Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News on Agriculture

Growers unenthusiastic over hike in rubber stabilisation price

Even as the State government has announced a ₹10 hike in the stabilisation price for natural rubber, the budget announcement appears to have failed in cheering up the beleaguered natural rubber growers who were fervently hoping for a substantial increase.

The Hindu · Feb 5, 2024

Ukraine's Farm Unions Urge Government to Safeguard EU Market Access

Ukraine's farm unions are urging the government to safeguard their free market access to the EU, amidst concerns about the ongoing crisis and its impact on...

Kerala Budget 2024: Traditional fishermen express disappointment

The State Budget allocates funds for fisheries infrastructure, conservation, and inland fisheries, but disappoints traditional fishermen.

The Hindu · Feb 5, 2024

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

EU Walks Farming Minefield With New Climate Goals

The EU's climate goals for 2040 are set to further dial up the pressure on a farm sector that has yet to get tough on greenhouse gas emissions -- but is already up in arms over existing environmental rules.

International Business Times · Feb 5, 2024

Live export ship to remain in WA with 15,000 livestock after regulator blocks voyage to Israel

Government says plan for MV Bahijah to sail around Africa to avoid Houthi attacks in Red Sea mean it’s not safe for the animals

The Guardian - AU · Feb 5, 2024

Centre’s ban on supply of food grains to States through OMSS will drive up prices: Minister

The Kerala government has flayed the Centre’s decision to bar governments and State-run agencies from procuring food grains through the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS).

The Hindu · Feb 4, 2024

‘It’s all a bit marginal’: claims of Brexit trade perks don’t add up, say firms

A business department report trumpeting the four-year benefits of leaving the EU does not match the reality faced by companies

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2024

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Tractors Converge On Rome As Farmers Protest Across Europe

A convoy of tractors was poised to descend on Rome on Saturday as farmer protests caused disruptions across Europe but petered out in their French epicentre following government concessions.

International Business Times · Feb 3, 2024

Reducing ammonia emissions through targeted fertilizer management

Researchers use machine learning to estimate ammonia emissions from rice, wheat, and maize crops, finding potential for a 38% reduction.

The Hindu · Feb 3, 2024

Reported move to form new Mandya agricultural varsity by bifurcating UAS-B creates flutter among academicians, researchers

The reported moves by the government to bifurcate the prestigious University of Agricultural Sciences-Bengaluru (UAS-B) to carve out a new university of agricultural sciences, Mandya, has created a flutter among agricultural scientists and academicians with many including retired Vice-Chancellors fearing that it may prove detrimental to the interests of both the…

The Hindu · Feb 3, 2024

K.J. George holds meeting in Shivamogga, says there is no power crisis for now

Minister for Energy in Shivamogga assures no power shortage, plans to purchase power from open market if needed.

The Hindu · Feb 3, 2024

French Govt Under Fire For Putting Pesticide Phase-out On Hold

France's government was on the defensive on Friday after environmental campaigners and opposition politicians accused it of having scrapped a key green policy to appease protesting farmers.

International Business Times · Feb 2, 2024

Fibre-rich, with fewer farts: how the underrated mung bean could improve food security (and post-bean bloat)

The World Vegetable Centre in Taiwan is breeding varieties that will grow better and faster and could become a major crop in Australia

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2024

Protesting Farmers In France Lift Roadblocks As Standoff Eases

France's agriculture minister said Friday that the worst of a crisis that saw farmers block roads nationwide was over, as protesters began lifting roadblocks following government promises of cash and eased regulation.

International Business Times · Feb 2, 2024

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024

Why are farmers protesting across the EU and what can the bloc do about it?

Food producers say increasing costs, tiny margins and climate policies leave livelihoods in peril

The Hindu · Feb 1, 2024

Ignoring an agricultural sector in distress

The revival of agricultural growth from its long-term slump requires imaginative policy shifts and decisive fiscal measures, but the Budget provides no indications of such a plan or even intent

Salon · Feb 1, 2024

Black-owned farm acreage plummets

"It’s a stolen opportunity for Black families to build wealth . . ."

WEKU · Feb 1, 2024

France's 2 key farmers unions suspend protests after new offers from the government

Farmers have blocked highways for days across the country to denounce low wages, heavy regulation and unfair competition from abroad. The unions said the new measures represented "tangible progress."

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024

Macron calls for farming reform as food producers hurl eggs at European parliament

Demonstrations calling for help with taxes, costs and environmental rules overshadow EU leaders’ summit

Farmers Demand Relief as Prices Rise and Bureaucracy Increases

Farmers in tractors create chaos in Brussels, demanding relief from rising prices and bureaucracy. They call for support ahead of EU parliamentary elections.

International Business Times · Feb 1, 2024

Farmers Take Protest To EU Leaders

European farmers took their growing protest over low prices and the threat of competition from South American agri-food importers to Brussels on Thursday, clogging the streets with 1,300 tractors as EU leaders met for a summit.

International Business Times · Feb 1, 2024

Defiant French Farmers Stick To Barricades

France's farmers showed little sign on Thursday of abandoning their protest despite government concessions in response to a movement that has spread nationwide and elsewhere in Europe.

Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2024

Nearly 100 French farmers arrested at food market in Paris as tractor protests spread

Major thoroughfares in Brussels, the heart of the European Union, were also blocked by around 1,000 tractors on Thursday

International Business Times UK · Feb 1, 2024

Chinese Woman Dies From Two Combined Strains Of Bird Flu

The woman fell ill on November 30 and passed away on December 16.

The Hindu · Feb 1, 2024

38 lakh farmers benefited from PM Kisan SAMPADA Yojana, says FM Sitharaman

Interim Budget, PM Kisan Sampada Yojana: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman enumerates the benefits of agriculture schemes, including PM Kisan Sampada Yojana, in the interim budget.

1 … 105 106 107 108

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

University of Agricultural Sciences

14 stories

UASB

11 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.