About 27 pesticides are likely to be banned by the central government, the union minister for agriculture and farmers’ welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, announced in Rajya Sabha. The government has already appointed an expert committee in this regard. At the same time, the Standing Committee on Agriculture has invited public opinion on Pesticide Management Bill 2020 and the bill is under […]
The UN food agency lowered its forecast for global cereal production in 2021 marginally to 2 817 million tonnes, according to the latest Cereal Supply and Demand Brief released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). However, the figure remains 1.7 percent, or 47.8 million tonnes, higher than in 2020, which would mark a new record […]
India’s union cabinet approved extension of free food grains distribution under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) to over 80 crore people for another five months till the end of November 2021. The scheme that was initially rolled out for two months (May-June) would now entail a total expenditure of about Rs 94,000 […]
A reduced outlook for Brazilian maize is mainly behind a 3m t m/m (month-on-month) cut for world 2020/21 total grains (wheat and coarse grains) production, to 2,216m, the International Grains Council (IGC) said in its latest monthly report. With total consumption fractionally higher m/m and opening stocks trimmed, the carryover at the end of 2020/21 is lowered […]
Pakistan’s wheat production on the 2021/22 marketing year (MY) is forecast at 26.0 million metric tons (MMT), three percent higher than last year’s wheat production of 25.2 MMT, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in a report. It said Pakistan’s MY 2020/21 wheat imports are now estimated at 3.4 MMT to help rebuild the […]
India saw a sharp rise in exports of rice (basmati and non-basmati), wheat and other cereals in 2020-21 to new markets and attributed it to the synergy and collaboration between various stakeholders—farmers, millers, exporters, and government agencies. APEDA in collaboration with stakeholders has been exploring new opportunities through ensuring market access, adherence to products qualities […]
The long-grained aromatic Basmati rice, grown in the foothills of the Himalayas and in the Indo-Gangetic belt and in some areas of Pakistan, finds the itself in the thick of a stormy tussle between the two neighbours over the right to protected geographical identification (PGI) trademark in the European Union. “In 2018, India had filed […]
The 2021 rice export forecast for India has been raised to a new record of 17.0 million tonnes, nearly triple the next largest exporter, Vietnam, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest monthly report. India hit a new monthly export record in March of nearly 2.5 million tonnes, resulting in over 6 million […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture provided the following forecast for various crops in its latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report: Wheat Global production is raised to a record with larger crops in the European Union, Russia, Ukraine, and the United States. Global consumption is revised higher with more feed and residual use, […]
Niti Aayog Member (Agriculture) Ramesh Chand has said that the second COVID-19 wave will not impact the Indian agriculture sector in any way as rural areas saw spread of infections in May when agriculture activities remained at bare minimum. In an interview with Press Trust of India (PTI), Chand said that India’s policies on subsidy, price […]
