Govt began extra steps to check for fraud in organic farming certification The Commerce Ministry has started putting in place new measures to fix problems with organic farming certification on the field. This involves auditing organic farming certification organizations. The development...
Karnataka introduces millets incentive scheme for horticultural exports Karnataka announced plans to incentivize Millets production, as well as launch new programs to encourage horticulture processing and exports and put additional land under organic and natural farming in the state...
Food Corporation of India sold 3.85 LT wheat in the second round of the e-auction Food Corporation of India (FCI) sold 3.85 lakh tonnes (lt) of the 15.25 lakh tonnes (lt) of wheat offered for sale in the open market from official inventories during the second round of the e-auction held...
Agri Ministry reports mustard sowing up 22%, wheat marginally down According to the latest data from the agriculture ministry, the area sown with rapeseed/mustard seed crops is up 22.46% to 88.54 lakh hectares, while the area sown with wheat crops has stayed a little bit lower so far in...
Small farmers need irrigation, fertilizers, and market access to transform food systems Union Minister Raj Kumar Singh said on January 18 that developed countries should live up to the rhetoric on food system transformation by providing small farmers in poor countries with cheaper access...
