Srinagar: Kashmiri apples are in strong demand in markets across the country ahead of Diwali, but growers and dealers say supplies are falling short after…
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Category: Agro
From the Hills to Dubai: Kullu Pomegranates and Arunachal Kiwis Go Global
APEDA ships fruit from two Himalayan states to the UAE, opening new export routes and better prices for hill farmers Fruit from two of India’s…
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PM-Kisan: Modi to Release ₹18,680 Crore for 9.34 Crore Farmer Families
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release more than ₹18,680 crore under the 24th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme on October…
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Chirag Paswan: India Must Move from Growing More Rice to Earning More from It
India has proven it can grow rice in abundance. Now it must learn to make that rice count for more, Food Processing Industries Minister Chirag…
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India Plans Agrivoltaics Policy to Put Solar Panels Above Farmlands to Lift Incomes
The government is working on a policy to boost the adoption of agrivoltaics in India, with around 30 per cent of the country’s 160 million…
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Near-Record Grain Supplies Fail to Curb Food Inflation as Energy, Fertilizer and Freight Costs Rise
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) forecasts global cereal production at 2.979 billion tonnes in 2026, 2.1% below the previous year’s record but still the…
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Bayer Ties Up with Absolute’s INERA to Expand Biological Crop Nutrition in India
Bayer has partnered with Absolute’s agricultural biotechnology division, INERA, to bring biological crop nutrition solutions to a wider Indian farming market, as the agriculture sector…
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India Targets 74% Freight Cost Cut on Basmati Exports to Iraq Through Bulk Shipping
India’s Basmati rice exporters are set to receive a logistics boost, with the Indian Rice Exporters’ Federation (IREF) introducing a bulk-shipping initiative aimed at reducing…
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Pulse prices rise to 11% as import duty cut debate intensifies
Prices of key pulses have risen sharply in recent weeks, prompting renewed debate over whether India should reduce import duties to improve supplies and contain…
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Ladakh begins saffron cultivation trial on restored barren land
Ladakh has launched a pilot project to cultivate saffron on restored barren land in Leh, marking a new experiment in high-value agriculture in the Union…
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