Climate change will make monsoons unpredictable; as a result, rain-fed wheat cultivation in South Asia will suffer in a big way and the total cereal production will go down.
Countires across the globe celebrate World Environment Day on June 5. And the theme this year is 'Melting Ice a Hot Topic.'
Falling sugar production in the European countries would provide an excellent opportunity for Indian sugar exports to the European Union market, says a top government official.
India's cotton production in 2007-08 is set to go up thanks to the rising use of genetically modified seeds of the crop.
Prices of refined soya oil and edible oil seeds have gone up on India's commodity exchanges thanks to strong movement in edible oil future prices in the international market.
Cotton growers in Punjab are elated over the Pakistan government's decision to permit import of cotton from India through the Wagah border.
Demand for silk products has declined as cheaper polyester products have replaced silk goods the world over.
India's largest agri commodity bourse - the National Commodities and Derivatives Exchange - plans to launch futures trading in coal soon.
The credit flow to agricultural sector in India has exceeded the target in the third consecutive year and has reached Rs. 203,297 crore by the end of March, 2007.
Coffee output in India is set to rise by at least 4 percent this year, thanks to early rains.
One of India's leading industry bodies - the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry - on Friday urged the government to bring sugar, textiles and tobacco products under value added tax.
Soon, tea produced and packed in India will be tested by an 'electronic nose' developed indigenously by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing.
YES Bank has launched a $100-million private equity fund called the Food and Agribusiness India Fund.
The Madhya Pradesh government had signed as many as 20 Memorandums of Understanding worth billions of rupees in the just concluded agri-business meet.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said rising inflation and slow response to rising demand for wheat, pulses, rice and edible oil have caused a sense of urgency for food security in the country.
ITC plans to teach farmers in four states the best agricultural practices.
Gujarat is all set to produce 15 per cent of the power India hopes to generate in the 11th Five Year Plan, chief minister Narendra Modi has said.
Here is the story of a humble farmer who developed a unique cardamom variety called 'Njallani', but did not know how to apply for a patent.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday expressed concern over the slow rate of progress in power sector as compared to manufacturing and service sectors, which have logged double digit growth rates in the lest few year.
Now, it is the silk industry sector that India and China plan to jointly tap the global market.
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