India and the European Union have concluded negotiations on a long-awaited free trade agreement as both sides seek to cushion ...

India's agriculture sector is central to future growth. The Economic Survey shows a shift towards value addition in livestock ...

The government should encourage voluntary crop diversification rather than altering minimum support prices (MSP) ...

One of the most glaring concerns flagged by the survey is India’s persistent underperformance in crop yields compared to ...

Survey says India could reach $100 bn in combined exports of agriculture, marine products, food and beverages in 4 yrs, ...

Farmers are often characterised as risk-averse. In actuality, they are responding to a policy framework that mitigates price ...

Economic Survey advocates voluntary crop diversification to boost farmer income, reduce import dependence, and enhance food ...

With its geographical and climatic profile India should be a net (and big!) exporter of wood and wood-based products. But for ...

Venkatesan Sundaresan, a Distinguished Professor of plant biology and plant sciences at the University of California, Davis, ...

Yet agriculture remains badly in need of a shake-up. Though yields have risen steadily for 60 years, they remain poor. Indian rice-growers harvest about a third less than their Chinese peers. Pulses ...

KYIV, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Extremely low temperatures down to minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit) will hit ...

India's agricultural exports could reach $100 billion in four years, but policy stability is crucial for success.