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ICAR-IIHR inaugurated a Plant Health clinic, Seed Production Centre, Centre for Spawn Incubation, Agri-Business Incubation Centre, Centre of Excellence on Kamalam fruit, Fruit Plant Mall, and Karnataka Exotic Fruit Farmers Association. These facilities will help farmers and horticultural growers with diagnostic services, advisories, and improved seed quality. The Centre of…

Arjun Ashok, 15, from Kuttanad, won the Agriculture Dept's award for best student farmer. Despite floods, he cultivated veggies & flowers, raising goats, rabbits, chickens & silkie. He applies biopesticides & compost, selling produce at the local farmers' market & depositing proceeds in his bank acct. Supported by his parents,…

Logging is threatening Omo Forest Reserve in southern Nigeria, which is home to endangered wildlife like African elephants

India will allow export of rice to Singapore despite restrictions on export of the product, citing the special relationship between India and Singapore as the reason for this exemption

The special court for land-grabbing cases will lose jurisdiction to entertain a complaint when the landowners are put in possession of the land through a lawfully registered sale deed, as such issues would require adjudication as “a pure and simple suit for title” by the competent courts, said the High…

From Indian rice to Australian wheat, climate change is worsening a food crunch and price spikes due to war in Ukraine.

Punjab rice exporters criticize Centre's export restrictions on Basmati rice, citing potential financial losses. Union Commerce Ministry had directed APEDA to register contracts of US$1,200/metric tonne & above. Punjab Rice Millers & Exporters Association seeks meeting to find solution.

BJP’s Nizamabad MP D.Aravind alleged that Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao had “hatched a plan” to sell off rice by about ₹4-5 less a kg to corporates and thereby, “dubiously earn crores of rupees in commission”.

The Government is looking for alternatives to tree-planting to meet New Zealand's ambitious climate targets, and novel removal technologies could play a part, reports Marc Daalder

‘We 20’ has drafted 13 working papers on agriculture, climate change, banking, finance, labour, employment and shrinking democratic places.

Government bans export of Basmati rice below $1,200/MT to prevent misclassification of non-Basmati white rice. APEDA to form committee to evaluate contracts below $1,200/MT. Centre imposed 20% export duty on par-boiled non-Basmati rice & banned export of broken rice in Sept 2022. Curbs impacting availability of foodgrains in African countries.