FMCG players have decided to double down on the retail shelves with a range of items made of millets, which are being advertised as the…
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Category: Agro
India’s basmati rice exports are up by ₹12k crores in 2022-23
As per the data from the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS), India exported basmati rice worth about Rs. 38,524 crore (nearly $4.79…
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In Punjab, a trial initiative to store food grain is failing
Punjab’s four state procurement agencies were to acquire 5,000 wooden crates to store food grains. Instead, just 625 were purchased. Officials blame the Ukraine war,…
View More In Punjab, a trial initiative to store food grain is failingFarmers applaud the government’s choice to keep using 24 critical pesticides
The Union Government opted to keep using 24 pesticides following a detailed evaluation of 27 pesticides by a constituted expert committee, based on considerable evidence…
View More Farmers applaud the government’s choice to keep using 24 critical pesticidesAgri growth is slowing; the rate is expected to be 3.3% in 2022-23
According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s (MoSPI) Second Advance Estimates of National Income, 2022-23, the growth rate of Gross Value Added in…
View More Agri growth is slowing; the rate is expected to be 3.3% in 2022-23Mango exporters from India prioritize US & Central Asia
Several people are unsure whether mangoes would still be available in the nation given the present season. Farmers have lamented the scarcity of high-quality fruit…
View More Mango exporters from India prioritize US & Central AsiaPrisoners at work. Thai fruit exporter combats labour shortage
To address labour shortages in the agricultural sector, a fresh fruit exporting firm in the central province of Chantaburi employed 30 inmates as factory workers.…
View More Prisoners at work. Thai fruit exporter combats labour shortagePM Modi says Pvt Innovation, investment keeping distance from agri sector
According to PM Modi, private innovation and investment are avoiding the agricultural sector, resulting in low participation of India’s youth in the agricultural sector compared…
View More PM Modi says Pvt Innovation, investment keeping distance from agri sectorAmong the top 10 start-ups at the World Investors Conference in 2023, Gramik shines
The Government of Uttar Pradesh has named Gramik, the nation’s first peer-to-peer agri-commerce platform, among the top 10 start-ups in the province that are committed…
View More Among the top 10 start-ups at the World Investors Conference in 2023, Gramik shinesWheat prices fall by about Rs. 5 per kg following the start of open market sales; Food Sec.
According to Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra, the prices of wheat in wholesale and retail markets have gone down by about Rs 5 per kg…
View More Wheat prices fall by about Rs. 5 per kg following the start of open market sales; Food Sec.