Concerns over a possible increase in global food prices have been sparked by the news that India, the world’s top exporter of rice, has suspended export of its largest category…
By Ashok Prasad, Co-Founder, Unnati Agri Amid the vast expanse of India’s agricultural landscape and its global stature as a key agricultural hub, the country has been grappling with substantial…
By Ramakrishnan M, SVP – Strategy & Partnerships, Growpital In recent years, India’s agricultural landscape has witnessed a significant transformation with the rise of corporate farming. Traditionally dominated by small-scale…
By Sanjay Gupta, MD and CEO, National Commodities Management Service Limited (NCML) In light of the recent announcement by Union Minister Anurag Thakur about introducing the ‘world’s largest food grain…
By Dr Renuka Diwan, Co-Founder & CEO, BioPrime Agrisolutions In a rapidly growing and urbanising India, a sustained agricultural growth and food security must be factored. Biotechnology holds great promise…
By Ankit Alok Bagaria, Co-founder, Loopworm Global meat consumption is growing exponentially because of rapid urbanisation and population growth. This surge is driven not only by increasing numbers but also…
By Suraj Nair, Lead (TechSprouts), Ankur Capital Food shortages arise more frequently owing to unpredictable crop yield losses caused by biotic and abiotic stresses. With advances in molecular biology and…
By Rajesh Kumar Mediratta, MD and CEO, IGX (Indian Gas Exchange) Gas Exchanges provide an alternate avenue for buyers from the fertiliser sector and sellers to meet their natural gas…
By Dr Kaushik Banerjee, Director, ICAR-National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune Grape is an important commercial fruit crop, which is mostly grown in the peninsular region of India. Maharashtra is…
By Dr Deepak Birewar, Chairman & MD, Inventys Research Company India is one of the major players in the global agricultural market. With the unstable food security landscape and the…
By Kishan Karunakaran, CEO, Buyofuel India’s cement production capacity is expected to reach 550 MT by 2025. The cement demand is estimated to touch 419.92 MT by FY 2027 driven…
By Ananda Verma, Founder, Fasal The Indian agriculture sector is facing various challenges such as land fragmentation, climate change, declining soil fertility, low productivity, limited access to markets, high input…
By Prabhat Chaturvedi, CEO, Netafim Agricultural Financing Agency Pvt. Ltd. (NAFA) Agriculture is a dominant sector of the Indian economy, with approximately 85 per cent of farm holdings being less…
By Ram Kaundinya, Director General, Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) The Union Budget 2023-24, presented by the Finance Minister has many positive announcements for agriculture in general and…