agriculture sector

Economic Survey 2023-24 shows agricultural credit increased nearly 1.5 times during financial year 2024

The credit to agricultural and allied activities was in double digits during the financial year 2024 as per the Economic…

4 months ago

Fields of Gold: India anticipates record mustard crop, projected at 120.90 lakh tonnes in 2023-24

India is poised to achieve a milestone in its agricultural sector with an anticipated record Rapeseed-Mustard crop of 120.90 lakh…

8 months ago

Govt giving high priority to agriculture, manufacturing sectors: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the government was going in for a big push to the agriculture and…

10 months ago

Battered by rain and an economy in free fall, can Pakistan afford to focus on Sweden Quran issue?

For Pakistan, food shortage could intensify as heavy rains have once again started playing havoc in several parts of the…

1 year ago

Sowing of Kharif crops on track as monsoon hits India

The delay in the arrival of monsoon is unlikely to impact sowing of Kharif crops if rains continue in the…

1 year ago

India’s food prices likely to remain in control as monsoon advances well

As India’s consumer price index (CPI) eased to 4.25 per cent in May – a 25 month low--the country’s food…

1 year ago

How agri-startups are now transforming India’s farm sector amid threat of climate change

India’s all-important agriculture sector—not only critical for maintaining domestic food security but also across the world, is undergoing a gradual…

1 year ago

El Nino puts global food security on notice, India’s rice exports likely to drop to meet domestic demand

India’s ban on food grain exports will not be lifted anytime soon amid rising concerns over an El Nino situation.…

2 years ago

Hungry Pakistan dismayed as untimely rains ruin rice, maize and sugarcane crops

Concerns for Pakistan’s policymakers have risen as heavy rains lashed several parts of Pakistan including the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan,…

2 years ago

India’s women farmers finally make their mark thanks to better credit access, bank accounts

Is the increasing number of women farmers now driving rural consumer demand? While the female workforce in the all-important agriculture…

2 years ago

Union Budget likely to hike outlay for boosting farm production

With food security now becoming a core issue amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and climate change, the Narendra Modi government…

2 years ago

Cabinet approves hike in MSP for Rabi crops

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today approved a hike in the minimum support price (MSP) for…

2 years ago

Agriculture minister heads for Israel – to witness use of drones to boost farm production

<p> <strong>Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar is leading an Indian government delegation on a visit to…

3 years ago

Purple revolution in Kashmir amid Lavender bloom

<p> <strong>The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh announced a key decision to commence Purple…

3 years ago

Top global agricultural firms being probed over price collusion in sale of carrot seeds to India’s farmers

<p> The Competition Commission of India is investigating suspected price collusion by some prominent global agricultural firms such as Germany’s…

3 years ago

Self-driven Odisha farmer creates organic seed bank of his own

<p> <strong>Just as important it is to eat what is locally grown so it is vital to grow with seeds…

3 years ago

Five varieties of Indian apples exported to Bahrain for first time

<p> APEDA in collaboration with Himachal Pradesh Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation Ltd on Friday exported India’s first consignment…

3 years ago