India’s first nano urea plant in Bangalore with an investment of ₹350 cr – IFFCO Today, the foundation stone will be placed for the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Ltd’s (IFFCO) ₹350 crore nano urea (liquid) factory. ‘The foundation for South India’s...
Rising pesticide residues standards may reduce Basmati rice exports. Basmati rice varieties, notably the world’s longest grain developed by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), are under potential danger in the export market after countries such as Jordan and Qatar...
AgFarm, launches 11 products herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and growth regulators. AgFarm, an agricultural chemical firm, has expanded its operations into Telangana by launching 11 products, including herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and plant growth regulators. After...
Farmers, and FPOs in dilemma due to the futures trading ban on certain Agri commodities The one-year restriction on futures trading in a variety of agricultural commodities has left a host of Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs) in the lurch. Many FPOs who purchased agricultural...
Nationwide raids on Urea diversion to industries, potentially to save 6,000cr subsidies. The Centre has initiated a statewide crackdown to preserve over 10 lakh tonnes (lt) of agriculture-grade urea that is diverted yearly for industrial applications, after a five-fold rise in nitrogen...
