agriculture Archives

ICAR-SBI, ICRISAT explore collaboration on climate-resilient sugarcane breeding

ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute and ICRISAT are exploring collaboration on advanced genomics, artificial intelligence, precision phenotyping and climate-resilient sugarcane breeding. ICAR-SBI-developed Co varieties...

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Maize News in English

Drought-hit crops, rising costs may drive up India’s farm commodity imports

India may increase agricultural imports in 2026–27 as drought-hit soybean, groundnut and other crops tighten domestic supplies. Edible oil imports could rise...

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Wheat News in English

Egypt increases domestic wheat procurement by 17% to 5 mln tons

Egypt increased state wheat procurement by 17% year-on-year to 5 million tonnes last season, driven by higher government purchase prices. Authorities plan...

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Rice News in English

India’s Kharif acreage falls 11.81 Lakh Hectares as rice, maize and cotton lose ground

India’s kharif sowing area reached 1,115.31 lakh hectares as of October 2, 2026, down 11.81 lakh hectares year-on-year but 10.85 lakh hectares...

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Wheat News in English

Limit wheat acreage to available irrigation, agri dept tells farmers ahead of rabi sowing

Nagpur’s agriculture department advised farmers to limit wheat sowing during the rabi season according to assured irrigation availability amid deficient rainfall and...

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Rice News in English

Japan gov’t eyes buying back 100,000 more tons of rice for reserves

Japan is considering purchasing an additional 100,000 tonnes of rice to rebuild government reserves, which fell to around 320,000 tonnes after emergency...

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Maize News in English

Amid drought, maize farmers stare at bleak prospects in Karnataka’s Hassan

Drought has caused estimated crop losses of ₹724.4 crore in Karnataka’s Hassan district, destroying 64.14% of maize cultivation. Farmers who shifted from...