Fresh Vegetables : Forecast 2024-2031

Global Fresh vegetables market size was valued at USD 650.25 billion in 2022 and is poised to grow from USD 814.11 billion in 2023 to USD 4914.95 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 25.2% in the forecast period (2024-2031). The fresh vegetables market is a dynamic and essential sector within the global food […]

Punjab govt undertakes pilot project of residue-free Basmati rice cultivation

The Punjab government has undertaken a pilot project under which residue-free basmati has been cultivated in Chogawan block of Amritsar district in a bid to promote organic farming. Residue-free practices entail minimal or no usage of chemicals. The Chogawan block falls in the basin of the Ravi River and has favourable climatic conditions to nurture […]

Grapes market overview(2021 – 2026)

The grapes market is segmented by geography (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America, and Africa). A detailed analysis of the production (Volume), consumption (Value and Volume), imports (Value and Volume), and exports (Value and Volume), along with pricing and value chain analysis, has been provided in the report. An assessment of the COVID-19 impact is […]

Indo-Israel project sets eye on transforming 30 Haryana villages

Aims at increasing the income and livelihood of farmers in these villages Agricultural experts from Israel would work with 75 Indian villages, including 30 in Haryana, to transform them into modern-intensive farms from… For more information click here.

India’s ethanol plan could drive a sugar bull market

The Indian government’s plan to gradually increase ethanol blending in gasoline, as a way to cut pollution and reduce its oil import bill, could be the largest change in the global sugar market since Europe’s sugar reform, and possibly drive a bull market. For more information click here.

Agriculture policy in India; Australia seeks clarity

India’s Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) and cotton subsidies have come under scrutiny at the World Trade Organization (WTO), with Australia seeking clarity on the scope of the fund and confirmation that New Delhi has not exceeded its 10% ceiling support, called de minims in trade parlance, for the natural textile fiber. For more information click […]

Sale of illegal HT-Bt cotton seeds doubles

The Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) and the National Seed Association of India (NSAI) on friday urged the centre to take action against sudden surge in illegal cultivation of herbicide tolerant (HT) Bt cotton in the country this year. For more information click here.

Govt says retail prices of pulses to decline

Retail prices of three pulses — tur, moong dal and urad — are on a declining trend after the government took coordinated actions with state governments to check hoarding, the Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry said on Friday. “The upward pressure on retail prices of tur, moong dal and urad has stabilized in 2021 and […]

UP’s Sugarcane Politics

Suresh Rana, cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh (UP), which faces state assembly polls in the first half of 2022, has claimed that sugarcane payment made by the BJP government in his state to the farmers is twice as much as the earlier Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) government and 1.5 times more than Samajwadi Party (SP) […]