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It's time cotton got some serious policy attention from the govt

A combination of trade war and global growth slowdown is taking a toll on the world cotton market. Worsening trade conflict between the worldâ€™s larges [...More]

Contract farming produce exempted from restrictions

Persons and firms engaged in contract farming agreements with farmers are exempted from the existing licensing and restrictions on stock limit and mov [...More]

Maharashtra dams half-filled, but Marathwada is still parched

Heavy rains in the last two days have resulted in levels in 3,267 dams in Maharashtra crossing the half way mark. Storage increased to 51 per cent o [...More]

Experts call for development of forecasting model for sardine

A panel of fisheries experts has suggested developing a forecasting model for long-term prediction on the abundance of oil sardine on regular basis. T [...More]

Commodities sag as top buyer has lighter wallet

Commodities markets suffered another blow on Monday as Chinaâ€™s currency tumbled against the US dollar, reducing the purchasing power of the biggest bu [...More]

Telangana to map cotton supply chain to stamp out child labour

Telangana, a top cotton producing state, is to start mapping its entire supply chain as part of a unique collaboration with the International Labour [...More]

Experts to analyse declining sardine catch in Arabian Sea

â€˜Intensity of El Nino will decide the decrease or increase in sardine availabilityâ€™ [...More]

TNAU to be awarded NAHEP project

The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) is among the five State agricultural universities that have been granted the Institutional Developme [...More]

Global cotton prices down 26% on weak demand

According to ICACâ€™s assessment prices will remain under pressure as production is set to outpace consumption [...More]

Tea Board fixes green leaf price at '12.57 a kg for August

The Tea Board has announced â‚¹12.57 a kg as the district average price for green leaf in the Nilgiris in August.Tea Board Assistant Director R Selvam s [...More]

'Multi-cropping has economical and agronomic benefits'

In the times of mono crop culture, where certain crops are grown in lakhs of acres of land, small farmers in the remote rainfed areas of Telangana are [...More]

IMD forecasts normal rains for August, Sept

July rainfall helped bridge deficiency gap [...More]

Falling cotton yarn exports worry textile industry

Our Bureau The textile industry has voiced alarm over the consistent fall in cotton yarn exports in the last three months due to sharp decline in de [...More]

Fishmeal producers plan strike over retrospective levy of GST

The All-India Fishmeal and Oil Manufacturersâ€™ and Merchantsâ€™ Association has said that its members will go an indefinite strike from August 1 over the [...More]

Cotton imports set to double amid shortage

Prices expected to remain firm [...More]

Punjab, Haryana farmers diversify a tad from rice

Better prices commanded by crops like cotton and maize last year and crop diversification strategies adopted by Punjab and Haryana governments have pr [...More]

Waterfield Advisors to launch $15-million development bond soon for farm sector

In a first in the country, Mumbai-based wealth advisory firm Waterfield Advisors will soon launch a $15-million Development Impact Bond (DIB) for the [...More]

Rain-hit Haryana farmers unlikely to get insurance

Flagship crop insurance scheme does not cover damage caused by floods to rice plants [...More]

Lows may drive monsoon to peak over Central India

A low-pressure area formed over the North-West Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Bengal on Friday, and a follow-up â€˜lowâ€™ is forecast to s [...More]

India's H1 tea output up 5%

Encouraged by higher output of 4.84 per cent in the first half, indications are that Indiaâ€™s tea production in the current calendar is heading for a n [...More]

India gets 35 per cent below-average rainfall this week: IMD

Madhya Pradesh received 67 per cent less than average rainfall in the week [...More]

Kerala's Agricultural University to support coconut farming in the state

The mega project will be operational for three years from the current fiscal [...More]

Only 25 per cent water left in dams across Maharashtra

Sowing completed in 73 per cent area under kharif cultivation [...More]

Strong monsoon over Central India may last for a fortnight

An emerging expansive monsoon across Central India over the next three to four days could extend up to the second week of August, says a US agency [...More]

Heavy rain likely in Central India from tomorrow

The monsoon is set to intensify over Central India and adjoining North Peninsular India â€“ mainly Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, parts of Maharashtra, [...More]