According to a government order, India has approved the import of an additional 5,50,000 tonnes of genetically modified (GM) soymeal to aid the poultry industry, which is suffering from a spike in local prices of the important animal feed. According to the government order, the shipments...
Govt considering implementing ‘Organic Aadhaar’ to eliminate bogus enrollment. Following its action against rogue certification agencies, the agri-export promotion agency APEDA is now considering implementing ‘Organic Aadhaar’ for organic farmers under the National...
India’s first, much-praised wind farm tender awaiting approval from Finance Ministry. The Ministry of Finance has yet to approve viability gap funding (VGF) for India’s much-publicized tender to build 1,000 MW of offshore wind capacity off the Gujarat coast. Offshore wind is...
India’s wheat export boom is a bonanza for farmers and a boon to the budget relief. Rajensingh Pawar, an Indian farmer, is selling his new wheat crop to private merchants rather than the state stockpiler for the first time in almost a decade, as a worldwide wheat price rally...
Oil palm production; farmers showing huge interest in India – Godrej Agrovet. Farmers in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh (AP), Tamil Nadu, and Odisha are showing a huge interest in palm oil production, according to Godrej Agrovet Ltd, the country’s largest producer of oil palm. To...
