The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) provides financial support to Uttar Pradesh farmers when insured crops suffer losses from specified natural risks. The scheme has been implemented across the state's districts…
The private seed industry has urged the Centre to recognise the research capabilities of the private sector in the proposed Seed Bill, 2025, which seeks to replace the Seeds Act, 1966. The…
The area under sugarcane cultivation in Punjab has fallen by over 14,000 hectares to around 86,000 hectares this year, despite the AAP government's crop diversification efforts. Production has hit a six-year low,…
India has achieved its E20 ethanol blending target five years early, but the policy has triggered land-use shifts that clash with the country's edible oil and pulse needs. Frontline reports that maize…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day address outlined 'Sapt Dhara' - seven streams of strength - to accelerate India towards Viksit Bharat by 2047. The second stream is agriculture and food processing.…
India has retained its position as the world's largest coconut producer, accounting for 31.24% of global output. The country produced over 20.3 billion coconuts in 2024-25 across approximately 2.19 million hectares, with…
The central government has front-loaded agriculture spending, disbursing 21% of its full-year allocation of Rs 1.41 trillion in the April-June quarter, more than double the 9% spent in the same period last…
India's proposed ban on paraquat dichloride could hit smaller agrochemical firms harder than large diversified players, according to a new analysis by Dr Donthi Narasimha Reddy. The draft Banning of Paraquat Dichloride…
