The coalition government is systematically resolving the problems of farmers, says Minister Atchannaidu
RDPR Minister Eshwar Khandre suggested that the orchards be leased annually through a transparent auction process to unemployed youth from the respective villages.
The US Department of Agriculture dramatically lowered its reported beef export sales for late June on Thursday, sparking fresh concerns about the quality of the agency’s data after staffing losses as part of the Trump administration’s reshaping of the federal government. USDA said exporters in late June sold a net 12,064 tonnes of US beef to foreign buyers, 90 per cent lower than the volume it originally reported a week ago. Traders had largely dismissed USDA’s initial report as inaccurate....
China made its largest daily purchase of soybeans from the United States since November on Wednesday, the latest sign of improving trade ties as Beijing moves towards fulfilling commitments announced after US President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The US Department of Agriculture said private exporters reported sales of 472,000 tonnes of soybeans for delivery to China, the greatest daily export sale to the country since November. “China has a long way to go to reach...
A crop that fetched over ₹360 per kg during the previous season is now struggling to cross ₹265, with the average auction price remaining at just ₹219.50 per kg as of July 6
A 433-member organic farmers’ producer company in Ri-Bhoi district’s Jirang has become a model of successful farm collectivisation
Andhra Pradesh is India’s largest mango-producing State, with the crop cultivated over nearly five lakh hectares and an annual production of close to 40 lakh tonnes in a normal year
A poor monsoon can damage the economy in three ways: it affects agricultural output, reducing the sector’s contribution to the economy; it hits rural income, denting aggregate demand; and it threatens to push up food prices, causing inflation.
The poultry sector in Uttar Pradesh has witnessed significant growth over the last decade, resulting in a substantial improvement in egg availability for consumers
Esmeraldo Maligsa, a farmer and president of the Bohol Ube Growers Association, harvests 2,000kg (4,400lbs) of ube, the purple tuber native to the Philippines, every seven months. He and the other farmers in his group manage a collective yield of between 5 tonnes and 8 tonnes, fetching prices of 90 to 100 pesos (US$1.50 to US$1.70) per kg. Such is the price the ubi kinampay, dubbed the “Queen of Philippine yams”, fetches. It is grown in Bohol province and nearby areas in central Philippines, and...
As Malaysian durians are being sold at throwaway prices, farmers worry about their livelihoods.
The award was presented during the first edition of the Agro-Food Processing Awards 2026, held in Bengaluru recently. The award recognises the DCR’s contributions towards developing innovative technologies that have the potential for transforming India’s cashew sector
The recurring crisis being faced by the farmers every season highlights the urgency of structural reforms in the horticulture sector, says the BJP State president