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State of Food and Nutrition in the World

The 2025 edition of the State of Food and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report reveals that hunger affected 720 million people worldwide in 2024. This represents about...

July 30, 2025

Direct Benefit Transfer in Fertilizer Subsidy System

The Government of India continues to implement the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system for fertilizer subsidies as of 2025. This system ensures that subsidies reach farmers directly through...

July 26, 2025

Surge in Coconut Oil Prices Amid Global Supply Shortage

India’s retail food inflation dropped to -1.06% in June 2025, the lowest since 2019. However, some essential items like vegetable oils remain costly. Coconut oil prices have surged...

July 26, 2025

Smart Irrigation Plan Saves Water in Drought Regions

Recent advances in irrigation management have shown promising results in saving water in drought-prone areas of India. Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) and...

July 24, 2025

Ambrosia Beetle Threatens Kerala Rubber Plantations

The rubber plantations of Kerala face a serious threat from a beetle-fungus alliance. Researchers at the Kerala Forest Research Institute have identified the ambrosia beetle, *Euplatypus parallelus*, as...

July 23, 2025

India’s Inflation Eases Amid Strong Monsoon and Crop Surplus

India’s consumer price index (CPI) inflation in June 2025 fell to 2.1% year-on-year. This rate is lower than the United States’ 2.7% and the United Kingdom’s 3.6%. Food...

July 22, 2025

India’s Biostimulant Regulation

India’s Agriculture Ministry recently took strong steps to regulate biostimulants amid rising farmer complaints. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan directed states to stop forcing farmers to buy...

July 21, 2025

Assam Launches Milk Subsidy Scheme

The Assam government has recently introduced a subsidy scheme offering Rs 5 per litre of milk to dairy farmers. This initiative aims to increase milk production and improve...

July 21, 2025

India Raises Reserve Prices For Wheat And Rice

The Government of India has increased the reserve prices of wheat and rice from its strategic foodgrain reserves for the fiscal year 2025-26. This move aims to manage...

July 19, 2025

2025 OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook

Recent data from the 2025 OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook marks a major shift in global cereal consumption. By 2034, only 40 per cent of cereals will be used directly...

July 17, 2025

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