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We need India as a leader; it needs to open the way for developing countri
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organisation, said that India must participate as a leader in the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14), which will take place in Yaounde, Cameroon, from March 26 to 29, 2026.
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Rabi crops sowing area surpasses previous season; up 1.5%
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
India's Rabi crop sowing has been robust this season, with farmers planting crops across 661.03 lakh hectares so far compared to 651.42 lakh hectares same period last year, marking a 1.5 per cent year-on-year increase.
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Chaudhary Charan Singh exemplified transparency, accountability, integrity
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Dhankhar also underscored the pivotal role of agriculture in shaping the future of rural India. "Agriculture is the spine of rural development. Without the progress of agriculture, the rural landscape cannot be transformed. And unless the rural landscape changes, we cannot aspire to be a dev
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India set to harvest record Kharif crops, estimates agriculture ministry
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
India has three cropping seasons: Summer, Kharif, and Rabi. Kharif crops, sown during June-July and dependent on monsoon rains, are harvested in October-November. Rabi crops, sown in October-November, are harvested from January, depending on their maturity. Summer crops are produced between
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Agrochemicals sector to see muted July-September quarter growth: Anand Rat
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Companies in the agrochemicals space are expected to witness a muted July-September quarter growth due to excess Southwest Monsoon (particularly in August and September), high carryover stocks, and price pressures, said financial advisory services firm Anand Rathi in a report.
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India receives 8% more monsoon rains, highest since 2020; good news for ag
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Southwest monsoon rains in India hit four years high this season, experiencing about 108 per cent of the long period average at 934.8 mm, data made available by state-run weather bureau India Meteorological Department showed. A rainfall of 868.6 mm is the long period average in India.
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Kharif crop sowing is up by 1.5% at 1104.63 lakh hectares
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
India's Kharif crop sowing has progressed handsomely, with farmers planting crops across 1,104.63 lakh hectares so far, as against 1,088.26 lakh hectares from last year. On year-on-year, it is 1.5 per cent higher.
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Kharif sowing registers 2.2% increase with planting window about to end
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
India's kharif crop sowing is progressing steadily, with farmers planting crops across 1,096.65 lakh hectares so far, as against 1,072.94 lakh hectares from last year
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Adequate and timely funding key to achieving sustainable agriculture: RBI
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Giving a keynote address at the International Research Conference hosted by the College of Agricultural Banking (CAB), Pune, the RBI Deputy Governor highlighted five solutions that could go a long way in addressing the issue of financing sustainable agriculture.
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Subsidy to farmers during transition right way to derisk farming: Daan Wen
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Government subsidy to farmers during any transition is a good way to de-risk farming, besides increasing productivity and adopting more sustainable practices, said Daan Wensing, CEO at the development agency IDH, which works in the agri-value chain globally.
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India's horticulture production in 2023-24 largely steady at 355.25 millio
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare has released the final estimates for 2022-23 and the first advance estimates of 2023-24 of the area and production of various horticultural crops.
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ADB approves USD 98 mln loan to support India's horticulture farmers
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 98 million loan to improve India's horticulture crop farmers' access to certified disease-free planting materials, thus safeguarding them from climate impacts.
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