India expects the fisheries sector to attract investments worth $ 9 billion (Rs 67,000 crore) over the next five years along with huge employment generation. Fisheries exports are expected to more than double to Rs 100,000 crore by 2024-25 from Rs 46,589 crore at present, Union Fisheries Secretary Rajeev Ranjan said at an e-conference of […]
An estimated 700 000 people die each year from antimicrobial resistant (AMR) infections and an untold number of sick animals may not be responding to treatment. AMR is a significant global threat to public health, food safety and security, as well as to livelihoods, animal production and economic and agricultural development. The intensification of agricultural […]
In the midst of skyrocketing onion prices, the first load of about 27 tonnes procured from NAFED reached Kerala from Nasik in Maharashtra.to offset high prices of the kitchen staple in the state. While onions were being sold between Rs 90 and Rs 120 a kg in many retail outlets in the southern state. Kerala […]
Prices of many main summer-sown crops are ruling below their minimum support prices (MSPs) at mandis in several parts of India. Kharif crops like jowar, bajra, maize, moong and soyabean were ruling at prices between 8 per cent and 38 per cent below their MSPs during the first fortnight of October. Kharif harvesting season of […]
Agritech start ups are at an inflection point in India where there is ample room for growth, but not all of them are moving uniformly through the funding funnel after deals are seeded, according to a report by ThinkAg — a platform that brings together corporates, innovators and investors to take innovative solutions to market […]
Farm ERP co-founder Sanjay Borkar spoke to Indoasiancommodities.com about their recent efforts to use the same principles as Uber to create an efficient and sustainable value chain for small vegetable growers. His company has been using Enterprise Resource Planning to help the farming community just like any other business. What is your plan for Uberization […]
Desert Locust upsurges aren’t a new phenomenon. Locusts are one of the oldest migratory pests in the world and have wreaked havoc on crops across the globe for centuries. When huge swarms infest many countries and spread across several regions or continents, it becomes a plague. A plague of Desert Locusts, the most destructive locust […]
Supply disruptions and exodus of migrant workforce have already started having impact on prices of staples and vegetables all across the country. Wholesale prices of essential commodities, especially vegetables, have shown a sharp increase during the last few days. A three-week lockdown in India aimed at stopping the coronavirus is preventing perishables from reaching its […]
Europe won’t starve because of the coronavirus, but the epidemic is making it harder to get your pasta and fresh fruit to the grocery store shelves. Even before countries announced lockdowns to try to contain the spread of the global pandemic, panic-buyers stripped the shelves bare of staple foods and toilet rolls. Politicians from German […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has put the world on a crisis footing, with unprecedented actions to restrict movements and plans for radical deployment of public funds to combat the threat posed by a novel coronavirus that knows no boundaries. Success will entail coherent and robust plans for our food systems. FAO Chief Economist Maximo Torero Cullen […]
