Wednesday, 1 April 2026
To generate a deeper impact on society where agriculture is properly valued and food is sustainable Texas-based National Sorghum Producers announced that global agrochemical company UPL NA, Inc. has joined…
The Basmati rice export steadily grew from 346 lakh tons to 463 lakh tons between 2012-13 and 2020-21. India is a global leader in rice exports – both Basmati and…
Through this acquisition UPL plans to advance its mission to reduce food waste and support food supply chain sustainability. UPL Ltd. a global provider of sustainable agricultural solutions, announced that…
The Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) has requested various States like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Telangana Rajasthan, Kerala to organise workshop/seminars on importance of consuming Fortified…
To promote the consumption of Millets and in view of their health benefits, the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) has directed all its offices to introduce and promote millets in…
Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Agriculture Minister, inaugurated the National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign 2022-23 on September 7 at National Agricultural Science Complex (NASC), Pusa, New Delhi. Addressing the…
The Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) has received an overwhelming response towards the technical bids of Design, Build, Fund, Own & Operate (DBFOT) tender under the Hub and…
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets, with 72 countries supporting India’s proposal at the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. To…
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for amendment of policy of exemption for Wheat or Meslin Flour (HS Code…
Recently, the Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi (ISABU) released eleven new and improved rice varieties that are resilient to climate change, disease-tolerant, high yielding with great nutritional value, and…
Food grain production estimated to be record 315.72 million tonnes in the country, up by 4.98 MT in 2020-21 The fourth advance estimates of production of major agricultural crops for…
The action plan of International Year of Millets -2023 focuses on strategies to enhance production, consumption, export, branding, etc. Government plans to hold several programmes in the country and abroad…
Aggregation of demand through GeM to bring down the cost of procurement for the government. On the directions of Prime Minister, a review meeting of GeM (Government E-Marketplace) was held…
NITI Aayog and WFP have prepared a compendium of good practices for scaling up the production and consumption of millets in India and abroad. NITI Aayog and the World Food…
