CropLife India, an industry body of crop science companies, has urged the government to retain a uniform basic customs duty (BCD) of 10 percent for both technical raw materials and formulations while seeking a reduction in GST on agrochemicals from the current 18 percent to 12 percent, a...
An American multinational financial services corporation, Mastercard has collaborated with an Indian-based premier fresh produce supply chain company, Lawrencedale Agro Processing India (LEAF) to launch the LEAF Farmer Network (LFN), a digital platform designed to improve financial...
Robin Shaw, Managing Director of London-based Marex Spectron syas thta India is a leading candidate to achieve rising global sugar demand. According to industry experts and analysts, sugar prices in the global market will likely hold up next year after rallying nearly 30% this year, with...
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO), a public sector fertilizer firm, is the first to benefit from the Sri Lanka government’s decision to make a significant shift in its organic policy by deciding RTO allows chemical fertilizer imports. It has started the process by...
Farmers in India are harvesting the largest rice crop in history, which promises record exports, while also ensuring the continuation of their longest-running protest, which will turn a year old next month. The sit-down is taking place in the capital, miles away from the five acres (2...
