CIMMYT scientists warned that scarcity of fertilizers could hamper the next crop cycle. Bram Govaerts, Director General of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) and the Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA), warned that the conflict between Ukraine and Russia...
Karnataka coffee growers lost 35% of their crop due to heavy rain seek for relief. The biggest group of plantation crop growers, the Karnataka Planters Association (KPA), says that they lost 35% of their crops because of the heavy rains in July and August. They have asked the Central and...
New Holland Agriculture enters Indian small tractor segment debuts in Karnataka. With the introduction of the Blue Series SIMBA, New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, has joined the sub-30 HP small tractor segment. The tractor, which is part of the company’s Blue...
FinMin put off customs duty on edible oil imports for next March 2023 Finance Ministry Nirmala Sitharaman has put off paying customs duty on edible oil imports for another 6 months, until March 2023. This is done to increase the supply of edible oil in the country and keep prices down. In...
Bayer expands its Sahbhaagi to rural women & youngsters to build a full Agri ecosystem. Bayer has said that it wants to expand its Sahbhaagi programme to give rural women and young people more power and help them build a full agricultural ecosystem. The programme began in 2019, and...
