India may log bumper wheat and maize output
India is the world’s biggest wheat producer after China and produced 113.3 million tonnes of the winter-sown grain in 2024, ...
UP govt sets target to double maize production by 2027
The UP government has set a target to double maize production by 2027, recognising its versatility and growing demand, particularly for ethanol production. Maize is a highly adaptable crop that grows ...
TN farmers to be sent to Japan, China, Vietnam for modern paddy cultivation training: Agriculture Minister
In a move to boost paddy production and improve farming techniques, Tamil Nadu's Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, ...
The News Minute10d
Tamil Nadu’s Paddy Paradox: Uphill battle for sustainable alternative in Cauvery delta
Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery delta has grown rice for millennia but environmental alarm bells warn that the days might be numbered ...
The Daily Star17d
The hard truths about Bangladesh’s food security
In many countries, including India, farmers are insured against such ... We require 8–8.5 million tonnes of maize but produce only 4–4.5 million. For wheat, we need 9 million tonnes but ...
The Hindu22d
A bid to turn around sugarcane’s bitter past in Telangana
The Nizam’s government later took control of it through the Industrial Trust Fund, and after Hyderabad State merged with India in 1948 ... cotton, and maize — crops backed by MSP.
ssir.org26d
Reimagining Business Ownership in the Global South
Meanwhile, one of India’s top consumer food brands ... a Nigerian business that has more than doubled earnings for some 70,000 smallholders involved in maize, rice, and soybean production. In 2015, ...
The Hans India29d
Awareness Conference by Scientists for Farmers on High-Yielding Maize Crop
Speaking at the event, Dr. M. Sujatha, Principal Scientist, emphasized that farmers should adopt high-yielding maize varieties. She also advised them to follow proper management practices at the ...