NAFED and FCI Oilseeds, Pulses procurement at extreme slow pace
Food Corporation of India (FCI) and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED), which have a target to procure 33 lakh tonnes …
India to give 5% subsidy on non-basmati rice exports
India, the world’s biggest rice exporter, has decided to give 5 per cent subsidy for non-basmati rice exports for four months from November 26 till March 25, …
Australia accuses India of breaching WTO limits by its sugarcane subsidy
Australia has claimed that India’s annual subsidies to sugarcane producers have breached the allowed limits by as much as ten-fold in the past six years, …
India rejects US warning that it has violated cotton MPS scheme
India has expelled a counter warning issued by the US claiming that New Delhi’s Market Price Support (MPS) for cotton has broken the allowed levels of …
Chinese revision sees hike in global rice supplies
Global 2018/19 rice supplies are seen increasing by 17.7 million tons to 651.4 million, mostly due to revisions for China, the U.S. Department of Agriculture …
Once neglected, some traditional crops are new rising stars
Did you know that not all bananas are yellow or curved like a half moon? Some are straight, some are stumpy, some are even red! There are actually 1,000 …
World grains output tipped to decline 1% in 2018-19 to three-year low- IGC
World total grains (wheat and coarse grains) production is expected to decline by 1% in 2018/19, to a three-year low of 2,081m t, the International Grains …
FAO raises its 2018 cereal production forecast, still below 2017 record
The UN food agency FAO has raised its forecast for this year’s global cereal production to 2 591 million tonnes, still 2.4 percent below the record high …
First consignment of Indian rice ready to be shipped to China
The first consignment of Indian non-Basmati Rice to China is scheduled to be shipped on 28th September, commerce and industry ministry said. China has finally …
India sets foodgrain production target at record 285.2 million tonnes for 2018-19
The government of India has set a target of record 285.2 million tonne of foodgrain production in the 2018-19 crop year despite deficit rains so far this …