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Senior Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Nicholas Sitko, said India has to increase its own fertiliser production capacity as the situation in Ukraine and West Asia is likely to remain unstable. Dr. Sitko, who was in New Delhi in connection with a discussion on FAO’s report ‘The Unjust...

Union Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare has said on Thursday (October 17, 2024) that the Centre will distribute 1,600 tonnes of onions in the northern region to address the rising prices ahead of the festival season. The supply situation of tomatoes is also set to improve in the coming days with increased arrivals from Maharashtra...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday increased the Minimum Support Price for rabi crops for the next marketing season of 2025-26 with the MSP for wheat going up by ₹150 per quintal. The new MSP for a quintal of wheat is ₹2,425 in comparison to ₹2,275 per quintal, which was in place...

Ample global supplies have kept speculators on the short side of the Chicago grain and oilseed markets so far this year, though droughts across many key exporters are now giving bears some pause. Top soybean exporter Brazil is amid one of its worst-ever droughts, which is slowing the early planting efforts. Weather models have yet...

The 34th Krishi Mela will be held in the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Dharwad from September 21 to 24. This year’s theme is `Agricultural technologies for management of climate change’. The university expects around 15 lakh visitors to the four-day fair. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the Krishi Mela on September 22 at...

The government’s subsidised onion sale initiative, launched on September 5, has led to price drops in major cities within days, the consumer affairs ministry said on Saturday (September 14, 2024). In Delhi, retail onion price fell from ₹60 to ₹55 per kg, while Mumbai saw a decrease from ₹61 to ₹56 per kg. In Chennai,...

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that it has been proven now that chemicals present in fertilizers are the source of several health ailments such as hypertension, diabetes, thyroid and even cancer. He said organic farming was linked to the health of 140 crore Indians.  A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between...

The 21st National Livestock Census 2024 will be conducted from September 1 to December 31. On August 29, a workshop was held in Belagavi to train officers and personnel tasked with the census. Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Rahul Shindhe directed officers to ensure that counting methods are scientific and the records are created and...

The story so far: Union Minister for Food and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi announced on August 1 that States can directly purchase rice from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) under the Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) without participating in the e-auction beginning August 1. Furthermore, Mr. Joshi enumerated that should States want to procure...

The story so far: In her Budget proposals for 2024-25, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that in the next two years, one crore farmers across the country will be initiated into natural farming supported by certification and branding. Implementation will be through scientific institutions and gram panchayats, adding that 10,000 need-based bio-input resource centres...