NEW DELHI: According to sowing coverage data released by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, areas under Kharif crops in the ongoing sowing season reached 721.36 lakh hectares, […]
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EU agri-food trade increased in January – April 2021 compared to last year
January – April 2021: the value of EU agri-food exports surpasses the value of the same period in 2020. On a year over year basis, EU food exports increased in […]
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India Enters WTO’s Top 10 Agricultural Exporters
India’s Farming Sector is being transformed. India is now ranked 9th in the world in agricultural produce exports. India cracked into the top ten list of agricultural produce exporters in […]
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Chicago Board of Trade Market News
Outlook: December corn futures are 39 ¼ cents (7.6 per cent) higher this week after the USDA surprised the market with bullish wheat numbers. The WASDE was neutral corn, but […]
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Can Family-Owned Forests Help the U.S. Achieve a Low-Carbon Future?
A USDA Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) project is trying to reimagine how carbon markets can work with and for small landholders. The Family Forest Carbon Program (FFCP), led by […]
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Indian winter crop sowing lowest of 5 years
DELHI – Last week’s Kharif sowing data put out by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare is of concern as the coverage of all crops, barring pigeon pea (arhar), […]
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Wetland Mitigation Banking Partnerships are Thriving in Georgia
Wetlands are one of nature’s most important and productive ecosystems. They provide wildlife habitat, store floodwaters, filter pollutants, capture carbon, and offer recreational opportunities. Since 2016, the Natural Resources Conservation […]
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Export of India’s Organic Food Increased by 50% in 2020-21
India’s Export of organic food items rose by 51% by this year to USD 1 billion in 2020-21, reported by the Commerce Ministry of India. The primary products which recorded […]
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Mixed but Steady Trend in Indian Spices
KERALA – The overall market trend for most of the Indian spices and grains was steady this week. However, there were slight drops in a few items, and wherever there […]
Read moreExtreme Freight Rates Making Export More Challenging
Developing world countries and their small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are taking a huge blow from the current situation in liner shipping as for many of them, the tariffs are […]
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