economy > agriculture Agriculture Monsoon to hit Kerala coast by 3 June: IMD 15 May 2013 UK researchers develop new `superwheat’ 13 May 2013 Jaipal Reddy promises good monsoon; farmers hope and pray 26 April 2013 Mishandled dam projects cost Maharashtra Rs26,617 cr: CAG 20 April 2013 Ajit Pawar further loses face as HC orders release of water into dam 10 April 2013 Modi’s Gujarat passes law to regulate ground-water extraction 30 March 2013 Egypt may buy wheat from India: report 19 March 2013 India likely to export additional 5 million tonnes of wheat soon 06 March 2013 Allocation for agriculture up by 22 % to Rs27,049 cr 28 February 2013 Pawar peddles Seed Bill; says food production will top 250 mn tonnes 08 February 2013 Pawar makes another push for GM crops 08 February 2013 Grain output ample despite drought: Pawar 08 February 2013 Govt hikes sugarcane FRP by 23.5% to Rs210 per quintal for 2013-14 season 31 January 2013 Vested foreign interests opposing GM crops: Pawar 28 January 2013 Global land area under organic farming rises 37 % since 1999 15 January 2013 Stiglitz all praise for organic farming in Bihar 15 January 2013 `India wastes 21 million tonnes of wheat a year’ 10 January 2013 India’s milk production seen exceeding 133 million tonnes in 2012-13 01 January 2013 Pawar calls for larger private sector role in agriculture 28 December 2012 FCI to export additional 2.5 million tonnes of wheat 26 December 2012 Government hikes wheat support price to Rs1,350 per quintal 26 December 2012 Maharashtra government agrees to SIT probe into irrigation scam 17 December 2012 Karnataka defies SC, CMC; stops releasing Cauvery water 10 December 2012 UK environment secretary pushes for GM crops 10 December 2012 Supporting climate-friendly food production 05 December 2012 China plans heavy investments on Australian food supply chain 30 November 2012 Clean chit for Ajit Pawar in irrigation white paper 29 November 2012 Global irrigated area at record levels; expansion slowing: Worldwatch report 28 November 2012 Former army chief V K Singh to join Parliament gherao in support of canegrowers' demands 03 November 2012 Govt hikes support price for cotton, to buy 9 million bales 02 November 2012 Govt hikes MSP for rabi crops; no decision on wheat 01 November 2012 Bird flu hits Bangalore farm, thousands of chickens, ducks culled 30 October 2012 Field trials of GM crops can go ahead, rules SC 30 October 2012 SC panel moots 10-year halt on GM crops 19 October 2012 Tamil Nadu to file contempt case in Supreme Court against Karnataka on Cauvery issue 09 October 2012 Chavan okays deeper probe into Maharashtra ‘irrigation scam’ 08 October 2012 Global food prices to stay high till mid '13: FAO 05 October 2012 Oxfam calls for moratarium on funding for land acquisition by World Bank 04 October 2012 Landless labourers set for grand march to Delhi 03 October 2012 Anna Hazare demands special team to investigate irrigation scam 29 September 2012 Global grain production expected to record 2.4 bn tons in 2012 26 September 2012 Centre extends validity of stock controls on pulses and edible oils till 30 September 2013 24 September 2012 Advance estimates show 10 per cent drop in India's kharif grain output 24 September 2012 Row erupts over sale of Queensland cotton farm to Chinese 04 September 2012 Consumer price inflation declines to 9.86 per cent in July 21 August 2012 Sikkim sets an ‘organic’ example for India 21 August 2012 India’s food subsidy bill to touch Rs92,493 crore this fiscal 13 August 2012 Maharashtra bans Mahyco’s Bt cotton seed sales 10 August 2012 South-west monsoon to be deficient by 15% this year : IMD 03 August 2012 Government takes steps to address potential drought 01 August 2012 Situation better than in 2009: agriculture secretary Ashish Bahuguna 30 July 2012 Deficient rains cause for serious concern: Pawar 30 July 2012 EGoM to discuss drought situation next week 26 July 2012 Government admits monsoons below normal 24 July 2012 India’s 2011-12 foodgrain output seen above 257 million tonnes 17 July 2012 Government ready to face monsoon challenge: Pawar 16 July 2012 Poor rains may hit pulses production: Sharad Pawar 06 July 2012 Pawar allays fears of crop failure 03 July 2012 Despite drop from 2009 peak, agricultural land grab still remains high 21 June 2012 Govt to offload wheat to bulk buyers, PDS to contain rotting 15 June 2012 Government announces big hike in support prices of kharif crops 14 June 2012 India’s record grain stock starts to rot 09 June 2012 Monsoon hits south Kerala coast; Delhi, UP too get light showers 05 June 2012 Monsoon to arrive in 48 hours: weather department 04 June 2012 India’s grain stock tops 54.4 million tonnes 28 May 2012 India wasting 18 per cent of its fruit and vegetable production 05 May 2012 Met predicts normal monsoon for third year running 27 April 2012 India’s food grain output hits a record 257 million tonnes 23 April 2012 National Crop Forecast Centre to make maiden forecast from kharif season 23 April 2012 Government to permit export of another 1.9 million bales of cotton 12 April 2012 ICAR blames BT cotton for farmers' misery 26 March 2012 Hybrid cotton has helped farmers says Pawar, activists say no 22 March 2012 ICAR develops over 4,000 varieties of crops 20 March 2012 Bihar’s Nalanda district beats China’s paddy production record 20 March 2012 Move international court on Indian ‘water aggression’: Pak minister 17 March 2012 Report on farm sector calls for focus on investment, sustainable technology and marketing 13 March 2012 FAO sees 2012 world wheat production at near-record 690 million tonnes 12 March 2012 PM orders review of cotton export ban 07 March 2012 Agriculture to see a bias towards value-addition in 12th Plan: ICAR 03 March 2012 Eastern India turns food surplus with record production of 103.2 million tonnes 25 February 2012 PM calls for integrated approach to boosting farm output 20 February 2012 India exported horticulture produce worth Rs14,000 crore in 2011-12: Pawar 17 February 2012 India set for record foodgrain production 15 February 2012 Cabinet approves national centre for developing cold chains 09 February 2012 India’s foodgrain production hits record 250 million tonnes 04 February 2012 India mulls lifting sugar controls 17 January 2012 Budget wish list: farm group wants grain handling decentralised 11 January 2012 Wheat acreage up at 284.25 lakh hectares, pulses down at 140.66 lakh hectares 07 January 2012 Wheat acreage in India up marginally at 26.6 million ha, pulses area down at 13.4 million ha 24 December 2011 Food bill may come before Parliament on Tuesday 19 December 2011 Share of agriculture in India’s GDP falls to 14.4 per cent 09 December 2011 Clashes at Mullaperiar dam site as SC appoints expert panel 06 December 2011 Global agri-business summit attracts investment proposals worth Rs78,000 crore 01 December 2011 Marg to invest Rs4,000 crore in Karnataka’s agri-rural infrastructure in 5-7 years 01 December 2011 Mandatory use of jute in packaging foodgrains, sugar in India fixed at 90 per cent 16 November 2011 Crop insurance extended to over 176 million farmers in India 28 October 2011 India's khariff rice procurement tops 34 million tonnes 27 October 2011 India hikes support price for wheat by 14.7 per cent to Rs1,285 a quintal 25 October 2011 Farm production in India set to achieve 4 per cent growth target: Pawar 19 October 2011 India's foodgrain stock zooms to 64 million tonnes 30 September 2011 Government forced to lift ban on onion exports 20 September 2011 Government confirms outbreak of bird flu in West Bengal's Nadia district 20 September 2011 PMO for time-bound action plan to boost food grains, oilseeds and pulses production 17 September 2011 Coca-Cola, Jain Irrigation team up to boost mango production in India 15 September 2011 India's coffee exports up over 29 per cent in July 12 September 2011 India bans onion exports, allows export of rice and wheat 08 September 2011 Parliament to see land acquisition bill today 07 September 2011 Syngenta, government team up to launch second Green Revolution in India 23 August 2011 Panel of ministers to consider lifting ban on wheat exports 20 August 2011 India plans legal action against Monsanto for 'illegally' developing Bt brinjal 13 August 2011 Tamil Nadu government not promoting Bt cotton: CM 12 August 2011 Government setting up 'Agrindia' to give teeth to farm research 11 August 2011 India's farm sector grows at 3.2 per cent in first 4 years of 11th Plan 05 August 2011 India's area under rice, oilseeds and cotton rise 05 August 2011 Draft bill offers enhanced compensation for land acquired 30 July 2011 Noida farmers end agitation over land acquisition 30 July 2011 Government denies crisis at FCI 26 July 2011 Foodgrain production rises to 241.56 MT, record production of wheat, maize, pulses 19 July 2011 Foodgrain demand to touch 280 million tonnes by 2020 16 July 2011 Grain exports: decision likely after EGoM meet next week 06 July 2011 Monsoon advances, heavy showers expected in north India 02 July 2011 Grain exports: govt dithers amid pulls and pressures 01 July 2011 Monsoon progressing smoothly: IMD 11 June 2011 Government hikes support prices for kharif crops 10 June 2011 Indian guar gum exporters resent China's bias 09 June 2011 NE agro marketing body's sales more than triple to Rs102 crore in 3 years 08 June 2011 Competition Commission to scan agriculture, steel, paper sectors for price fixing 03 June 2011 Mumbai perks up in anticipation as monsoon hits Kerala 30 May 2011 FCI's wheat stock rises 11 per cent to over 24.4 million tonnes 21 May 2011 Government plans to raise palm oil production in India by 3 lakh tonnes in 5 years 21 May 2011 Global endosulfan ban to come with exemptions 28 April 2011 Government hikes benchmark prices, subsidy for imported fertilisers 28 April 2011 Government launches negotiable warehouse receipt system for farmers 26 April 2011 Pawar for export of wheat and rice 21 April 2011 India to sign Nagoya Protocol on biodiversity sharing 20 April 2011 Nafed buys rabi oilseeds above MSP 20 April 2011 Wheat harvest affected by inclement weather in north India 18 April 2011 CRRI develops two high-yielding rice varieties 16 April 2011 India's foodgrain stock swells to over 47.1 million tonnes 13 April 2011 India's foodgrain production hits a record 235.88 million tonnes 06 April 2011 Curb flatulent cows to control greenhouse gas emissions: green study 30 March 2011 India's farm production to grow 5.4 per cent this fiscal 24 March 2011 APMC Act may be revised to curb cartelisation 22 March 2011 Panel favours 50 per cent mark-up for farm support prices 15 March 2011 India makes biggest corn sales to Indonesia in recent times 12 March 2011 Modi panel seeks ban on futures trading in essential commodities 03 March 2011 FM focuses on farm sector; cuts interest rate on loans 28 February 2011 Time right to allow exports of rice and wheat, says Pawar 24 February 2011 Japan to give Rs2,557 crore in ODA loan to 3 projects in India 17 February 2011 India lifts ban on onion exports 17 February 2011 India’s wheat production to be at record high of 81.47MT for 2010-11 crop year 10 February 2011 Pawar favours export of sugar, onion and rice 09 February 2011 Punjab potato growers on verge of Russian deal 08 February 2011 Global food crisis in offing, warn France, FAO 05 February 2011 World food prices hit record high in January: FAO 04 February 2011 Wheat product exports to be banned: report 13 January 2011 Delhi onion dealers call of strike after meeting CM 13 January 2011 Delhi’s onion woes continue as irate traders go on strike 12 January 2011 Onions better in Mumbai; but I-T raids make Delhi weep 11 January 2011 Area under foodgrains in India rises to over 48.7 million hectares 08 January 2011 Hectic talks on to get Pak onions back on road 08 January 2011 Miffed traders stop vegetable exports to Pakistan 08 January 2011 Pakistan bans export of onion through Attari-Wagah check post 06 January 2011 Pak onions rotting at JNPT to be cleared today 04 January 2011 Western Australia farm contaminated by GM-canola 27 December 2010 Desperate govt okays free import of onions 22 December 2010 Export ban succeeds in curbing onion prices 21 December 2010 Onion prices may not cool for another three weeks: Sharad Pawar 21 December 2010 India halts onion exports, jacks up export price to $1,200 per tonne 20 December 2010 Agriculture panel calls for cheaper farm loans, higher support prices 15 December 2010 Cotton Corporation opens sales depots in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 04 December 2010 PSBs' April-August farm loan disbursals cross Rs86,000 crore 04 December 2010 ICICI Lombard General to provide weather-based insurance for farmers 02 December 2010 China takes India for a ride on the Brahmaputra 18 November 2010 Raw cotton export ban cost Gurjarat farmers Rs4,000 crore 17 November 2010 India, UK sign MoU on joint crop research 12 November 2010 India's kharif foodgrain production seen at 114.6 million tonnes 09 November 2010 UP declares Rs40 hike in cane procurement price 03 November 2010 Rural prosperity driving higher food consumption: Montek 21 October 2010 India raises wheat support price by Rs20 per quintal 20 October 2010 GCMMF reviews future at biannual meet 13 October 2010 India's kharif crop area rises 6.4 million hectares to over 102 million ha 09 October 2010 ‘Plagiarised’ report on Bt brinjal miffs Ramesh 28 September 2010 Government engages more agencies for pulses, oilseeds procurement 24 September 2010 India's kharif grain production seen up 11 million tonnes at 114.63 million tonnes 23 September 2010 UP sugar output to be lower than estimates 23 September 2010 Indian scientists develop high-protein potatoes 22 September 2010 Government announces diesel subsidy for farmers in drought-hit districts 18 September 2010 Supreme Court to hear Orissa government's Polavaram plea on 4 October 18 September 2010 Excessive monsoon will not hit farm output: Pawar 17 September 2010 Discovery offers hope of saving sub-Saharan crops from devastating parasites 17 September 2010 AP faces problems in fertiliser distribution 15 September 2010 India, Argentina ink MoU on co-operation in agriculture 14 September 2010 Bumper kharif and rabi crops expected to quell food inflation 13 September 2010 India's kharif crop area up 7.63 million hectares 11 September 2010 Government's Rs241-crore debt relief package to benefit 75,000 coffee farmers 11 September 2010 RBI details interest subvention scheme for banks on farm loans 06 September 2010 Government allows export of 55 lakh bales of cotton 04 September 2010 Pakistan would need imports of additional 3.5 million bales cotton 03 September 2010 eGoM to meet today to discuss SC direction on foodgrain distribution to poor 02 September 2010 Monsoon deficit is 3 per cent till 21 August 2010 28 August 2010 Commerce ministry turns down natural rubber import duty cut demand 27 August 2010 Bio-fuels, electric cars don’t suit India: Ramesh 26 August 2010 Farmers block Delhi roads against land acquisition bill 26 August 2010 AWB backs A$1.2-bn takeover by Canada’s Agrium 24 August 2010 UP farmers to intensify agitation for higher compensation for land acquisition 21 August 2010 Centre hikes fair price for sugarcane to Rs139.12 per quintal 17 August 2010 India names new farm research institute after Borlaug 16 August 2010 NDDB to keep surplus imported milk stock as buffer 13 August 2010 Don’t let grain rot, give it free to the poor: SC 13 August 2010 Grains rotting in storage a shame, admits Pawar 11 August 2010 Central team to assess monsoon failure in Bihar 10 August 2010 Jain Irrigation bags Rs168-crore sprinkler irrigation project in Karnataka 06 August 2010 Bt brinjal has proven safety and would benefit farmers 03 August 2010 No takers for FCI’s open market wheat 02 August 2010 Cabinet move to continue cheap loans for farmers 31 July 2010 Monsoon still shaky; eastern India may see deficit 31 July 2010 Government to release Rs4,868 crore to banks for concessional farm credit 30 July 2010 Bt brinjal needs much further testing 22 July 2010 Monsoon revives, but still 14 per cent deficient 19 July 2010 Deficient monsoon leaves kharif crops at risk 19 July 2010 Maharashtra police foil Naidu’s Babhli visit 17 July 2010 Pawar confident of better foodgrain production this year 16 July 2010 Met rules out significant resurgence in monsoon next week 16 July 2010 NDDB to launch NDP for quantum hike in milk production 16 July 2010 India must spend Rs4000 crore to hike agri-storage capacity: Pawar 14 July 2010 Organic farming making big strides in India: Pawar 07 July 2010 Monsoon rains cover whole of India 10 days ahead of schedule 07 July 2010 Monsoon jitters begin: north, central India see poor rains 06 July 2010 Sericulture included in Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana 17 June 2010 India, China to cooperate in food grain storage sector 17 June 2010 Amul farmers caught in crossfire of power tussle 15 June 2010 Government hikes support prices for pulses, cereals 12 June 2010 Monsoon on track, says weatherman 11 June 2010 GM crop body appoints Dr Shanthu Shantharam executive director 08 June 2010 Sugar production to rise to 18.5 million tonnes in 2009-10 crop year 05 June 2010 Climate change has mixed impact on crops: ICAR study 02 June 2010 Timely monsoons likely to lift market mood hit by European crisis fears 31 May 2010 Monsoon to arrive in next 3-4 days, says Met office 27 May 2010 Farm credit disbursals hit 95 per cent of target by February 26 May 2010 Wheat procurement down 3.5 per cent 18 May 2010 IMD to have automatic weather stations at Alibaug, Karjat, Pen, Bhiwandi 18 May 2010 Monsoon arrives in Andaman, expected in Mumbai by 10 June 17 May 2010 Monsoon to hit Kerala on 30 May: IMD 15 May 2010 Grain output to slip after poor monsoon 12 May 2010 Wheat procurement not on par as Punjab, Haryana lag 11 May 2010 Wheat stock overflows as rabi procurement in Punjab tops 11.5 million tonnes 08 May 2010 India's rabi wheat procurement reaches 15.26 million tonnes 26 April 2010 Meteorological office predicts normal monsoon after last year’s drought 24 April 2010 India hikes fair price for sugarcane to Rs139.12 per quintal 23 April 2010 Rice procurement drops due to lower output 22 April 2010 URI scientist’s development of more muscular trout could boost commercial aquaculture 21 April 2010 India set for record cotton production of 25 million bales: USDA 19 April 2010 PM stresses BRIC cooperation in energy, food security 16 April 2010 Heat wave spells good monsoon, says weatherman 15 April 2010 Rabi wheat procurement crosses 5.7 million tonnes 13 April 2010 Sugar output to top earlier estimates: Pawar 09 April 2010 Early signs indicate normal monsoon this year 05 April 2010 Sahay calls on Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh to frame contract-farming law 29 March 2010 India allowed export of 1million tonnes non-basmati rice in 2009-10 26 March 2010 Pawar asks NCDC to augment storage capacity 22 March 2010 Government to revive three closed jute mills to revitalise NJMC 19 March 2010 Government agencies in India procure 24.28 million tonnes of rice 17 March 2010 National paddy processing research centre coming up at Thanjavur 15 March 2010 India's Bt cotton crop area rises to 8 million hectares; yields up 31 per cent: minister 10 March 2010 No ban on field trials of GM crops, says environment minister 08 March 2010 EU clears GM crops for cultivation, sale 03 March 2010 PM emerges as Ramesh’s sole backer on Bt brinjal 25 February 2010 Economic Survey 2009-10: Food management policies poor 25 February 2010 India poised for record wheat production 20 February 2010 Jain Irrigation, IRRI tie up research on micro irrigation for rice paddy 19 February 2010 Pawar bats for Bt brinjal 17 February 2010 Congress officially backs Ramesh, nixes Bt brinjal lobby 16 February 2010 Record rabi harvest could validate PM's optimism 13 February 2010 Food price inflation nears 18 per cent 11 February 2010 India dumps Bt brinjal 09 February 2010 India's tea exports jump 37 per cent in December; production dips 08 February 2010 Pawar comes in for sharp criticism at CWC meet 06 February 2010 PM assures worst over on food price front 06 February 2010 No moratorium on field trials of GM crops, says government 05 February 2010 Delhi researchers succeed in extending shelf life of tomatoes by a month 03 February 2010 Now Tamil Nadu brings temporary ban on ‘Bt brinjal' 27 January 2010 Congress backs Ramesh on Bt Brinjal 23 January 2010 Do not connect agriculture and food prices: Pawar 22 January 2010 Orissa joins other states in banning engineered brinjal 18 January 2010 Rs49 crore provided for revival of tea gardens: government 18 January 2010 US Supreme Court to review delay on Monsanto's Roundup Ready Alfalfa 16 January 2010 India's farm exports up 40 per cent in 3 years 13 January 2010 Monsanto in pact with Stokes Bio for new gene analysis technology 13 January 2010 India, Israel discuss cooperation in agriculture 11 January 2010 Sugar prices hit record Rs4,450 a quintal 08 January 2010 Agriculture experts call for private sector involvement to correct supply constraints 07 January 2010 Monsanto reports 1 per cent net loss in November quarter; confirms 2010 earnings guidance 06 January 2010 Government releases new drought management manual 05 January 2010 India to hold horticultural fairs in Gulf: minister 02 January 2010 India plans 5 million tonne strategic foodgrain reserve 26 December 2009 Centre squarely to blame for price rise, say states 22 December 2009 Monsanto announces development of six new high-yielding cotton varieties 17 December 2009 India's kharif foodgrain production seen at 98.83 million tonnes 17 December 2009 Monsanto’s Genuity seed products offer significant yield advantage 12 December 2009 US senators want India to open up farm goods market 12 December 2009 Bayer CropScience signs exclusive technology license agreement with FuturaGene 04 December 2009 Indian scientists develop new flood-tolerant paddy variety 30 November 2009 Mahyco's Bt brinjal has no adverse effects on biodiversity, says minister 25 November 2009 UP sugar mills reach agreement with farmers on cane price 25 November 2009 Food grain stocks well above buffer norms: Pawar 24 November 2009 Government shelves plan to import rice 21 November 2009 Indian government to amend rules on sugarcane pricing 20 November 2009 Agriculture credit disbursement meets 42 per cent of target 20 November 2009 UN food summit produces nothing nutritious 20 November 2009 Farmers' protest forces postponement of parliament session 19 November 2009 After 20 years, India mulls importing rice 18 November 2009 UN meet on global hunger opens sans G8 leaders 16 November 2009 Government mulls cotton export ban as farmers agitate 13 November 2009 Pawar asks sugar mills, farmers to resolve price row to start crushing operations 11 November 2009 Government eyes higher cotton exports, but farmers say ‘no’ 11 November 2009 UP farmers threaten stir over cane procurement price hike 06 November 2009 Government hikes support prices for rabi crops 05 November 2009 India downplays Chinese activity on the Brahmaputra 05 November 2009 Government to ensure food availability, prices may stay high: Pawar 04 November 2009 India aims to be world's food factory 04 November 2009 India's poultry industry to grow to Rs60,000-crore by 2010 04 November 2009 Monsanto opens biotech research center in China 04 November 2009 Chinese construction activity on Brahmaputra confirmed 04 November 2009 Government may resort to direct rice imports 04 November 2009 Kharif rice procurement up 1.68 lakh tonnes 31 October 2009 Chattisgarh says 'no' to Bt brinjal 26 October 2009 Tasmania farmers urge National Foods boycott as talks fail 23 October 2009 Approval of Bt brinjal mindless and deadly, say protesters 23 October 2009 Australia lifts ban on beef imports 21 October 2009 India to determine if China is damming the Brahmaputra 16 October 2009 Bt brinjal becomes first GM food crop to gain regulatory approval 15 October 2009 Government to sell 30 lakh tonnes of wheat in open market in Q2 2009-10 06 October 2009 More sugar woes: floods may delay crushing season 06 October 2009 Flood toll mounts in Karnataka, Andhra 05 October 2009 Storage of important reservoirs in the country 05 October 2009 Drought may squeeze GDP growth to just 5.4 per cent: study 05 October 2009 Global food production needs to increase 70 per cent by 2050: FAO 26 September 2009 Rice to cost more, warns Pawar 25 September 2009 Canadian potash industry wilts as farmers hold out on prices 23 September 2009 Monsoon deficit slumps further to 21 per cent 19 September 2009 Norman Borlaug: the man who fed a hungry world 14 September 2009 Blue Star launches new storage system for seeds 12 September 2009 Andhra declares near-total drought, seeks Rs4,000 crore aid 10 September 2009 India's farm exports seen topping Rs1,00,000 crore in 5 years 09 September 2009 Milk producers seek import curbs, duty relief on inputs 04 September 2009 SBI unveils agri loan package to help drought hit farmers 04 September 2009 India not to concede ground on agriculture at WTO meet 31 August 2009 Punjab seeks Rs7410 crore drought relief package 27 August 2009 Cadbury to add Fairtrade mark to Dairy Milk brand in Canada, Australia and New Zealand 26 August 2009 Scrapped RIL farm project unviable, says Punjab 24 August 2009 Damage control: Government cheapens loans to sugar mills by 3 per cent 22 August 2009 Pranab hints at import of edible oils, pulses 21 August 2009 Nearly half of India is drought affected: Sharad Pawar 21 August 2009 Government announces big hike in support prices of paddy, pulses 20 August 2009 Pawar talks to producers as sugar prices soar 19 August 2009 Pawar hints at open market sale of wheat, rice to state governments 19 August 2009 Drought will slash Bihar’s corn, rice output: Nitish Kumar 18 August 2009 Pawar asks state chief ministers to monitor drought, price rise 17 August 2009 Nationalised banks take the largest chunk of credit disbursement 17 August 2009 Poor monsoon may push up edible oil imports 27 per cent 14 August 2009 Winter crop too may be poor, admits IMD 14 August 2009 At least a quarter of India is drought-hit, admits Pranab 12 August 2009 About 45 per cent of India’s land degraded and useless: Ramesh 12 August 2009 Minister plugs for GM crops as UK launches food debate 11 August 2009 India's export of fruits and vegetables to Asian and African countries rise 07 August 2009 Andhra's Pollavaram project bad, Orissa’s Patnaik tells PM 06 August 2009 Monsoon remains shaky as ‘trough’ vanishes 03 August 2009 India's foodgrain production growth exceeds population growth rate 01 August 2009 Nutreco to acquire Cargill’s animal nutrition operation in Spain and Portugal 29 July 2009 China could lower tariffs for agriculture imports: study 29 July 2009 Government approves Rs13,597-crore revival package for agricultural coops 28 July 2009 Government hikes MSP for copra by Rs790 a quintal 25 July 2009 Drought likely if monsoon fails to pick up now 20 July 2009 Bengal ends forced land acquisition, scraps road project 17 July 2009 Feasibility report on 16 river interlink projects ready: minister 17 July 2009 Syngenta to boost pollinators across Europe 16 July 2009 Sugar production takes a hit as over 200 private, co-op mills close 15 July 2009 Wheat, paddy MSP may be hiked: Pranab Mukherjee 15 July 2009 Montek says monsoon situation is better, PM still worried 14 July 2009 Government reimposes wheat export ban; sets up panel on food security 13 July 2009 El Nino weather pattern developing slowly, but surely 09 July 2009 Government working on Food Security Act details: Pawar 07 July 2009 Government allows state-run firms to export wheat 04 July 2009 Indian monsoon advances, covers entire country before due date 04 July 2009 Monsoon ends heat wave in North India 02 July 2009 Pawar unfazed by slow monsoon, but official worried 29 June 2009 Irrigation can reduce impact of late monsoon: Ahluwalia 27 June 2009 Government clamps down on commodities amid uneasy monsoon 26 June 2009 Government hikes sugarcane support price to Rs107.76 per quintal 25 June 2009 IMD’s monsoon predictions revised downwards once again 25 June 2009 Monsanto to shed 900 jobs as Roundup sales betray expectations 25 June 2009 Monsoon may be below normal, say IMD and government 24 June 2009 KS Oils expands Indonesian acquisition by 35,000 acres 24 June 2009 CPI for agricultural and rural labourers up at 10.21 per cent in May 23 June 2009 Weatherman predicts rainy days as monsoon advances 22 June 2009 Jute support price raised to Rs1,375 a quintal 19 June 2009 Coy monsoon delays kharif planting 16 June 2009 Nokia launches Life Tools service across India 12 June 2009 Monsanto-BASF team discovers drought-tolerent gene in corn plants 11 June 2009 Low supprt price drives TN farmers away from sugarcane: report 08 June 2009 Pawar calls for doubling farm productivity 04 June 2009 Food scarcity not linked to ethanol, asserts Brazil 04 June 2009 Monsoon tomorrow, says weatherman 23 May 2009 IMD re-affirms prediction of early, strong monsoon 20 May 2009 India lifts ban on wheat futures 16 May 2009 Government strips Nafed of sugar import task 15 May 2009 Indian weather bureau predicts slightly early monsoon 14 May 2009 Seed giant Monsanto challenges German ban on GM corn 04 May 2009 FICCI calls for tax benefits to firms investing in farm research 27 April 2009 US farm, trade bodies peeved at restricted market for cotton, wine in India 22 April 2009 UN adds another 100 million people to ‘new hungry’ list 18 April 2009 Met forecasts ‘near-normal’ monsoon 18 April 2009 Genetic engineered crops fail to significantly boost yields 15 April 2009 India's April-February spice exports top $1-billion despite the slump 07 April 2009 Monsanto abandons controversial GM seeds trial after protests 04 April 2009 GM crops not evil: Ahluwalia 27 March 2009 Government may lift wheat export ban after elections: report 05 March 2009 India's sugar production seen lower at 16.5 million tonnes 24 February 2009 Government implementing 2 schemes for horticulture development 20 February 2009 India's foodgrain production in 2008-09 to touch 228 million tonnes 12 February 2009 India allows duty-free sugar imports for domestic sale 03 February 2009 Government hikes support prices for rabi crops 29 January 2009 Health Ministry funds project to find alternative crops for bidi, chewing tobacco 22 January 2009 Punj Lloyd JV to execute Rs1,311-crore project in Libya 15 January 2009 Emerging economy consumers more willing to act on environment than in the West: Accenture 15 January 2009 Society needs biotech innovation says father of GM crops 08 January 2009 Maharashtra unveils 6,200 crore farm relief package 30 December 2008 Rice procurement up 2.4 million tonnes at 28.50 million tonnes 26 December 2008 India contributes 1.5 lakh tonnes grain to SAARC Food Bank 22 December 2008 Restricted finances knock tractor sales by 20 per cent 19 December 2008 Rice procurement up 13.5 per cent at 28.5 million tonnes 13 December 2008 Food v/s fuel: the great ethanol debate 13 December 2008 ITC wins Top UNIDO Award for e-Choupal 01 December 2008 Australia’s AWB, ABB Grain talk merger 29 November 2008 EU members agree on agriculture reforms, subsidy cuts 22 November 2008 TERI, and DBT license Bollcure bio-pesticide for manufacturing 30 October 2008 Pressure on sugar mills as UP government hikes cane prices again 21 October 2008 Nabard releases Rs10,200 crore under debt waiver scheme 17 October 2008 Bio-Energy not at the cost of food security: Sharad Pawar 17 October 2008 Government to pay bonus of Rs50 per quintal of paddy 16 October 2008 Nearly 6,200 Raigad farmers vote on Maha Mumbai SEZ 22 September 2008 Government allows export of premium rice variety Pusa-1121 04 September 2008 Punjab’s Markfed signs MoU with global agri-business company Syngenta 30 August 2008 Pawar disfavours quitting WTO 16 August 2008 High corn hits both ethanol producers and food industry 11 August 2008 New pricing policy to boost investment in urea plants 09 August 2008 HCC to also execute Phase 111 of Andhra lift irrigation project 06 August 2008 Tata Chemicals joint venture Khetse to invest Rs212 crore 31 July 2008 Kamal Nath asks US to offer 'real' cuts in farm subsidy 23 July 2008 Western subsidies undermining food security in developing world: India 19 July 2008 Kamal Nath calls for fair deal for developing countries in WTO negotiations 18 July 2008 Argentine senate defeats presidential tax proposal as VP votes against government 18 July 2008 Government may offload 6 million tonnes of grains in open market sales 16 July 2008 Government lifts import duties on cotton 09 July 2008 Argentina's government-farmer stand-off heats up as Congress approves new tax 07 July 2008 Philippines beer maker San Miguel in agribusiness joint venture with Shangri-La Hotel chain owner 04 July 2008 USDA estimates corn planted acreage down 7 per cent from 2007 01 July 2008 Monsanto to commercialise BASF's soyabean fungicide seed tratment 24 June 2008 Argentine farmers’ ease 3-month strike as protesters agree to meet President 23 June 2008 US corn prices soar as floods inundate Midwest crops 16 June 2008 Bayer CropScience opens rice research laboratory in Singapore 16 June 2008 SBI leads public sector banks in farm loan waiver 03 June 2008 Cadbury and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University join hands for cocoa research project 30 May 2008 SBI puts loans for agri mechanisation on hold 19 May 2008 Jain Irrigation to set up Rs550 crore project in Jalgaon, signs MoU with state government 15 May 2008 Bayer CropScience launches first global hybrid rice variety resistent to bacterial leaf blight in India 15 May 2008 India warns against diluting farm protection at world trade talks 15 May 2008 Tata Chemicals, Total Produce distribution venture Khet-Se Agriproduce goes operational in Punjab 14 May 2008 Wheat prices may rise after record procurement, say traders 06 May 2008 Rising food prices need global perspective: CII responds to Bush-Rice India-baiting 05 May 2008 Bush, Rice say rising food consumption in India, China raising prices 03 May 2008 Interests of India’s low income and resource poor agricultural producers will be safeguarded at Doha Round: Kamal Nath 02 May 2008 India's wheat procurement touches 13.5 million tonnes 29 April 2008 CCEA approves Rs429 crore schemes to boost farm exports 18 April 2008 India, New Zealand to increase cooperation in agriculture 25 March 2008 Finance Minister puts numbers to his Rs60,000 crore loan waiver plan 15 March 2008 Switchover to bio-fuels could threaten edible oil production 04 March 2008 India doubles cotton output; sidelines the US to become world's second largest producer 19 February 2008 FM starts pre-budget meeting sessions with agricultural experts 18 February 2008 India seeks market access to export agri products to Australia 18 January 2008 Maharashtra to withdraw ethanol export fee 07 January 2008 India, Brazil, Vietnam launch cashew alliance 08 December 2007 Agriculture is key to world trade deal, say developing countries 17 November 2007 Rice buffer stock rises to 10.62 million tonnes 17 November 2007 Coffee sector allocation raised to Rs750 crore in 11th plan 31 October 2007 Brazil farm lobby wants government to make more concessions in the WTO 17 October 2007 States provide for contract farming in Agricultural Produce Marketing Regulation Acts act 25 August 2007 Agriculture needs private sector linkages: Indo-American Chamber of Commerce 20 August 2007 Government to substantially hike wheat, rice support price next year 18 August 2007 Hunger crisis due to climate change stalks India: UN 16 August 2007 Punjab''s organic cotton looking at German markets 09 August 2007 Cabinet set to review pricing policy for farm sector 08 August 2007 President Pratibha Patil calls for agricultural growth 07 August 2007 Centre to assist Nabard raise funds 21 July 2007 Kamal Nath asks private sector to supplement government''s farm sector initiatives 17 July 2007 Taiwan rejects US wheat over pesticide 16 July 2007 Agricultural production seen rising 2.6 per cent in FY 08: CMIE 16 July 2007 Russia may lift ban on Indian rice soon 14 July 2007 Cadbury India to sell cocoa seedlings to TN farmers 02 July 2007 Innovative rice enrichment technology facility opens in China 27 June 2007 Cotton exports: India outperforming US in China 21 June 2007 Government increases sugar buffer stock to 5 million tonnes 21 June 2007 NAFED hikes export price of onion by $80 per tonne 20 June 2007 Government weighs take-over of closed tea gardens 15 June 2007 Organised food retailing can increase rural income, cut inflation: CRISIL 13 June 2007 Spices Board to open retail outlets 04 June 2007 Government cancels wheat import tender, extends procurement period 29 May 2007 Government earmarks Rs25,000 crore to boost farm output in 4 years 29 May 2007 Researchers develop new generation herbicide-resistant transgenic crop 26 May 2007 Government to roll-out ''big'' farm package 23 May 2007 Incentives for states to raise agro output 15 May 2007 Per capita foodgrain availability lowest in India since 1980, says plan panel 10 May 2007 Government formulating contract farming policy, says Pawar 05 May 2007 Planning Commission to mull higher budgetary support to agriculture 27 April 2007 IFFCO sets up new company to strengthen rural network, sells GFCL stake 17 April 2007 Pakistan sells 4,000 tonne wheat to India 12 April 2007 Farmers prefer private traders to FCI 02 April 2007 Government approves Rs850 crore sugar export subsidy as production peaks 27 March 2007 MP farmers prefer to sell wheat to private companies 22 March 2007 US may offer to trim farm subsidies for greater market access 14 March 2007 Wheat farmers may get Rs50/quintal bonus 13 March 2007 28-member EU agriculture delegation on 5-day visit 06 March 2007 Government adds Rs25-50 bonus to wheat MSP to beat private competition 06 March 2007 India joins move to revive WTO trade talks 03 March 2007 Food security is as important as national security, says Arun Firodia 01 March 2007 Union Bank ties up with post offices in Maharashtra to disburse farm loans 01 March 2007 Agriculture top priority for overall growth: FM 28 February 2007 Farm sector gets top priority as budget looks for inclusive growth 28 February 2007 Tata Tea, IFC, IL&FS join hands for North India operations 20 February 2007 RIL may provide agri research funding to agricultural university 20 February 2007 PNB launches new scheme for farmers 17 February 2007 WB approves agricultural-loan package for Tamil Nadu 25 January 2007 Futures trading in tur, urad banned 24 January 2007 India overtakes China in GM crops 20 January 2007 Pakistan plans to move WTO over basmati rights 15 January 2007 Government puts new AEZ proposals on the backburner 04 January 2007 CCEA hikes sugarcane support price to Rs81.18 22 December 2006 Pawar calls for setting up SAARC Food Bank 15 December 2006 MMTC to import 15,000 tonne pulses 14 December 2006 Organised retail of food, groceries can double farm incomes at current prices: CRISIL 12 December 2006 US pushes farm trade with India 22 November 2006 Dubai Flower Centre gears up for Indian floriculture market 19 October 2006 Voltas partners Besseling for post-harvest storage solutions 25 August 2006 Indian and Sri Lankan tea boards to develop electronic auction platform 03 July 2006 BoB to finance HMT, New Holland''s tractor purchases 17 November 2005 Yes Bank ties-up with Dutch institute for Agrofood Parks in India 08 September 2005 Bajaj Hindusthan announces Rs.750 crore expansion plan 12 July 2005 Tata Tea, HLL exit tea plantations 10 June 2005 IMD forecasts delayed monsoons 19 May 2005 Export potential Indian farm products not fully tapped: EXIM 23 March 2005 Escorts wins $8.56-million tractors export order from Ghana 03 March 2005 Coffee futures trading goes online for the first time in India 23 February 2005 Indian Immunologicals enters into joint venture with US-based CRI for livestock breeding 01 February 2005 State Bank of Mysore disburses Rs650-crore farm loans 18 January 2005 2004 notches record growth for bt crops says US study 14 January 2005 Moratorium on repayment of loans in coastal areas 13 January 2005 Coir cluster development project to generate 23,000 jobs 11 January 2005 ING Vysya Foundation signs agreement to donate Rs. 29 lakhs towards Water Harvesting project in Rajasthan 07 January 2005 ICICI Bank farm credit to touch Rs7000 crore 29 December 2004 CII Ag-India 2004 26 November 2004 TN receives Rs150-crore central assistance for bio fuel production 29 October 2004 Kharif foodgrain output estimates lowered 21 September 2004 M&M seeks to emerge as a global player 25 August 2004 UA Agrocoop enters Chennai market 19 August 2004 French, Philippine companies to invest in food processing sector in Kerala 09 August 2004 Global body to be formed for Vanilla promotion 23 July 2004 Agricultural marketing in India 13 July 2004 Productivity in Indian agriculture 03 July 2004 Farmer, money lender and banker 25 June 2004 Fisheries workshop at Kochi 21 June 2004 Exports of spices decline 21 May 2004 Rains play havoc with crops in Kerala 12 May 2004 Bank of Baroda ties up with Punjab Tractors 22 March 2004 Hyderabad to be venue of Agritex ''04 29 January 2004 Kerala to popularise cultivation of medicinal, aromatic plants 08 December 2003 Spices Board to participate in International Food Fair, Sharjah 06 December 2003 Pepper prices to fall further 24 November 2003 Solar Nursery, Nandan Agro Farms in pact for Safed Musli 10 November 2003 Citrus greenhouse in Punjab 23 September 2003 Kharif oilseeds production to touch 131 lakh tonnes this season 22 September 2003 Upasi meet on 26 September 19 September 2003 Interest rates on crop loans cut 17 July 2003 Truckers'' strike: vegetables prices may shoot up in Kerala 15 July 2003 Truckers stir to affect Kerala 12 July 2003 Cashew calamity in Kerala 10 July 2003 Getting out of the woods 25 June 2003 Initiative to promote sustainable agri-practices, courtesy CropLife 21 May 2003 Nabard’s aid of Rs 854 crore to Kerala for rural development 03 April 2003  search domain-b    go
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