Saturday, 5 July 2025
Image Source: The Indian Retailer KisaanSay, a B2C food brand focused on direct-from-farm sourcing, announced plans to onboard 500 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) over the next four to five years…
By deploying GPS-enabled digital locks across more than 1,500 high-value storage facilities—including warehouses, cold storages, silos, and oil tanks—Sohan Lal Commodity Management (SLCM) Group is doing more than just fortifying…
The Indian Vegetable Oil Producers’ Association (IVPA) has called upon the Government of India to reinstate standardized packaging requirements for edible oils, highlighting growing consumer confusion and the erosion of…
A formidable bridge between governments, industry, academia, social bodies and financial institutions The upcoming Africa-Asia Intercontinental Cold Chain Summit 2026 is set to be a landmark gathering that will bring…
Image Source: Syngenta Vegetable Seeds Farmers growing bird’s eye chili peppers across Southeast Asia are grappling with increasingly difficult production conditions—from erratic weather patterns and persistent pest pressure to rising…
A newly identified fungal disease has emerged as a significant threat to ginger cultivation in Karnataka, prompting an urgent advisory from the ICAR–Indian Institute of Spices Research (ICAR-IISR). Researchers from…
Image Source: indiancooperative.com In a quiet yet potentially transformative move, India’s government is architecting a digital framework that could redefine how rural welfare is delivered. The proposal: a ‘cooperative stack’—a…
In a landmark effort to decarbonize agriculture and bolster climate resilience, the Government of Kerala and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under…
In a landmark step toward climate-resilient agriculture, the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to co-develop…
Image Source: TERI As India prepares to submit its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, a timely new policy brief unveiled in New Delhi is…
India’s fertiliser regulations, conceived in an era of scarcity, have admirably served their foundational purpose—but now appear increasingly incongruous with contemporary realities. The Fertiliser Control Order, while historically significant, has…
Image Source: Inventiva In a significant consolidation move in India’s agrochemical landscape, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Coromandel International Ltd’s (CIL) proposed acquisition of a majority stake…
Image source: Business Upturn Heranba Industries Ltd. has announced the commencement of commercial production at its Sarigam Unit Phase-II, operated by its wholly owned subsidiary, Heranba Organics Private Limited (HOPL),…
— Manoj Kochar, President, Authentication Solution Providers’ Association (ASPA) Counterfeiting in India’s agrochemical industry has emerged as a stealthy but serious threat, undermining the country’s agricultural productivity and food security.…
