Saturday, 11 October 2025
In a move that signals its deepening global footprint, Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection Ltd. , one of India’s leading integrated agrochemical and specialty chemical manufacturers, has signed three exclusive…
In a move that reinforces Centre–State collaboration on rural and agricultural development, Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, today met with Rajasthan Chief Minister…
Provectus Algae, an Australian synthetic biology company pioneering climate-smart algae-based products, has raised US$10.1 million in Series A funding alongside AU$2.5 million in federal grants to accelerate the scale-up of…
Image Source: msfarmcountry.com In a powerful endorsement of agribusiness as a vehicle for national growth, Standard Bank Namibia has invested N$40 million into a commercial blueberry farming venture near Divundu…
Fast-tracking agri renaissance: PM Modi unveils ‘Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana’ across 100 lagging districts In a decisive push to transform India’s agricultural heartlands, the Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra…
Image Source: IRRI In the cyclone-prone, low-lying plains of Odisha’s Jajpur district, where formal credit rarely reaches and climate shocks often wipe out entire harvests, an innovative financial experiment is…
In the quiet but fast-accelerating race to monitor agricultural emissions, Belgian deeptech startup VOCSens has secured a €0.5 million investment from the Agri Investment Fund (AIF), a move that could…
Image Source: CMFRI In a pioneering move that fuses circular economy principles with inclusive coastal development, the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has launched a three-day hands-on training programme…
Image Source: CIFRI The ICAR–Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI), Barrackpore, celebrated National Fish Farmers Day 2025 with great enthusiasm at its headquarters on July 10. The day commemorates the…
Image Source: MPSC Academy In a key step toward rural financial transformation, NABARD Chairman Shaji KV has announced that the Information Technology integration of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), following the…
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: HDFC Sky In a move that underscores the rising investor appetite for India’s specialty chemicals sector, Safex Chemicals (India) Limited has filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP)…
Image Source: Orissa Diary India’s agricultural credit architecture has long been biased toward the short-term and the superficial—structured around seasonal cycles, risk-averse banks, and often underpinned by political compulsions. But…
Image Source: Outlook Business India requires an estimated $75 billion in investment to help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change, according to Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for…
