Farmers in Chamaratira village, Keonjhar, Odisha have successfully cultivated sunflowers after rice for nearly a decade, producing cooking oil and extra income....
Telangana has expanded maize procurement targets and allocated an additional Rs 1,867.77 crore, raising total support to Rs 6,040.71 crore. The state...
Turkey sharply increased sunflower seed imports in early 2025/26 after drought cut domestic output for a third year. Imports surged nearly eightfold,...
Ukraine’s sunflower seed market remains constrained by drought impacts, war-related logistics risks, and weak exports. Despite larger planted area, yields disappointed, keeping...
Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda accused the BJP of failing farmers, stating maize and sunflower crops are selling well below the...
NITI Aayog’s Ramesh Chand has pushed for genetically modified (GM) soybean to triple India’s yields and reduce edible oil imports, currently at...
The Indian government plans to revive sunflower cultivation across multiple states to reduce edible oil import dependence. Under the national mission on...
In 2024, the Kenyan government initiated a Sh981 million project to boost local sunflower oil production and reduce edible oil imports. However,...
The Tanzania Sunflower Processors Association (TASUPA) has launched a strategy to promote high-yield sunflower seeds, aiming to reduce edible oil imports. Deputy...