All posts tagged "farmers"
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272Sugar News in EnglishPakistan : Sugar mills hint at delay in crushing
Pakistan’s sugar mills may delay the 2026-27 crushing season amid a 1.25-million-tonne surplus and expected 1.5 million tonnes of additional production. PSMA...
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276Rice News in EnglishRice loses acreage, pulses and bajra gain in India’s Kharif sowing season
India’s 2026-27 kharif sowing area stands at 1,279.66 lakh hectares, marginally below last year. Rice and cotton acreage declined, while pulses, jowar,...
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201Sugar News in EnglishRuto: Kenya to become net sugar exporter within three years
Kenya aims to become a net sugar exporter within three years as government reforms revive stalled mills, improve farmer payments and cut...
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157Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishNRL Pioneers Bamboo-Based 2G Ethanol Production in India
Numaligarh Refinery Limited has produced its first batch of bamboo-based 2G ethanol, with the plant undergoing stabilisation before commercial operations. NRL is...
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140Rice News in EnglishMitti Labs in 5 year deal with Google to scale climate smart rice farming in India
Mitti Labs has partnered with Google under a five-year carbon credit agreement to scale climate-smart practices across 1 lakh hectares of Indian...
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203Rice News in EnglishKashmir loses nearly 40,000 hectares of paddy land in four decades
Kashmir’s paddy cultivation area has declined nearly 24% to 1.29 lakh hectares since the early 1980s, despite rice yields rising to 26.78...
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199Rice News in EnglishSKUAST-K develops fine grain aromatic rice variety for Kashmir farmers
Scientists at SKUAST-K’s MRCFC have developed Shalimar Sugandh (Kashur Basmat), a fine-grain aromatic rice variety suited to Kashmir Valley. Developed since 2021...
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259Maize News in EnglishNashik attracts Rs 500 crore maize-processing project; farmers to get assured market
Sukhjit Starch and Chemicals will invest ₹500 crore to establish a maize-processing plant in Maharashtra’s Yeola, processing 1,200 tonnes daily. The project...
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117Sugar News in EnglishKenya sugarcane producers lose 46 billion shillings
Kenya’s sugar sector faces continued decline, with farmers losing KSh 46 billion between 2014 and 2024. Output contracted 27.2% last year, while...
