Pakistan, Afghanistan among global food shortage 'hotspots'

Warnings on Pakistan and Afghanistan have been issued in a report jointly published by the Food and Agriculture...

Summer crop sowing in India declines by 1.54 lakh hectare in 2023

Green gram, jowar, bajra, ragi, maize, groundnut, sunflower, and sesamum are some of the major summer crops.

Indian agriculture to be honoured by Indian agribusiness leaders

Mumbai/ Jalgaon (Maharashtra) [India], June 2: The Future of Agriculture Leaders in India (FALI), an initiative...

Indian government strides towards food security

Indian government is going big on the agriculture sector with its recent announcement of bringing a policy for...

Pakistan a 'very high concern' area in food insecurity: UN report

It observes that, in the midst of the present global economic slump, rising state debt has aggravated Pakistan's...

J-K: Small, marginalized farmers script new chapter

Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) has proven to be a boon for small and marginalized farmers in...

Locust invasion causes huge losses to farmers in Afghanistan

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said that the invasion of locusts has caused more than...

High-density farming in India poses threat to its environment

The renowned Indian agriculture expert Devinder Sharma said that the growing high-density Agriculture concept in...

J-K LG Manoj Sinha reviews implementation of agriculture credit

During the meeting, Lt Governor directed the bank officials and administrative officers for seamless coordination...

Pakistan GDP growth rate for current fiscal year reaches 0.29 pc

The statistics of the growth rate of the national economy of Pakistan during the current fiscal year released by the...

India summer crops sowing marginally lower at 70.3 lakh hectares

The ministry's data showed that the sowing area under pulses and coarse cereals is higher year-on-year, while the...

Record 330.5 mln tn foodgrain estimated for 2022-23 crop year

Third advance estimates of production of major crops for the agricultural year 2022-23 have been released by the...