The government’s fertilizer subsidy bill may exceed ₹2-lakh crore in the current fiscal as it has crossed 70 percent of the Budget allocation of ₹1.75-lakh crore in the last seven…
Continuing rains in Kerala have hit natural rubber production, which fell 5-10 per cent during the September-November period compared to a year ago. However, the farming community hopes to restore…
In 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Queen Elizabeth with an award-winning variety from the Makaibari tea estate on his visit to the United Kingdom. It’s the preferred tea of…
india is developing sea protocols for various fresh fruits and vegetables like bananas, mangoes, pomegranates and jackfruit to promote their exports through ocean routes, a senior government official said on…
Fungi and fungal-like organisms (FLOs) harm food production in ways that cannot get repaired. Both plant health and human nutrition are adversely affected. Fungi and FLOs are the most significant…
The world is moving backwards in its effort to fight hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. Projections now suggest that by 2030, 8% of the global population — 670 million people — will…
What is needed is transparency on food and weather data, and stricter control on agri-processors and food warehouses, so that India doesn’t get trapped in a food speculation trap again. …
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