The Latest Breaking News on Agriculture

The Congress-led Karnataka government has been facing challenges in fulfilling its promise of providing five kg of rice to Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Antyodaya card holders. The Centre’s discontinuation of the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS), which provided surplus grains, has put Karnataka in a difficult position. This move…

MUMBAI: Global rice prices, now at their highest in 11 years, are set to rally further after India moved to boost payments to farmers, just as El Nino threatens yields in key producers and alternative staples get costlier for poor Asians and Africans.

Production was anyway expected to be lower as some farmers had opted out of cultivating tomatoes citing poor earnings. Adding to that, about 50% of production in Karnataka has gone down the drain due to leaf curl viral disease.

Cooking gas refill supplies to customers of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) are taking more time than usual with the national oil marketing company modernising its ERP platform.

The Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) has trimmed its exports forecast to a range of -0.5% to 1% growth, compared with 0-1% growth previously, based on high uncertainty surrounding major trading partners the US, the EU and China, in addition to relatively high global interest rates.

a new research study has revealed sorghum (jowar) is an alternative to wheat as it is far more resilient to projected climate changes and also requires much less water.

The Karnataka example shows that political parties should exercise moderation while making electoral promises, especially on matters concerning food security

Issues such as the restriction on States’ foodgrains purchase through the Open Market Sales Scheme (OMSS) are likely to be discussed at the national conference of Food Ministers of States and Union Territories

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