Maharashtra sugar mills will pay Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) to farmers based on sugar recovery during the season, following Deputy CM...
Punjab’s basmati output may fall 20–25% this year as heavy rains and floods damage crops across 6 lakh acres. Eight key districts...
European buyers chose Indian basmati over Pakistan’s as it was \$250/tonne cheaper, said Ebro India MD Graham Carter. India exported 1.73 mt...
A persistent policy question in India is whether farmers actually respond to Minimum Support Prices (MSP) when choosing crops. Marc Nerlove’s 1956...
India is holding record rice stocks exceeding 37.9 mt, with over 30 mt feared to be three years old. Carrying costs are...
India has over one lakh paddy accessions, yet only 31 rice varieties, including Basmati, hold GI tags. These tags grant region-specific farmers...
SEA President Sanjeev Asthana urged region-specific incentives, assured procurement, and yield programmes to boost edible oil self-reliance. Kharif oilseed sowing fell to...
Kharif sowing has covered over 95% of the normal area, reaching 1,039.81 lh, 3.7% higher than last year. Paddy acreage rose nearly...
The government says genome-edited rice will boost sustainable farming. Minister Bhagirath Choudhary told Parliament that DRR Dhan 100 yields 20–25% more grain,...