Agri Business

MANAGE clocks 100 p.c. placements; Avg pay Rs 11.51 lakhs

MANAGE clocks 100 p.c. placements; Avg pay Rs 11.51 lakhs

A total of 66 students have opted for placements this year and all of them got the placements

Govt's 2021-22 season paddy procurement at 606.19 lakh tonnes

Govt's 2021-22 season paddy procurement at 606.19 lakh tonnes

Till now, 77 lakh farmers have been benefited from the official purchase programme for which the government has transferred ₹1,18,812.56 crore

Need to prioritize a policy for mustard, says Vivek Puri

Need to prioritize a policy for mustard, says Vivek Puri

The unabated and unbridled increase in mustard oilseed prices throughout the year led to the steep rise in mustard oil prices, says Puri

Demand from instant coffee makers lift low grade robustas

Disruption in Vietnam supply; bullish global trend keep prices firm

Basmati exports in Jan-Feb may improve, still seen lower during FY22

Iran, Saudi may increase buying; shipments to be lower than 2020-21

Draft Bill which seeks to replace Tea Act, 1953 more of a Vision Document; no mention of quality

Under the draft Bill, the role of Tea Board willould move from being a licensor to a facilitator

Grapes export start on a sombre note in Maharashtra

APEDA’s export figures show that it has not gained momentum

Kings Infra Venture sets record by harvesting 80 gm Vannamei shrimp

L Vannamei, commonly known as the white-leg shrimp, is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean

Ethanol supplies set to rise this season

No shortage of demand, ethanol lifting by OMCs expected to pick up

Govt announces subsidy to popularise drone in agriculture

A 100 per cent grant will be for Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institutes, ICAR institutes, Krishi Vigyan Kendras

‘Queen of cereals’ maize set to rule rabi season

Other nutri cereals fail to attract farmers’ interest

How agroforestry produce, sustainable bamboo can generate huge rural earnings

Transitioning India to ecology is an economic paradigm

Grain-based ethanol manufacturers demand dual pricing for maize, rice feedstock

Due to difference in realisation

Rabi sowing: Wheat dips, mustard and chana up

Total acreage up by one per cent y-o-y

Maharashtra: 2,489 farmers end their lives in January-November 2021 period

Frequent crop failure, absence of assured water resources, pest attacks and diseases are cited as the important causes.

PM crop insurance scheme: Most pending claims due to delay in State govts’ contribution

Of the outstanding claims of ₹3,381 cr, about ₹2,822 crore is pending as the State govts have not paid the subsidy

Finally, paddy farmers begin to switch to other crops

Major shift taking place in Telangana; area under the foodgrain likely to decline

German firm withdraws from organic certification in ‘third countries’ temporarily

LACON dubs EU regulations ‘political move’, unclear and arbitrary

India set to shift diet to soft oils as Indonesia curbs palm oil

Indonesia is drafting a plan to limit palm oil shipments to tame domestic cooking oil prices

US lawmakers seek litigation at WTO against India on wheat subsidy

US Wheat Associates has welcomed the letters by members of the Congress and Senate

Stellapps wins National Startup Award 2021

The startup is working towards digitization of the dairy supply chain

BigHaat raises ₹100 crore from JM Financial, BNV

BigHaat sells agri-inputs such as seeds, agrochemicals and equipment online

Curb illegal entry of arecanut from Myanmar through Mizoram: Campco

Campco appeals to the Centre to initiate curbing illegal arecanut entry, which affects domestic farmers badly. 

Solvent Extractors’ Association favours resumption of mustard futures

Says suspension has not helped in curbing inflation; purpose not served

Don’t hike taxes on cigarettes: FAIFA

No clear evidence linking high taxes to reduced consumption; cigarette smuggling causing loss of ₹16,138 crore

India’s agri exports to touch highest level of $50 billion in FY22, says govt

Increase in shipments led by rice, wheat, sugar, marine products, spices

South-East Asian nations continue to buy corn from India

Prices are off highs seen in July 2021 after China cut its demand estimate

IFFCO reaches to Kuttanad farmers to promote nano urea liquid

The cooperative fertiliser company is also conducting campaigns to attract paddy farmers

Widespread snow, rain for North-West, Central India from Friday 

Intense western disturbance on the way from Iran

Counter negative campaign on palm oil with scientific facts: SEA

‘Anti-palm lobby’s negative campaign has the potential to mislead consumers, policymakers’

 Thrips attack: Spices Board gets down to work

Calls for identifying varieties that can withstand the pest attack

Dileep Sanghani elected as IFFCO chairman

The elections were held due to the demise of incumbent chairman Balvinder Singh Nakai.

Centre approves 196 grain-based ethanol projects of 859 cr litre capacity

To achieve 25 per cent blending with petrol by 2024-25, the country needs 1,288 crore litres of ethanol

Volume slips to 10-month low in Coonoor tea auctions

Winter and festivals pull down crop

Global cues lift spot rubber

Prices may top ₹170 a kg soon driven by short supplies and strong domestic demand

Area under chana continues to rise, Maharashtra tops in coverage

Favourable weather, soil moisture aid higher acreage

APEDA steps in to help agri exporters in resolving railway rake shortage issue

The shortage of rakes cropped up as the Railways is giving priority to move coal and fertiliser

Growers and exporters lock horns over MSP for grapes

Harvesting remains suspended in Maharashtra as exporters reject ‘unaffordable’ rate

Mustard: The yellow revolution is here, finally

‘Right’ price for mustard works wonders as mustard its area expands by 25%