Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora said production of potatoes has increased from seven metric tonnes per hectare to 17 metric tonnes per hectare. Bora said…
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Cultivation of mustard, maize, and moong must be promoted to increase farmers’ income
The Union agriculture ministry has stated that the cultivation of maize, mustard and moong should be promoted to boost farmers’ income and attain self-sufficiency in…
View More Cultivation of mustard, maize, and moong must be promoted to increase farmers’ incomeLack of rain in India leads to a threat in World’s food supply
With a shortage of rain in parts of India, rice could surface as the next challenge for global food supply. This is because India is…
View More Lack of rain in India leads to a threat in World’s food supplyChinese lychee farmers accepts latest technology
Alibaba has assisted growers in introducing technology that has improved their output and supply chain. Technology is assisting in the transformation of China’s lychee sector,…
View More Chinese lychee farmers accepts latest technologyIndonesia has lifted the export tax on palm oil until August 31
In a fresh attempt to boost exports and ease high inventories, Indonesia has removed its export levy for all palm oil products until Aug. 31,…
View More Indonesia has lifted the export tax on palm oil until August 31Thailand in for Basmati farming, ties knot with Saudi
Following more than 30 years of cold relations, Saudi Arabia has resumed diplomatic ties with Thailand. The relocation has created several economic opportunities in both…
View More Thailand in for Basmati farming, ties knot with SaudiIndia, the world’s biggest explorer of rice, holds the key to the global market outlook
The rice industry has a fear of possible curbs on rice exports as well after the wheat export ban, provoking rice traders to step up…
View More India, the world’s biggest explorer of rice, holds the key to the global market outlookCentre has no intentions to prohibit or restrict the export of basmati and non-basmati rice
In the years 2021-22, India exported non-basmati rice to over 150 countries. This comes amid rumours that India is restricting rice exports after banning wheat…
View More Centre has no intentions to prohibit or restrict the export of basmati and non-basmati rice“Pure South African saffron deserves to be better known”
Saffron planting has recently expanded in South Africa, with 22 hectares now planted across all nine provinces, with the majority focused in the arid Northern…
View More “Pure South African saffron deserves to be better known”India to promote millet products in the global market with 2023 as the ‘International Year of Millets
The Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Prahlad Singh Patel, stated that the Centre will encourage and promote not just the production of millets but…
View More India to promote millet products in the global market with 2023 as the ‘International Year of Millets