The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry has granted a biosafety permit for direct utilization of vitamin A-enriched rice variety – Golden Rice as food & feed or for…
Amazon is starting a cold chain hub in Pune to develop a sustainable farm-to-fork model In order to provide fresh produce to its consumers, the ecommerce giant Amazon Retail India…
Development of agro-medicinal forestry, crop diversification, revisiting of Food Security Act, extending subsidy to producers of green manure, etc. were recommended by experts The government should remove GST on agri-inputs,…
Bijak would utilise the fund on new technology and hiring fresh talent, among others. Agritech start-up Bijak on recently announced that it has raised over USD 2.5 million (about Rs…
The Korean company will invest ₹900 crore at the Kakatiya Mega Textile Park (KMTP) at Warangal. The 290-acre facility is expected to generate 12,000 jobs. Youngone Corporation,…
The funds will also be used to scale up Eco-Connect exponentially in the coming year. Agritech start up Ecozen on Thursday announced that the company has completed its $6 million…
Partnering with Ninjacart will help Walmart and Flipkart strengthen direct sourcing of fresh produce for Walmart India’s Best Price B2B cash-and-carry stores and Flipkart’s online grocery business Supermart. Walmart and…
Despite reduced supplies, exports are expected to rise to a record 205,000MT on strong demand from the European Union and Russia. According to Indian Grape Forum, the Indian table grape…
Increasing demand for organic food, rising awareness of natural, and new food safety standards for health are the key driving factors for the market growth. According to the latest…
The second edition of Cotton Trailblazers, an International convening held in Nagpur to celebrate organic cotton in India. It has highlighted Maharashtra as a potential hotspot for organic cotton cultivation…
BY Dr Ram Kaundinya, Director General, Dr Ratna Kumria, Director of Biotechnology, Federation of Seed Industry of India The challenges of meeting the food security and nutritional security of…
BY Dr Bhagirath Chaudhary, Founder Director, South Asia Biotechnology Centre Farmers are paying about Rs 15,000 crore GST annually on farm inputs to produce farm commodities Farmers are the…
The adoption rates of farm equipment have increased as indicated by the sale of tractors and the rise in farm power availability (FPA) in the recent past. According…
Arize rice has helped rice farmers increase their resilience through higher farm incomes and adoption of sustainable rice farming In 2019, Arize completed 25 successful years of partnering with…