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Ethiopia’s Wheat Production Surges Significantly, Says PM

Ethiopia’s wheat production reached 230 million quintals in the 2023/24 harvest, a significant rise from 54 million quintals in 2019/20. Smallholder farmers...

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Rice News in English

Nigeria : NEPC frowns at $480m expenditure on importation of 3m tonnes of rice

The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has criticized the $480 million spent annually on rice imports, urging local production growth. At a...

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Wheat News in English

Agriculture Secretary emphasizes importance of climate-resilient and organic farming as well as expanding agricultural exports

Dr. Devesh Chaturvedi and Estonia’s Minister Piret Hartman met in New Delhi to enhance agricultural cooperation. They discussed India’s focus on food...

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Wheat News in English

ITC to increase FPOs to 4,000 in next 4 years linking a crore farmers, scale up super app MAARS

ITC is expanding its Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) to connect 10 million farmers in 4-5 years, using its MAARS platform for personalized...

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Maize News in English

Breakthrough improves harvesting of maize

Chinese scientists have identified a gene controlling maize kernel dehydration, enabling a 7% reduction in moisture content at harvest. This breakthrough allows...

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Ethanol & Bioenergy News in English

Economy of ethanol is very important: Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari highlighted Uttar Pradesh’s role in green energy at the Green Bharat Summit, emphasizing farmers' potential as energy providers...

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Wheat News in English

As Nigerian farmers receive early, heat-tolerant wheat variety to increase production

Olam Agri and the Lake Chad Research Institute (LCRI) have launched "Crown," a heat-tolerant durum wheat variety, to boost Nigeria's wheat production...

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Rice News in English

Telangana : Siddipet farmer cultivates Kalanamak rice sucessfully

Organic farmer Jakkula Tirupathi Yadav from Telangana has cultivated Kalanamak rice, a healthy variety with a Geographical Indication tag. Introduced by Lord...