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Pakistan's cotton sector under pressure as taxes and policy failures push
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Farmers in South Punjab and Sindh face rising taxes, high input costs, and market uncertainty ahead of the cotton sowing season. Agricultural groups are urging the government to remove GST on cottonseed products, warning that continued financial pressure could further reduce cotton cultivati
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The Art of Living and Kotak Mahindra Lead Natural Farming Movement across
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 4: The Art of Living Social Projects, in collaboration with Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, has launched a Natural Farming Awareness Campaign across 100 villages in Anand district. The objective is to respond to very practical concerns: escalating cultivatio
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Rajasthan: NCB, ANTF destroy around 170 acres of illicit opium cultivation
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
A joint operation was carried out by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) along with Rajasthan Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) & State Police. Intensive follow-up surveillance is underway by the Narcotics Control Bureau & Anti-Narcotics Task Force, Rajasthan, to nab the absconding
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Assam Rifles, CRPF, Manipur Police destroy 22 acres of illicit poppy in Ka
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
The operation involved area domination and systematic search of suspected cultivation sites. During the conduct of the operation, the joint team detected illicit poppy cultivation spread over 22 acres, which was destroyed.
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Rethinking India's Nutrition Future: Aligning Production, Policy and Deman
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 17: India's edible oil and nutrition priorities are increasingly converging into a unified national agenda. As one of the world's largest consumers of edible oils, the country currently meets nearly 55-60 percent of its requirement through imports. W
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Kerala: Bison Valley turns golden as 40-acre sunflower farm replaces fallo
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Jijo Joseph Puthenveettil of Bison Valley has had a passion for farming and flowers since childhood. He planted flowering plants of various colours and shapes along the roadsides. In areas where paddy cultivation was once carried out continuously, many fields have now been left fallow due
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ICAR-IIMR and Gourmet Popcornica Collaboration Paves the Way for an Aatman
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 12: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) - Indian Institute of Maize Research (IIMR), in collaboration with Gourmet Popcornica Private Limited, India's largest popcorn company, is witnessing the successful outcomes of a strategic partnersh
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CII Himachal Pradesh holds interactive session on climate-resilient apple
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Himachal Pradesh, in collaboration with CII FACE (Food and Agriculture Centre of Excellence), organised a day-long interactive session titled "Enabling a Competitive and Climate-Resilient Apple Economy" in Shimla today.
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Gujarat sets benchmark in gram productivity, also excels in tur production
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Gujarat has made significant strides in pulse farming.
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Tripura: Assam Rifles destroy 1.75 lakh ganja saplings worth Rs 25.72 cror
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The operation was conducted jointly with the Forest Department, Agartala, wherein approximately 1.75 lakh ganja saplings spread over an area of 50 acres were destroyed. The estimated market value of the destroyed contraband is ₹25.72 crore.
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Shetkari Samruddhi Project to Strengthen FPO-Led Services and Climate-Resi
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Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra) [India], February 9: The Shetkari Samruddhi Project, supported by Pernod Ricard India Foundation (PRIF) and implemented by ISAP India Foundation, has been launched to benefit 20,000 farmers across 20 villages in Jalna and Sambhajinagar districts of Maharashtra, in
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Brazil coffee output poised for record high in 2026, reports Conab
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Brazil is expected to produce a record 66.2 million bags of coffee in 2026, driven by favourable weather, improved farming practices, and expanded cultivation. Arabica and conilon output are both projected to rise, while strong global demand is likely to keep international coffee prices firm
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