Agriculture

Aragen to support FMC’s global discovery and development needs Hyderabad-headquartered Aragen Life Sciences (formerly GVK BIO), a leading Contract Research and Development Organization (CRDO), has announced a strategic partnership with FMC Corporation, a global leader in innovative agricultural science that...

Government encouraging enhancement of distillation capacities Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPB) Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey says an upcoming investment of about Rs.41,000 crore in sugar-based distillation capacities for India's Ethanol Blending with Petrol (EBP) program would benefit five crore...

Indonesia was the largest market for Indian agri products Exports of agriculture and allied products, including marine and plantation products, reached US$41.25 billion during 2020-21, an increase of 17.34% on the year, Department of Commerce Secretary Dr Anup Wadhawan told...

India to use Australia’s expertise in post harvest management The Australian Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has assured to fast track the Indian requests for market access for okra and pomegranate arils as Canberra and New Delhi exploit the India-Australia Grains...

Omidyar Network and Avaana Capital supports pre-series funding FarMart, a mobile-based, agritech platform, has raised Rs.17.7 crore or US$2.4 million in a pre-series A funding round, will focus on product development, user base expansion and scaling its market linkage capabilities....

Advanced-Intensive Israeli Agro-Technology tailored to local conditions Taking forward the ever-growing partnership in agriculture between Israel and India, the two governments have agreed to enhance their cooperation in agriculture and signed a three-year work program agreement for development in Agriculture...

Wheat sent to Afghanistan-Lebanon on G-2-G contracts India has consistently maintained trade surplus in the agricultural products over the years, with 2019-20 exports of Rs.2.52 lakh crores against imports of Rs.1.47 lakh crores, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare...

Minister calls for export-oriented FPO Entrepreneurs have been urged to invest in agriculture sector and ago-processing industry in Bihar while a country-wide call was made to all stakeholders including the Government to have an effective R&D in the maize value...

Support has been given to 27 projects including food technology Nine teams consisting of scientists from India and Sri Lanka will carry out research in areas like food technology; plant base medicines; metrology; space research and applications; robotics and automation;...

Project aims to reduce input costs for farmers Global technology giant Microsoft has started a pilot project in 100 selected villages in 10 districts of 6 states (Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh) to develop farmer...