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Kenya turns to India for rice imports as farmers decry unsold harvests

Kenya will import 500,000 tonnes of duty-free rice by December to ease prices, mainly from India and Pakistan. Farmers oppose the plan,...

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Maize News in English

Biofuels: Area under maize cultivation in India increases sharply, driven by push for ethanol

India’s maize acreage rose by 9 lha (10.5%) in kharif 2025-26 to 91.89 lha, driven by ethanol demand under the E20 programme....

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Ethanol & Bioenergy News in English

Centre approves additional 2.8 million tonnes of FCI rice for ethanol production

India has approved an additional 2.8 million tonnes of FCI rice for ethanol production in 2024–25, raising the total to 5.2 million...

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Wheat News in English

Wheat production likely to rise in 2025 to record 796 million tonnes, rice 543 MT: FAO

The FAO projects global wheat production at 796 million tonnes in 2025, up 1%. Favorable conditions boost rice output, but global grain...

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Maize News in English

Illegal GM maize detected in processed and unprocessed food products in India

A study by NIFTEM-T found genetically modified (GM) maize in 15.39% of 34 commercially sold maize products in India, despite GM crops...

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Rice News in English

India’s 2024-25 Kharif output at record 164.7 million tonnes; rice at all-time high, pulses lower than average

India's rice production for the 2024-25 Kharif season is expected to reach a record 120 million tonnes (MT), the highest in the...

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Maize News in English

Spring maize crop aggravating Punjab’s groundwater crisis

In Punjab, the introduction of short- and medium-duration paddy varieties aimed at reducing stubble burning has inadvertently exacerbated groundwater depletion. Farmers are...

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Edible Oil News in English

India’s palm oil plans wreak havoc on the ground

In late July, Malaysia's Minister requested India to allocate land for oil palm cultivation. Despite India’s traditional edible oil diversity and past...