Why Iran War, Monsoon worries could make 2026 India’s Year of Millets
Why in News? A geopolitical supply shock from the Iran conflict and a below-normal monsoon season forecast are accelerating a structural shift in India’s kharif cropping…
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Improving Efficiency of Fertiliser Use in India
Why in News? Rising global geopolitical instability (E.g., tensions in West Asia, Russia-Ukraine War) has disrupted fertiliser and energy markets. This has exposed India’s heavy import…
COSOP IFAD India 2026-2033: Eight-Year Rural Partnership Decoded
The International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Government of India have agreed on a fresh Country Strategic Opportunities Programme for the eight-year cycle from 2026…
MSP Kharif Crops 2026-27: CCEA Hikes for 14 Crops Decoded
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs cleared the MSP Kharif crops 2026-27 package on 13 May 2026, raising the minimum support prices for all 14 mandated…
Baksa Honey ODOP: Assam’s One District Product Earns 43% Export Premium in USA
A consignment of Baksa Honey, packaged in Assam and routed through Kolkata, recently cleared US customs at a price 43 percent above the prevailing wholesale rate…
India Farm Exports US Tariffs: Resilience in Rice, Spices and Seafood Amid 2026 Trade Storm
Indian agricultural exports finished 2025-26 with a paradox most analysts did not predict. Despite a sharp escalation in US reciprocal tariffs through 2025 that put roughly…
Mission for Cotton Productivity
Why in News? The Union Cabinet has approved Rs 5659.22 crore for the Mission for Cotton Productivity (2026-27 to 2030-31). The five-year mission aims to rescue…
Leaf Spot Disease in Arecanut: The Fungal Threat Targeting Karnataka’s ₹13,000 Crore Areca Economy
Leaf Spot Disease arecanut is one of those agricultural stories that sits below the headlines but reshapes rural economies in real ways. Arecanut (the betel nut…
Scaling climate adaptation from policy to grassroots
Why in News? India is increasingly focusing on climate adaptation, with its updated climate commitments highlighting the need to move from policy-level intent to grassroots implementation…
PM-KISAN Installment Underscores Direct Benefit Transfers in Agriculture
Why in News? On 12 March 2026, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare put PM-KISAN Installment Underscores Direct Benefit Transfers in Agriculture in the spotlight through…
India Pushes Agricultural and Processed Food Exports
Why in News? On 10 March 2026, Ministry of Commerce and Industry put India Pushes Agricultural and Processed Food Exports in the spotlight through an official…
PLI Support for Food Processing Reinforces Value Addition in Agriculture
Why in News? On 6 February 2026, PLI Support for Food Processing Reinforces Value Addition in Agriculture emerged as an important current-affairs theme through an official…