The Latest Breaking News on Agriculture

Issues related to agriculture, drinking water and health dominated the quarterly Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) meeting in Yadgir on Monday. The meeting was chaired by Small Scale Industries and Public Enterprises and district in-charge Minister Sharabasappa Darshanapur.

They are being probed by the OEP over ammonia advice and a major factory farm planning scandal is brewing

Demand for Thai rice remains strong, with several governments such as Indonesia and Bangladesh expressing an interest in purchasing the grain through government-to-government (G2G) deals.

Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has asked the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) to restructure farmers' debts to reduce non-performing loans (NPLs) to 3-4% for this accounting year from nearly 8% year-on-year.

Thailand's exports of cassava and cassava products are estimated at 9 million tonnes this year, down from 11 million tonnes last year, because of reduced output related to drought.

The severe deficient monsoon this time has already driven the prices of vegetables, especially tomatoes, northwards. The prices of tomatoes — which are in severe short supply — have shot up to over ₹80 level over the last week. A 15-kg crate of tomatoes was sold for ₹1,100 in Kolar…

Minister for Agriculture S. Niranjan Reddy said the Rythu Bandhu benefit disbursement for the 11th phase (agricultural season) would include about 5 lakh new beneficiaries after their landholding gets included for the scheme.

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TechnoServe, a non-profit organisation that operates in 30 countries, began its association with coffee farmers in the Araku Valley in Andhra Pradesh about six years ago. Their intervention helped farmers create and manage Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs). Through eight such FPOs, the organisation claims, the farmers’ revenues have increased by…