In Belagavi, disputes between sugar factories and farmers have intensified over pending sugarcane price announcements. Farmers demand crushing start only after the...
In India, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar announced that the Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI) will double its subsidy for AI-based sugarcane...
ISMA urged the Union ministry to revise sugar and ethanol prices, noting sugar MSP has remained at Rs 3,100/quintal since 2018–19 despite...
Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana president and former MP Raju Shetti accused the Maharashtra government of ignoring evidence of “kata mari” (record fudging) and...
The three-day Direct-Seeded Rice (DSR) Conclave 2025 started at IRRI South Asia Regional Centre, Varanasi, uniting scientists, policymakers, industry, and farmers. Experts...
The Western India Sugar Mills Association (WISMA), representing nearly 100 private sugar mills in Maharashtra, has raised concerns over ethanol procurement under...
US maize imports could reshape India’s maize market. Farmers in Vidarbha, Buldhana, and Seoni shifted to maize due to ethanol demand, pushing...
Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda demanded a ₹500/quintal sugarcane MSP and immediate paddy procurement. He pledged a month’s MLA salary to...
Andhra Pradesh has completed kharif sowing on 24 lakh hectares, achieving 76 percent of its 31.16 lakh-hectare target. Paddy dominates at 13...