Thursday, 10 July 2025
Image Source: textalks.com In a decisive step toward addressing the stagnation and recent decline in India’s cotton productivity, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh…
Image Source: Canva India’s agri-commerce playbook just got a digital upgrade. In a strategic expansion of the electronic National Agriculture Market (eNAM), the government has added seven new commodities—including the…
Image Source: Bizcommunity The FAO Food Price Index edged up by 0.5 per cent in June 2025, driven by higher global prices for dairy, meat, and vegetable oils, even as…
ITC Limited, one of India’s largest diversified conglomerates, is accelerating the expansion of its agri-business with a strategic focus on scaling up its value-added agri products portfolio. According to its…
Image Source: IndiaMart KRBL Ltd, the leading basmati rice producer known for its India Gate brand, has ventured into the health-focused edible oil market with the launch of two blended…
In a first-of-its-kind development in Indian agriculture, 671 maize farmers from Telangana’s Mulugu district have been compensated by four private seed companies—including a major multinational—for crop losses caused by defective…
Image Source: IRRI In a significant step toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture, India has begun the large-scale rollout of Spoorthi (GNV 1906), a high-zinc rice variety designed to combat zinc deficiency through…
Image Source: Global Agriculture In a decisive move that signals the next chapter of its evolution, SML Limited—formerly Sulphur Mills Limited—has announced the formal entry of its biologicals division with…
Image Source: Global Agriculture India is betting big on maize—and it’s doing so without genetically modified seeds. At the 11th Maize Summit hosted by FICCI, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan…
Image Source: Bunge Global Bunge Global SA announced the successful completion of its merger with Viterra Limited, marking the creation of a leading global agribusiness solutions company serving the food,…
Image Source: Syngenta Vegetable Seeds Farmers growing bird’s eye chili peppers across Southeast Asia are grappling with increasingly difficult production conditions—from erratic weather patterns and persistent pest pressure to rising…
In a strategic move poised to reshape the landscape of agricultural cooperatives across Asia, Heifer International and the International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) have entered into a wide-ranging…
Image Source: The Indian Retailer KisaanSay, a B2C food brand focused on direct-from-farm sourcing, announced plans to onboard 500 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) over the next four to five years…
In a landmark step toward climate-resilient agriculture, the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to co-develop…
