Page-5 of Agriculture Current Affairs
Rajasthan Pioneers Drone-Based Artificial Rain Trial
Rajasthan has initiated India’s first drone-based artificial rain trial at Ramgarh Dam. This marks shift from traditional aeroplane-assisted cloud seeding to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. The...
FAO Food Price Index Increases
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) increased to 130.1 points in July 2025. This rise of 1.6 percent from June was mainly due to higher international prices of...
Crop Protection Chemicals Market
The crop protection chemicals sector in India is witnessing changes in 2025. The growing scarcity of farm labour is driving demand for herbicides. These chemicals help control weeds...
Odisha Launches SOP for Landrace Seed Conservation
Odisha introduced a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to conserve traditional seed varieties called landraces. This step aims to protect agrobiodiversity and empower smallholder farmers by integrating these seeds...
Mithun Conservation
The Mithun (Bos frontalis), a semi-domesticated bovine native to Northeast India, has gained renewed attention in 2025. Scientists and tribal farmers have jointly urged the Central government to...
AI-Powered Agromet Advisory
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have launched an innovative AI-powered climate advisory service. This service...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
