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HASSAN (K'TAKA)/HYDERABAD (TELANGANA): The skyrocketing prices of tomato have made the culinary staple so valuable that it has lured thieves into stealing them.

AN SNP MSP has raised concerns that Marks and Spencer is importing stock from abroad instead of looking to the “world class” suppliers in…

The Congress-led Karnataka government has been facing challenges in fulfilling its promise of providing five kg of rice to Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Antyodaya card holders. The Centre’s discontinuation of the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS), which provided surplus grains, has put Karnataka in a difficult position. This move…

MUMBAI: Global rice prices, now at their highest in 11 years, are set to rally further after India moved to boost payments to farmers, just as El Nino threatens yields in key producers and alternative staples get costlier for poor Asians and Africans.

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In the legislative Council, BJP MLC N. Ravikumar pointed out that religious heads had threatened to sit on a dharna over withdrawal of the anti-cow slaughter provisions that had been introduced in 2020.

The Hindu brings you stories of farmers in Tamil Nadu who produce fresh value-added products in small batches and retail them directly to the customer. Think cold pressed oils, coconut chips, ghee, coffee, and more farm-rich goodness.

Production was anyway expected to be lower as some farmers had opted out of cultivating tomatoes citing poor earnings. Adding to that, about 50% of production in Karnataka has gone down the drain due to leaf curl viral disease.