Agriculture

India's foodgrain production growth exceeds population growth rate

01 Aug 2009

Nutreco to acquire Cargill’s animal nutrition operation in Spain and Portugal

29 Jul 2009

China could lower tariffs for agriculture imports: study

29 Jul 2009

Government approves Rs13,597-crore revival package for agricultural coops

28 Jul 2009

Government hikes MSP for copra by Rs790 a quintal

25 Jul 2009

Drought likely if monsoon fails to pick up now

By By Jagdeep Worah | 20 Jul 2009

All fingers are crossed that the late July rains make up for the shortfall so far. If not, a drought looms over the horizon. Jagdeep Worah reports

Drought likely if monsoon fails to pick up now

By By Jagdeep Worah | 20 Jul 2009

All fingers are crossed that the late July rains make up for the shortfall so far. If not, a drought looms over the horizon. Jagdeep Worah reports

Bengal ends forced land acquisition, scraps road project

17 Jul 2009

Feasibility report on 16 river interlink projects ready: minister

17 Jul 2009

Syngenta to boost pollinators across Europe

16 Jul 2009

Sugar production takes a hit as over 200 private, co-op mills close

15 Jul 2009

Wheat, paddy MSP may be hiked: Pranab Mukherjee

15 Jul 2009

Montek says monsoon situation is better, PM still worried

14 Jul 2009

Government reimposes wheat export ban; sets up panel on food security

13 Jul 2009

El Nino weather pattern developing slowly, but surely

09 Jul 2009

An El Nino weather pattern is developing across the Pacific Basin, according to the Australian government's Bureau of Meteorology- a matter of great concern for India as this phenomenon is usually associated with floods and droughts.

Government working on Food Security Act details: Pawar

07 Jul 2009

Government allows state-run firms to export wheat

04 Jul 2009

Indian monsoon advances, covers entire country before due date

04 Jul 2009

Monsoon ends heat wave in North India

02 Jul 2009

Pawar unfazed by slow monsoon, but official worried

29 Jun 2009

Irrigation can reduce impact of late monsoon: Ahluwalia

27 Jun 2009

Government clamps down on commodities amid uneasy monsoon

26 Jun 2009

With a delayed and scanty monsoon now official, India will not lift grain export curbs till monsoon trends are clearer

Government hikes sugarcane support price to Rs107.76 per quintal

25 Jun 2009

IMD’s monsoon predictions revised downwards once again

25 Jun 2009

Monsanto to shed 900 jobs as Roundup sales betray expectations

25 Jun 2009