India’s Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative is promoting domestic production of pulses and maize through NAFED and NCCF, offering farmers assured MSP-linked procurement while...
Pakistan’s maize sector faces concerns over commercial GMO maize cultivation, with stakeholders warning that cross-pollination could contaminate non-GMO varieties and undermine local...
Farmers across Bangladesh’s Rangpur region produced 16.07 lakh tonnes of maize in 2026, including 14.17 lakh tonnes in Rabi and 1.90 lakh...
Malaysia has launched large-scale local grain maize production to reduce its 100% dependence on imports. The initial 400-hectare project is expected to...
Chicago corn futures jumped 4.4% to $189.3/t after USDA’s August report cut U.S. ending stocks and raised exports. The U.S. yield forecast...
Zimbabwe plans to increase national grain storage capacity to 1.5 million tonnes by 2030, strengthening food reserves against drought and future weather...
Pakistan completed its 2019–2025 rice productivity project, promoting mechanisation, water-efficient farming, smart agriculture and climate-resilient rice varieties through 50% cost-sharing support. The...
South Africa is set to harvest a record 17.9 million tonnes of corn in 2025/26, supporting strong exports despite rising production costs....
The Indian government identified 109 districts as very high climate-risk zones and warned that rainfed rice yields could decline 47% by 2080....