India eyes 86 MT maize output by 2047: Agri Minister Chouhan

07-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.

India targets doubling maize output to 86 million tonnes by 2047, with high-yield seeds and starch-rich varieties to boost farmer incomes.

NTR dist eyes agri, tourism growth to double incomes by 2029

06-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.

NTR district targets doubling per capita income by 2029 through growth in agriculture, tourism, food processing, and skill development initiatives.

XAG targets SEA drone market driven by fruit

02-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.

China’s XAG eyes SEA agri-drone surge, tapping fruit farms and tech-savvy youth to expand smart agriculture solutions across Vietnam, Thailand, and beyond.

Escorts Kubota eyes No. 2 tractor spot with new plan

01-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.

Escorts Kubota targets 2nd rank in Indian tractor market by combining cost-efficient Escorts strengths with Kubota's technology, aiming for growth by 2031.

J&K targets INR1 trillion farm economy by 2030: LG Sinha

16-Jun-2025 - 0 Comments.

J&K aims for a ₹1 trillion agricultural economy by 2030, with LG Manoj Sinha unveiling key reforms at Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan.

PepsiCo scales regenerative agriculture, sharpens climate and water goals under pep+ Strategy

23-May-2025 - 0 Comments.

PepsiCo has announced a significant expansion of its regenerative agriculture goals and fine-tuned its environmental targets across climate, water, and packaging, marking a deeper commitment to long-term sustainability under its PepsiCo Positive (pep+) strategy.

India targets 5% agri growth to hit $5 tn economy by 2047

22-May-2025 - 0 Comments.

India must achieve a 5% annual growth rate in agriculture and allied sectors to become a developed nation by 2047, said Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Govt targets 11 Crore digital farmer IDs by 2026-27

07-Apr-2025 - 0 Comments.

In a major push towards digitizing India’s agriculture ecosystem, the Government has set a target of generating 11 crore Digital Farmer IDs by 2026-27 under its ₹2817 crore Digital Agriculture Mission, approved in September 2024.

Haryana targets 3 lakh acres under direct seeding of Rice

06-Apr-2025 - 0 Comments.

In a major push towards sustainable agriculture, Haryana Agriculture Minister Shyam Singh Rana announced that the state government has set an ambitious target to cover 3 lakh acres of farmland under Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) during the upcoming paddy season.

ISMA pushes for policy support to protect farmers, stabilize sugar market, and meet ethanol targets

29-Oct-2024 - 0 Comments.

The Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has issued an appeal to the government, urging timely policy interventions to support the sustainability of the sugar industry, as it confronts rising production costs, stagnant ethanol procurement prices, and a significant anticipated sugar surplus.

Kisanserv targets INR 500 Cr revenue, 2000 jobs in 4 years

16-Sep-2024 - 0 Comments.

Agri-tech company Kisanserv has set a revenue target of INR 500 crore within the next four years with an expansion plan of 250 stores in key cities entering new markets such as Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Chennai.

ISMA presents roadmap for new sugar mills to Minister Pralhad Joshi

25-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.

The Indian Sugar & Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA), the apex body in the sugar and bio-energy industry in the country, presented a detailed roadmap to the key stakeholders of the Ministry of Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs including Minister Pralhad Joshi himself for the policy framework required to transition Indian sugar mills into Bio-refineries of the nation producing along with the existing portfolio of Bio-Ethanol, Bio-Electricity and Bio-Gas b other emerging energy streams of strategic importance like Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Green Hydrogen, E-100 and 2-G Ethanol delivering cross cutting benefits to the nation and its farmers on multiple levels including meeting the international blending targets in the aviation sector which will be applicable on India since 2027 as per the CORSIA mandates.

Wholsum Foods secures USD 7m; targets INR 500 crore revenue by 2025

25-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.

Wholsum Foods, a millet-based food startup that makes Slurrp Farm, has raised USD 7m in a fresh round of fundraising led by Investment Corporation of Dubai and existing investor Fireside Ventures. Fundraising follows Fireside Ventures' initial investment of USD 2m in the company one year ago.

Ethanol distillation capacities to double by 2025, targets 20% blending

20-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Sudhanshu Pandey briefed the media persons about ethanol blending with petrol (EBP) program.

National Conference for Rabi targets 301 million tonnes of food grains production for 2020-2021

22-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.

The National conference for Rabi Campaign 2020 has set a target of 301 million tonnes of food grains production for 2020-21.

India's Crop Wise Production Targets for 2016-17

04-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.

India targets marine exports worth $5.6 bn in 2016-17

19-Sep-2016 - 0 Comments.

Marine product exports from India are projected to increase nearly 20% to USD 5.6 billion in 2016-17, particularly with strides in aquaculture diversification, quality control, value addition and improved production infrastructure— all of which will be demonstrated at the upcoming biennial India International Seafood Show (IISS) here next week.

India targets 15 MT fish production 2020

26-Jul-2016 - 0 Comments.

Looking at immense scope for development of fisheries and aquaculture, India has restructured the Central Plan Scheme under an umbrella of Blue Revolution and has set a target of 15 million tonnes of fish production by 2019-20 fiscal year, Sudarshan Bhagat, Indian Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare informed the parliament recently.