, drier February looms over India, putting winter crops at riskIndia faces a warmer and drier February after an unusually warm January. This weather pattern poses risks to key winter crops like wheat, r...
Agriculture sector delivers bumper harvest in FY25The country's total foodgrain output has risen to 3,577.32 lakh tonnes, reflecting broad-based gains across cereals, pulses and oilseeds, U...
India's monsoon rains hit four-year high in boost to crop outputIndia experienced its highest monsoon rainfall since 2020, with above-average precipitation for three consecutive months, aiding recovery f...
India's monsoon expected to be prolonged, threatening ripe cropsIndia's monsoon rains are expected to extend into late September due to a developing low-pressure system, potentially disrupting the usual ...
Huge wheat harvest coming in Australia could help ease tight marketThe outlook is more downbeat than some other forecasts, with Rabobank estimating wheat and canola crops at 32.5 million and 5.8 million ton...
The many positives of pulses: Why we shouldn't ignore the edible leaves of lobia & morePulse pods can also be harvested green and cooked as a vegetable.
PM Modi launches 35 crop varieties with special traits to address climate change, malnutritionThe new crop varieties were dedicated to the nation through a video conference organised at all ICAR institutes, state and central agricult...
Fermented food, nut butters, plant-based protein: Top 5 trends to look out for in 2019Most chefs are now trying to use a lot of flowers and stems in their dishes.
Cabinet hikes wheat MSP by Rs 105 per quintal for 2018-19The government announces minimum support prices (MSPs) for most crops yearly to set a benchmark.
NASA-inspired technique boosts wheat production threefoldIn partnership with Dow AgroSciences, the scientists have used the technique to develop the new 'DS Faraday' wheat variety due for release ...
Uttar Pradesh plans big push for irrigation and agri e-tradeEconomists and govt officials said agri growth in the fertile plains of the state can gallop with effective steps and close coordination be...
Indian appetites are changing US crop mixIndia, an emerging buyer with a huge appetite for pulses, is beginning to assert itself on the world food market.
As demand grows, now lentils from Canada will feed IndiaWith vegetarians in Asia hungry for lentils, chickpeas and other sources of protein, North American farmers are swapping out wheat in favou...
- India, Mexico to deepen agri-trade ties
Blessed with similar climatic conditions suitable to agrarian activities, India and Mexico today promised to deepen their partnership in se...
- Rice procurement crosses 273 lt
Rice procurement rose by 8.9% cent to 273.5 lakh tonnes in 2007-08 marketing season till Wednesday, compared to 251.1 lakh tonnes purchased...