Agriculture

Monsoon seen arriving a few days late

16 May 2014

Icrisat launches first of five expos on farm sector opportunities

12 May 2014

UK says working to end ban on Indian mangoes

28 Apr 2014

Met forecasts below-normal rains during 2014 southwest monsoon

24 Apr 2014

The 2014 June to September monsoons over the country as a whole is expected to be 88 per cent (± 5 per cent) of the normal long period average

India losing 30% grain output due to poor storage: study

10 Apr 2014

Due to inadequate storage capacity and inefficient logistics, around 20-30 per cent of the total grain harvest is wasted every year, even as millions starve

Globalised diet: more food, less diversity, heighten risks to nutrition

24 Mar 2014

Globalised diet: more food, less diversity, heighten risks to nutrition

24 Mar 2014

Indian regulator okays wider field trials of 10 GM crops

22 Mar 2014

Overriding the concerns expressed by environmentalists and farmers, the Indian government on Friday effectively permitted field trials of 10 varieties of GM foods

China's Cofco in talks to buy Noble Group's agribusiness business

04 Mar 2014

China's Cofco buys majority stake in Dutch grain trader Nidera to secure country’s food supply

03 Mar 2014

Fertilisers destabilise diverse grasslands: Oxford study

26 Feb 2014

Coffee prices rise as Brazilian drought affects Arabica crop

22 Feb 2014

India’s coconut product exports more than double to Rs1,022 crore in 2 years

13 Feb 2014

1.95 lakh tonnes of grain down the drain since 2005: FCI

13 Feb 2014

India fighting US, Canadian allegations of subsidised wheat exports

11 Feb 2014

Nagpur to host mega agricultural fair ‘Krishi Vasant 2014’

13 Jan 2014

Slowdown will see 12 million in India shifting to farms: Crisil

08 Jan 2014

12 million people will be redirected to the farms in FY 2013-19, with fewer urban jobs are being created as labour intensity declines across industry and services

Indian scientists develop new, shorter-duration Basmati rice

06 Jan 2014

Moily, Pawar to jointly file affidavit in SC seeking nod for GM trials

04 Jan 2014

The ministry of environment and forests under petroleum minister M Veerappa Moily is set to reverse a series of decisions taken by previous environment ministers

Cong-ruled states to exempt fruits, vegetables from APMC Act

28 Dec 2013

Onion export prices slashed to $150/tonne; domestic prices likely to firm up

27 Dec 2013

MoEF allays fears of farming curbs in Western Ghats

21 Dec 2013

Government lowers minimum export price of onion to $350 per tonne

19 Dec 2013

Dairy entrepreneurship development scheme to cover entire 12th Plan

14 Dec 2013

Govt earmarks Rs16,840-crore for horticulture development in 12th Plan

13 Dec 2013