Agriculture
Western subsidies undermining food security in developing world: India
19 July 2008
Kamal Nath calls for fair deal for developing countries in WTO negotiations
18 July 2008
Argentine senate defeats presidential tax proposal as VP votes against government
18 July 2008
Government may offload 6 million tonnes of grains in open market sales
16 July 2008
Government lifts import duties on cotton
09 July 2008
Argentina's government-farmer stand-off heats up as Congress approves new tax
07 July 2008
Philippines beer maker San Miguel in agribusiness joint venture with Shangri-La Hotel chain owner
04 July 2008
Normal rainfall in July says meteorological department
01 July 2008
USDA estimates corn planted acreage down 7 per cent from 2007
01 July 2008
Monsanto to commercialise BASF's soyabean fungicide seed tratment
24 June 2008
Argentine farmers’ ease 3-month strike as protesters agree to meet President
23 June 2008
Government may sell wheat in open market; ease export curbs
23 June 2008
Rising edible oil prices prompt a shift to oilseed cultivation
21 June 2008
US corn prices soar as floods inundate Midwest crops
16 June 2008
Bayer CropScience opens rice research laboratory in Singapore
16 June 2008
New meteorological service to benefit farmers
06 June 2008
SBI leads public sector banks in farm loan waiver
03 June 2008
Cadbury and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University join hands for cocoa research project
30 May 2008
Monsoon delayed by 3-4 days, says Met
30 May 2008
UN body asks countries to reconsider biofuel use of food
24 May 2008
Government procures record amount of wheat, may help ease inflation
24 May 2008
Government raises debt relief package to Rs71,680 crore, to cover more farmers
23 May 2008
SBI puts loans for agri mechanisation on hold
19 May 2008
Curbing biofuel cultivation can reduce food prices by 20 per cent: International Food Policy Research Institute
19 May 2008
Jain Irrigation to set up Rs550 crore project in Jalgaon, signs MoU with state government
15 May 2008
Bayer CropScience launches first global hybrid rice variety resistent to bacterial leaf blight in India
15 May 2008
India warns against diluting farm protection at world trade talks
15 May 2008
Tata Chemicals, Total Produce distribution venture Khet-Se Agriproduce goes operational in Punjab
14 May 2008
Tata Chemicals, Total Produce launch agriproduce JV in Punjab
12 May 2008
Isn't India contributing to the global food-price rise?
12 May 2008
Punjab earns record Rs1,250 crore for wheat procurement
09 May 2008
Wheat prices may rise after record procurement, say traders
06 May 2008
Rising food prices need global perspective: CII responds to Bush-Rice India-baiting
05 May 2008
Bush, Rice say rising food consumption in India, China raising prices
03 May 2008
Wheat procurement crosses 15 million tonne target
03 May 2008
Thailand's call for rice cartel has few takers
02 May 2008
Food crisis tops agenda at Asian Development Bank meet in Manila
02 May 2008
Interests of India’s low income and resource poor agricultural producers will be safeguarded at Doha Round: Kamal Nath
02 May 2008
India's wheat procurement touches 13.5 million tonnes
29 April 2008
UN chief Ban Ki-moon to head task force to tackle global food crisis
29 April 2008
Government slaps export duties on steel, basmati rice to check prices
29 April 2008
Tsunami of hunger threatening 100 million people worldwide: World Food Programme
23 April 2008
Foodgrain production sets all-time record of 227.32 MT in 2007-08
23 April 2008
CCEA approves Rs429 crore schemes to boost farm exports
18 April 2008
Biofuels do not threaten food scarcity: Brazillian president
18 April 2008
IMD forecasts “near normal” rainfall in 2008
17 April 2008
Food price controls may worsen situation, warns Paulson
14 April 2008
Global shortages to keep food prices high
10 April 2008
Government approves farmers' debt relief fund with Rs10,000-crore initial corpus
28 March 2008
India, New Zealand to increase cooperation in agriculture
25 March 2008
Finance Minister puts numbers to his Rs60,000 crore loan waiver plan
15 March 2008
Finance minister to reveal alternative for loan waiver expenditure
11 March 2008
Rangarajan panel wants bank branches to cover 250 new farmers a year
04 March 2008
Switchover to bio-fuels could threaten edible oil production
04 March 2008
Central Water Commission monitoring storage of major reservoirs
04 March 2008
New drinking water and irrigation projects
03 March 2008
Farm loan waiver a historic step, says Sonia Gandhi
29 February 2008
Loan waiver may not help Vidarbha farmers
29 February 2008
Budget 2008-09: Rs60,000-crore giveaway to farmers in poll-bound budget
29 February 2008
India doubles cotton output; sidelines the US to become world's second largest producer
19 February 2008
FM starts pre-budget meeting sessions with agricultural experts
18 February 2008
India seeks market access to export agri products to Australia
18 January 2008
Maharashtra to withdraw ethanol export fee
07 January 2008
India, Brazil, Vietnam launch cashew alliance
08 December 2007
Certified under organic farming reaches 3.12 lakh hectares
19 November 2007
Government to focus on reducing post harvest losses
19 November 2007
Centre lists measures to improve farm credit
19 November 2007
Agriculture is key to world trade deal, say developing countries
17 November 2007
Rice buffer stock rises to 10.62 million tonnes
17 November 2007
Coffee sector allocation raised to Rs750 crore in 11th plan
31 October 2007
Government to relax ban on non-Basmati rice exports
25 October 2007
Brazil farm lobby wants government to make more concessions in the WTO
17 October 2007
Flow of agricultural credit by cooperative banks rising
25 August 2007
States provide for contract farming in Agricultural Produce Marketing Regulation Acts act
25 August 2007
RBI panel suggests easing of farm sector lending norms
24 August 2007
UP scraps new agriculture policy; orders 10 Reliance Industries stores, big retailers to close
23 August 2007
Cold storage capacity up by 11 per cent
21 August 2007
Agriculture needs private sector linkages: Indo-American Chamber of Commerce
20 August 2007
Government to substantially hike wheat, rice support price next year
18 August 2007
Hunger crisis due to climate change stalks India: UN
16 August 2007
Punjab''s organic cotton looking at German markets
09 August 2007
Cabinet set to review pricing policy for farm sector
08 August 2007
President Pratibha Patil calls for agricultural growth
07 August 2007
Cabinet extends compulsory use of jute for packing grain, sugar
02 August 2007
Centre to assist Nabard raise funds
21 July 2007
Kamal Nath asks private sector to supplement government''s farm sector initiatives
17 July 2007
Agricultural production seen rising 2.6 per cent in FY 08: CMIE
16 July 2007
Taiwan rejects US wheat over pesticide
16 July 2007
Russia may lift ban on Indian rice soon
14 July 2007
Cadbury India to sell cocoa seedlings to TN farmers
02 July 2007
World Bank to provide Rs2,400 as loans for Indian
28 June 2007
Innovative rice enrichment technology facility opens in China
27 June 2007
Cotton exports: India outperforming US in China
21 June 2007
Government increases sugar buffer stock to 5 million tonnes
21 June 2007
NAFED hikes export price of onion by $80 per tonne
20 June 2007
Government weighs take-over of closed tea gardens
15 June 2007
Organised food retailing can increase rural income, cut inflation: CRISIL
13 June 2007
Spices Board to open retail outlets
04 June 2007
Government cancels wheat import tender, extends procurement period
29 May 2007
Government earmarks Rs25,000 crore to boost farm output in 4 years
29 May 2007
Researchers develop new generation herbicide-resistant transgenic crop
26 May 2007
Government to roll-out ''big'' farm package
23 May 2007
Incentives for states to raise agro output
15 May 2007
US agency to help India set up National Food Bank Network
11 May 2007
Per capita foodgrain availability lowest in India since 1980, says plan panel
10 May 2007
Government formulating contract farming policy, says Pawar
05 May 2007
Planning Commission to mull higher budgetary support to agriculture
27 April 2007
IFFCO sets up new company to strengthen rural network, sells GFCL stake
17 April 2007
Monsoon expected to be close to 100-per cent of long-term average
16 April 2007
Pakistan sells 4,000 tonne wheat to India
12 April 2007
Farmers prefer private traders to FCI
02 April 2007
Government approves Rs850 crore sugar export subsidy as production peaks
27 March 2007
MP farmers prefer to sell wheat to private companies
22 March 2007
US may offer to trim farm subsidies for greater market access
14 March 2007
Wheat farmers may get Rs50/quintal bonus
13 March 2007
Increased supply of farm products can tackle inflation: Chidambaram
08 March 2007
28-member EU agriculture delegation on 5-day visit
06 March 2007
Government adds Rs25-50 bonus to wheat MSP to beat private competition
06 March 2007
India joins move to revive WTO trade talks
03 March 2007
Food security is as important as national security, says Arun Firodia
01 March 2007
Union Bank ties up with post offices in Maharashtra to disburse farm loans
01 March 2007
Agriculture top priority for overall growth: FM
28 February 2007
Another good year for urban India; what about rural Bharat?
28 February 2007
Farm sector gets top priority as budget looks for inclusive growth
28 February 2007
Futures trading in farm goods may face ban, says Pawar
21 February 2007
Government fights price rise by releasing wheat in open market
21 February 2007
RIL may provide agri research funding to agricultural university
20 February 2007
Tata Tea, IFC, IL&FS join hands for North India operations
20 February 2007
PNB launches new scheme for farmers
17 February 2007
Government bans wheat exports
15 February 2007
Wheat exports banned to curb inflation
14 February 2007
WTO: Kamal Nath asks US to be flexible on agriculture subsidies
10 February 2007
64 UP villages pledge to cultivate GM-free crops
08 February 2007
World Bank offers $435 million loan for Nagarjuna Sagar Scheme
29 January 2007
WB approves agricultural-loan package for Tamil Nadu
25 January 2007
Futures trading in tur, urad banned
24 January 2007
India overtakes China in GM crops
20 January 2007
Pakistan plans to move WTO over basmati rights
15 January 2007
Government puts new AEZ proposals on the backburner
04 January 2007
CCEA hikes sugarcane support price to Rs81.18
22 December 2006
Pawar calls for setting up SAARC Food Bank
15 December 2006
MMTC to import 15,000 tonne pulses
14 December 2006
Organised retail of food, groceries can double farm incomes at current prices: CRISIL
12 December 2006
US pushes farm trade with India
22 November 2006
Dubai Flower Centre gears up for Indian floriculture market
19 October 2006
Voltas partners Besseling for post-harvest storage solutions
25 August 2006
Indian and Sri Lankan tea boards to develop electronic auction platform
03 July 2006
BoB to finance HMT, New Holland''s tractor purchases
17 November 2005
Yes Bank ties-up with Dutch institute for Agrofood Parks in India
08 September 2005
Bajaj Hindusthan announces Rs.750 crore expansion plan
12 July 2005
Tata Tea, HLL exit tea plantations
10 June 2005
IMD forecasts delayed monsoons
19 May 2005
Export potential Indian farm products not fully tapped: EXIM
23 March 2005
Escorts wins $8.56-million tractors export order from Ghana
03 March 2005
Coffee futures trading goes online for the first time in India
23 February 2005
Indian Immunologicals enters into joint venture with US-based CRI for livestock breeding
01 February 2005
State Bank of Mysore disburses Rs650-crore farm loans
18 January 2005
2004 notches record growth for bt crops says US study
14 January 2005
Moratorium on repayment of loans in coastal areas
13 January 2005
Coir cluster development project to generate 23,000 jobs
11 January 2005
ING Vysya Foundation signs agreement to donate Rs. 29 lakhs towards Water Harvesting project in Rajasthan
07 January 2005
ICICI Bank farm credit to touch Rs7000 crore
29 December 2004
CII Ag-India 2004
26 November 2004
TN receives Rs150-crore central assistance for bio fuel production
29 October 2004
Kharif foodgrain output estimates lowered
21 September 2004
M&M seeks to emerge as a global player
25 August 2004
UA Agrocoop enters Chennai market
19 August 2004
French, Philippine companies to invest in food processing sector in Kerala
09 August 2004
Global body to be formed for Vanilla promotion
23 July 2004
Agricultural marketing in India
13 July 2004
Productivity in Indian agriculture
03 July 2004
Farmer, money lender and banker
25 June 2004
Fisheries workshop at Kochi
21 June 2004
Exports of spices decline
21 May 2004
Rains play havoc with crops in Kerala
12 May 2004
Bank of Baroda ties up with Punjab Tractors
22 March 2004
Hyderabad to be venue of Agritex ''04
29 January 2004
Kerala to popularise cultivation of medicinal, aromatic plants
08 December 2003
Spices Board to participate in International Food Fair, Sharjah
06 December 2003
Pepper prices to fall further
24 November 2003
Solar Nursery, Nandan Agro Farms in pact for Safed Musli
10 November 2003
Citrus greenhouse in Punjab
23 September 2003
Kharif oilseeds production to touch 131 lakh tonnes this season
22 September 2003
Upasi meet on 26 September
19 September 2003
Interest rates on crop loans cut
17 July 2003
Truckers'' strike: vegetables prices may shoot up in Kerala
15 July 2003
Truckers stir to affect Kerala
12 July 2003
Cashew calamity in Kerala
10 July 2003
Getting out of the woods
25 June 2003
Initiative to promote sustainable agri-practices, courtesy CropLife
21 May 2003
Kerala agri dept''s IT-based info system to benefit farmers
21 May 2003
Nabard’s aid of Rs 854 crore to Kerala for rural development
03 April 2003
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