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AfDB approves $310 mn package to boost MSME, women-led agribusiness financing in South Africa
17-Nov-2025 - 0 Comments.
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $310 million financial package for FirstRand Bank, one of Africa’s largest financial institutions, to expand access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across South Africa, with a strong emphasis on women-led businesses and agribusinesses.
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South Asia’s largest poultry expo set to open in Hyderabad on Nov 26
11-Nov-2025 - 0 Comments.
The 17th Poultry India Expo 2025 in Hyderabad will host 500 exhibitors and 45,000 visitors from 50 countries, showcasing innovation in poultry farming.
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South Indian Bank, Arya to disburse INR 250 crore in collateral-backed agri loans
29-Oct-2025 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, an integrated grain commerce platform, has partnered with South Indian Bank to expand access to warehouse receipt financing across 425 agricultural districts
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India, South Africa hold 5th Joint Working Group meet on agriculture
27-Aug-2025 - 0 Comments.
India and South Africa held the 5th Joint Working Group meeting on agriculture, focusing on research, capacity building, climate resilience, and digital innovation.
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UPL bags Clarivate South Asia Innovation Award in AgriBusiness 2025
10-Aug-2025 - 0 Comments.
UPL Limited wins Clarivate South Asia Innovation Award 2025 for third year, reaffirming its leadership in sustainable agriculture innovation.
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TAFE, ICRISAT to set up agri-research centre at Hyderabad campus
15-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.
TAFE partners with ICRISAT to launch JFarm Adaptive Agriculture Centre in Hyderabad, advancing sustainable mechanised farming across India and the Global South.
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ICRISAT named CGIAR Breeding Resources Hub for South Asia
08-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.
ICRISAT will serve as CGIAR’s South Asia breeding hub, offering high-quality genotyping, phenotyping, and digital analytics for climate-resilient crop R&D.
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South Korea's dog meat ban leaves farmers in crisis
28-Jun-2025 - 0 Comments.
South Korea's dog meat ban leaves farmers in limbo, with 500,000 dogs facing uncertain futures amid unclear rescue plans, debt, and overcrowded shelters.
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IRRI launches Asia-Pacific hub to power climate-resilient agriculture
22-Jun-2025 - 0 Comments.
IRRI launches CGIAR Asia Pacific Hub to accelerate innovation in climate-resilient farming across South and Southeast Asia amid rising climate threats.
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ICRISAT launches Centre of Excellence to boost agricultural innovation through South-South cooperation
07-Jun-2025 - 0 Comments.
ICRISAT launches ISSCA to boost South-South agricultural cooperation, innovation sharing, and sustainable farming solutions across the Global South.
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Afreximbank wins mandate as sole financial advisor for South Africa's $1.7-billion Suiso Project
28-May-2025 - 0 Comments.
African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) Advisory and Capital Markets (ACMA) department has been appointed and mandated as the exclusive financial advisor to raise capital for the US$1.7-billion Suiso Project, a transformative coal-to-fertiliser facility to be developed in Kriel, Mpumalanga Province, in South Africa.
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Saudi Arabia, South Korea launch smart farming hub in Riyadh
22-Apr-2025 - 0 Comments.
In a significant step toward transforming agriculture in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and South Korea have jointly launched a cutting-edge smart agriculture complex in Riyadh.
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AgriWings launches drone services in South India
12-Dec-2024 - 0 Comments.
AgriWings, a leading agritech company in drone-based spraying services, is thrilled to announce its expansion to South India, specifically targeting Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka's key agricultural regions, including Ballari, Guntur, Kalwakurthy, Khammam/Warangal, Nandyal, Piduguralla, and Palnadu.
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Telangana agriculture minister inaugurates Marut’s DGCA certified multi-utility drones at Agritech South 2024
20-Feb-2024 - 0 Comments.
Thummala Nageswara Rao, the Agriculture Minister of Telangana, inaugurated Marut's AG365 Drone at Agritech South 2024, a premier agricultural technology event hosted by Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Hyderabad, and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
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UPL bags Clarivate South Asia Innovation Award 2023 for third time
17-Aug-2023 - 0 Comments.
UPL Ltd. (NSE: UPL & BSE: 512070 LSE: UPLL) (‘UPL’) a global provider of sustainable agricultural solutions, has been awarded the South Asia Innovation Award in agribusiness for the third time recognizing UPL as a top innovator.
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Find ways to absorb fluctuations in global seafood export market: IISS
19-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.
India must tap more of its domestic market for shrimps through improved cold-chain infrastructure so as to absorb fluctuations in the international trade of the commodity owing to stiff competition from Latin America and South-East Asia, according to experts at the 23rd India International Seafood Show (IISS).
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SupPlant raises USD 27m to combat climate change by assisting South African farmers
18-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
SupPlant, an Israeli agritech company, has raised an additional USD 27m (R408 million) to assist South African farmers to adopt digital solutions for fighting climate change.
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Kings Infra creates a world record by harvesting 80 gm L. Vannamei shrimps
26-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
Kings Infra Venture Ltd., a technology-driven sustainable aquaculture company, has set a world record in the growth of pond-based aquaculture of L. Vannamei shrimps by harvesting shrimps weighing 80 gms (210 mm). L. Vannamei commonly known as the whiteleg shrimp are native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, from the Mexican state of Sonora to as far south as northern Peru.
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India chairs BRICS to strengthen agro biodiversity for food and nutrition security
16-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.
The Ministers of Agriculture of the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa deliberated virtually on the theme “BRICS Partnership for Strengthening Agro Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Security”.
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Food waste could change the future of fashion, finds Laudes Foundation study
06-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
Rice straw, banana stems and other agricultural waste could soon go from farmer’s fields to the fashion runway. A new study shows that there are enough usable agricultural residue streams from farming in South and Southeast Asia for the production of natural fiber textiles at scale.
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CIFA partners with WWF to develop farmers’ group with fish farming entrepreneurship
30-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
The ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, Odisha joins hands with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and a local NGO i.e., Bali Nature Life Society as technical partner for the novel initiative for developing livelihood through farmers’ collective initiated at Kumirmari, Gosaba, South 24 Pargana, Sundarbans, West Bengal recently.
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Southwest Monsoon advances towards south Gujarat, remaining parts of Maharashtra & Telangana
10-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department: (Thursday 10 June 2021, MID-DAY, Time of Issue: 1345 hours IST)
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India shipped a consignment of 2.5 MT mangoes to South Korea
23-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
APEDA in collaboration with the Indian embassy, Seoul, and Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ICCK), organized a Virtual Buyer Seller Meet (VBSM) for boosting mango exports to South Korea.
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Agri minister flags off South India’s first and country’s 2nd Kisan Rail between Anantapur and New Delhi
09-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.
The inaugural run of Anantapur – New Delhi Kisan Rail was flagged off today through video link by Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture & Farmer Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, and Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
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Southwest monsoon advances over entire Maharashtra, south Gujarat, parts of central & East India
14-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre/Regional Meteorology Centre, New Delhi of the India Meteorological Department Advance of Southwest Monsoon till 14 June 2020.
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Indian researchers find a new possibility to improve rice productivity
27-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
In a new study, researchers from the Department of Biotechnology’s National Institute of Plant Genome Research (DBT-NIPGR), ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (ICAR-NRRI), Cuttack and University of Delhi South Campus (UDSC), have identified a region in the genome of rice, which seems to have the potential for improving productivity.
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South Asian AgTech Hub for Innovation releases report on Impact of COVID 19 on Indian Agribusinesses
17-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
Considering the growing concerns and uncertainty around the COVID 19 pandemic, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with South Asian AgTech Hub for Innovation (SAATHI) and Dalberg Advisors hosted an Online Roundtable to discuss the “Impact of COVID-19 on Indian Agribusinesses and Cross-Border Trade” on 10 April 2020.
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Sowing of Kharif crops should be delayed in South and Central India, Skymet Weather
03-Jun-2019 - 0 Comments.
Skymet Weather Services - India’s leading weather & agriculture risk monitoring company issued an advisory for farmers and landholders against sowing of crops for at least the next 10-15 days as Monsoon onset is going to be mild and the progress is expected to be sluggish in South
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BASF inks pact with Vital Therapeutics, introduces nutritional solutions enhancing poultry vitality in South Asia
15-Nov-2017 - 0 Comments.
BASF SE have entered a strategic partnership to bring a new choline chloride product to the feed industry in India and the rest of South Asia







