UPL to create global pure-play crop protection giant

UPL Limited approves restructuring plan to create UPL Global, positioning it as the world’s second largest listed pure-play crop protection platform, subject to regulatory approvals.

Union Budget 2026–27 makes EEZ fish catch duty-free, raises seafood processing import limit to boost exports

01-Feb-2026 - 0 Comments.

Union Budget 2026–27 allocates INR 2,761.8 crore to fisheries, makes EEZ and high seas fish catch duty-free, treats foreign landings as exports, and raises duty-free seafood processing inputs from 1% to 3%.

Fake agrochemicals racket in Gujarat may exceed INR 1,000 crore

06-Jan-2026 - 0 Comments.

Enforcement agencies have uncovered a large counterfeit agrochemicals network in Gujarat, with illegal trade estimated above INR 1,000 crore, posing serious risks to farmers, food safety and India’s agri economy.

Govt boosts farmer incomes through MSP, crop procurement

28-Dec-2025 - 0 Comments.

The government continues to strengthen farmer income support by fixing MSPs for 22 crops and ensuring procurement through agencies like FCI, NAFED, and NCCF.

Government expands MSP-led procurement to bolster farmer incomes

25-Dec-2025 - 0 Comments.

India strengthens farmer income support through MSP-backed procurement across cereals, pulses, oilseeds and commercial crops via FCI, PM-AASHA, NAFED and other agencies.

Farmers urge uniform regulation for all tobacco types to curb market losses

11-Oct-2025 - 0 Comments.

FAIFA seminar highlights ₹500 crore loss to farmers from non-FCV tobacco overproduction, calls for unified National Tobacco Crop Regulatory Framework.

Fertilizer policy undermines ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, favours foreign players, say grassroots associations

26-May-2025 - 0 Comments.

A major public sector enterprise recently floated multiple tenders for the supply of Soluble Fertilizer, explicitly excluding 'Made in India'; products from participation.

Punjab wheat procurement hits 129 LMT

15-May-2025 - 0 Comments.

As the wheat procurement season draws to a close in Punjab, the state has crossed its initial target, with a total of 129 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of wheat procured so far. Of this, 118 LMT has been bought by government procurement agencies and 10 LMT (8.23%) by private traders.

Foreign Companies See Soaring Opportunities in India's Drone Market

17-Feb-2025 - 0 Comments.

India's drone market is taking off, presenting lucrative opportunities for foreign companies specializing in drone technology, manufacturing, and related services.

Foreign Companies Eye India's Booming Agricultural Sector

12-Feb-2025 - 0 Comments.

India's agricultural sector is ripe with opportunity for foreign companies, driven by government initiatives, technological advancements, and a growing demand for high-quality food products.

Budget boosts agri-biotech: Experts call for regulatory reforms and high-yield & resilient crops

11-Feb-2025 - 0 Comments.

The Union Budget 2025-26 places a strong emphasis on agriculture, introducing initiatives such as the National Mission on High Yielding Seeds, expanded seed availability, and efforts to boost cotton productivity.

Opportunities for Foreign Investment in Indian Agriculture Surge as Sector Modernizes

01-Nov-2024 - 0 Comments.

India’s agricultural landscape is undergoing rapid modernization, presenting an array of opportunities for foreign companies to invest in one of the world’s largest agrarian economies.

Pan-India farmers urge PM Modi to clear regulatory hurdles for introduction of GM crops

16-Sep-2024 - 0 Comments.

For an Atmanirbhar Bharat, it's crucial that our agriculture remains progressive, giving farmers the freedom to choose the practices and technologies that best suit their needs.

India's 2023 Horticulture Data: Final & 1st Advance Estimates

10-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has released the Final Estimates of 2022-23 and First Advance Estimates of 2023-24 of Area and Production of various Horticultural Crops compiled on the basis of information received from States/ UTs and other governmental source agencies.

MPEDA to hold a conference on seafood regulatory harmonisation among G-20 countries

12-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.

Seeking to make deeper inroads in the seafood market of Europe, the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) will hold a conference on the harmonisation of regulations for seafood among G-20 countries in July this year. 

Agri tech startup Greenikk raises INR 5 crore in pre-seed funding from Indian, foreign investors

11-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.

Greenikk, a Kerala-based fledgling startup that launched India’s first full-stack supply chain seamlessly connecting banana cultivators, wholesalers,  exporters and B2B buyers on a single platform, has raised INR 5.04 crore in pre-seed funding from a string of  institutional funders, angel investors and serial entrepreneurs from India and abroad.   

Cropin launches world's first purpose-built industry cloud for agriculture

06-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.

Agritech pioneer Cropin announced the launch of Cropin Cloud, the world's first purpose-built industry cloud for agriculture. Cropin Cloud is a multi-tenant, secure, scalable, flexible, intelligent cloud platform enabling agri-businesses, development agencies, governments, and allied industries to accelerate digital transformation across their business value chain.

Cropin wins Climate Innovation Challenge; deploys robust climate-resilient solutions

08-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.

Cropin, a global provider of agri-ecosystem intelligence, was recently named one of the winners of the Climate Innovation Challenge (CIC) grant, which is a sub-program of the Program for Asia Resilience to Climate Change, a trust fund administered by the World Bank and funded by the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).

Saudi's NFDP seeks USD 4bn investment in aquaculture

01-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.

Saudi Arabia's National Fisheries Development Program (NFDP) official reaffirmed plans to attract over USD 4bn in foreign and local investment to the country's aquaculture sector.

Narendra Singh Tomar addresses 60th Convocation of ICAR-IARI

17-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.

Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare minister Narendra Singh Tomar recently handed over awards and degrees to the 284 students, which includes 8 foreign students, of the Post Graduate School of ICAR-Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi.

Farming tech startup Bijak raises USD 19.4m from Bertelsmann, others

02-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.

Bijak, a B2B trading platform for agricultural products, raised USD 19.37 million as part of its Series B funding round led by Bertelsmann, according to a regulatory filing.

NERL disburse INR 2000 CR worth of loans against eNWR

04-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.

National E-Repository Limited (NERL), an NCDEX group company and a WDRA (Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority) regulated entity has facilitated loans worth more than INR 2000 crore against electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipts (eNWR).

Eminent scientists, agriculturists cask govt to allow BRL1 field trials in Karnataka

10-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.

Eminent scientists and agriculture experts from Karnataka demand to allow Biosafety Regulatory Level 1 (BRL 1) field trials of Bt Cotton and Maize in Karnataka. After the success of Bt Cotton in India, since 2002 no other crop (enhanced through biotechnology) has been released in India.

IAAG writes to the Prime Minister for approval of gene-editing guidelines in India

18-Oct-2021 - 0 Comments.

India Agriculture Advancement Group (IAAG) International, founded by the stalwarts of Agricultural sector from India and abroad have written to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi expressing serious concern on the inordinate delay in the approval of Draft Guidelines for Safety Assessment of Genome/Gene-Edited Plants by Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), the regulatory body under the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).

Kerala government plans to bring bill for ensuring cattle feed, say Chinchurani

04-Oct-2021 - 0 Comments.

Kerala Government has plans to bring in legislation to ensure the quality of cattle feed sold in the state with in-built regulatory mechanisms, Minister for Animal Husbandry & Dairy Development Mrs J Chinchurani said recently.

Import of de-oiled GM soya cake explained

29-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.

Centre allows import of 12 lakh metric ton GM soya cake after the Director General of Foreign Trade issued the necessary notification. However, poultry industry, Farmers organization and environmental activist expressed different reaction on import decision.

Govt creating sustainable livelihoods for rural women farmers via schemes

12-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.

The guidelines of the various beneficiary-oriented schemes of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA &FW), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare provides that States and other Implementing Agencies to incur at least 30% expenditure on women farmers.

DGCA give nod to agri ministry for usage of drone under PMFBY

29-May-2021 - 0 Comments.

Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), aviation regulatory authority has given its approval to the agriculture ministry for flying drones to capture images of rice and wheat fields in 100 districts to assess crop yields at gram panchayat level under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), agriculture & farmers welfare minister Narendra Singh Tomar said recently.

FAO, IFAD and WFP stressed on building resilient food systems on World Food Day 2020

20-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.

Against the backdrop of the Coronavirus pandemic that has challenged lives, livelihoods and economics, the three UN food agencies called for an unprecedented response by way of collaboration and partnership to continue the fight against food and nutrition insecurity.

India’s exports of agricultural commodities grow up by 23.24% during March-June

19-Aug-2020 - 0 Comments.

Self-reliant agriculture is critical for the goal of an Atmanirbhar Bharat. For this, agricultural export is extremely important as besides earning precious foreign exchange for the country, the exports help farmers/producers/exporters to take advantage of wider international market and increase their income.

Govt starts Rabi season procurement of pulses, oilseeds in 20 states

24-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.

As of 22 April 2020, Indian agriculture and farmers welfare ministry has announced that its agencies have started procuring pulses and oilseeds from 20 states

Govt agencies buys 133,987 tonnes of pulses, 29,264 tonnes of oilseeds directly from farmers

21-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.

Reaching out to farmers amidst COVID19 crisis, central government agency, Food Corporation of India (FCI) and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) have started procuring pulses, oilseeds directly from the farmers at the minimum support price.

Bayer plans closing of Monsanto acquisition on June 7

05-Jun-2018 - 0 Comments.

Bayer plans to complete the acquisition of Monsanto on June, 7, following the receipt of all required approvals from regulatory authorities

Italian animal health firm eyes India for expansion

27-Oct-2017 - 0 Comments.

India's huge cattle population is now catching the eye of foreign animal health companies, one such firm is Italy based TecnoZoo, which is entering the Indian market.

Indian food ministry procures 34,546 tonnes of pulses

26-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.

Indian Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution has said government agencies have procured 34546.69 tonnes of pulses during the ongoing 2016-17 Kharif Marketing Season (KMS).

India to set up agencies for aquaculture, fisheries sector

10-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.

Looking at resurgent seafood industry, India has decided to set up agencines for aquaculture and fisheries sector in coastal areas, Indian Commerce and Industry Minister, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman announced at the recently concluded India International Seafood Show.

USFDA calls for greater collaborations

03-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.

Recognizing the importance of timely and effective collaboration between India and the food and drug regulatory body of the United States, the Director of Delhi based USFDA’s India office, Dr Mathew T Thomas has called for a collaboration of the best practices in the farmed shrimp industry to minimize the extent of export rejections into the US.