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Foodgrains

World cereal production expected to reach a record 2 911 Mn tonnes in 2025: FAO

Pegged at 478 million tonnes, FAO’s estimate for global cereal trade in 2024/25 points to a 6.9 percent decrease below the 2023/24 level. As the 2024/25 (July/June) marketing season concludes,…

‘Ganga Bhog’: NMCG rolls out millet farming project along Ganga

As part of its innovative Arth Ganga initiative, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), in collaboration with HESCO, recently launched the ‘Ganga Bhog – Gangotri se GangaSagar Tak’ project…

World’s largest grain storage initiative to strengthen PACS and spur rural employment: Amit Shah

Union Minister Amit Shah reviewed the world’s largest cooperative food grain storage initiative, highlighting the key role of PACS and its potential to strengthen rural development. The scheme is designed…

India’s foodgrain production reaches record high of 354 Mn Tonnes

India’s foodgrain production is projected to have risen by 6.6 per cent in 2024–25, marking the fastest growth in eight years and reaching a record 354 million tonnes (MT). Key…

 CSKHP Agricultural University Palampur develops Blast-Resistant paddy varieties

 Theses paddy varieties have been officially approved by both state and national varietal release committees for cultivation in the hilly regions of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal…

Mahyco signs up with Paryan as its Licensing Partner in India

Paryan’s novel rice technology, FullPage®, represents a new generation of climate-friendly solutions for rice cultivation.  Mahyco Private Limited has signed up with Paryan as its technology partner in India through…

Global grain trade to fall by 7% in 2024-25 compared to the prior year: USDA Report

Wheat trade is forecast to decline by 9 per cent compared to the prior year, the largest year-to-year decline in decades. Total grain trade is forecast to fall by 7…

IRRI launches AI-powered global digital platform to accelerate hybrid rice breeding

The system utilises advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning models to interrogate datasets across decades of research and trials. The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has launched a new AI-powered…

Cargill commences new corn milling plant in Gwalior

Cargill has a business arrangement with Saatvik Agro, which has established this dedicated production facility for starch derivatives with an initial output capacity of 500 tonnes per day Cargill announced…

Ag Ministry releases Second Advance Estimates of production of major crops (Kharif & Rabi) for 2024-25

Record production of Rice, Wheat, Maize, Groundnut and Soybean has been achieved. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has released Second Advance Estimates of production of Major Agricultural Crops…

Switching from Rice to alternative cereals can boost farmer incomes in India: Study

ISB Prof. Co-author Study reveals optimised allocation of the area under rice, switching to alternative cereals, could reduce climate-induced production losses by 11 per cent.  A new study reveals that…

Transforming Maize and Wheat agrifood systems through innovation, policy, and global collaboration

The global dialogue “Sustainable Maize and Wheat: Scaling Innovations for Resilience” in Istanbul highlighted the urgent need for innovative, collaborative, and inclusive approaches to maize and wheat sustainability. Wheat, maize,…

Amit Shah chairs review meeting regarding traditional seeds of the Bharatiya Beej Sahkari Samiti Limited

The Union Minister of Cooperation emphasised on preparing a comprehensive database of all traditional seeds of fruits, vegetables and food grains across the country. Union Home Minister and Minister of…

Centre revises Wheat stock limit until 31st March, 2025

1132 LMT wheat procurement during Rabi 2024; ample availability in the country. Government of India keeps a close watch on the prices of wheat and takes suitable appropriate interventions to…

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