Food security

Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, led a delegation to the third BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministerial Meeting (BAMM) in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday. The …

India sent a humanitarian assistance consignment to the southern African nation of Lesotho comprising 1000 metric tonnes of sorghum (jowar) to help in addressing the food security issues in the …

India sent humanitarian assistance consignment to Lesotho compromising of 1000 metric tonnes of rice to help in addressing the food security and nutritional requirements of people in Lesotho. In a …

India’s food processing industry has come up as a sunrise industry in the country, attracting Rs 50,000 crore of foreign direct investment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. Inaugurating the second …

With the objective of improving food security, nutrition, climate resilience and livelihoods in India, the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay will collaborate with the United Nations World Food Programme. To make …

The devastating floods in China will add to its economic woes making recovery tougher. The world’s second largest economy is already battling an acute economic slowdown. The economic loss—direct and …

Sowing of Kharif crops has been spread over an area of 1053.59 lakh hectare compared to 1049.96 lakh hectare, despite heavy rains in several parts of the country. Of this, …

Despite rising threats from erratic climate conditions, India’s rice production in the last five years have steadily risen. In 2018-19, India produced 116.48 million tonnes of rice. In 2022-23, total …

Severe floods in China’s Beijing and surrounding areas including Hebei have damaged several crops, once again putting the spotlight on food security. The extreme weather fluctuations — from floods to …

Even as India imposed a ban on exports of non basmati rice, it will continue to supply grains to countries that seek New Delhi’s assistance in the wake of the …

India will continue to export food grains including wheat and rice to vulnerable countries that seek New Delhi’s assistance as part of humanitarian assistance. Even as the restrictions on outbound …

As India and Iran reboot their ties, issues related to food security and cooperation in the agriculture sector are set to be the edifice, going ahead. The two countries have …

The delay in the arrival of monsoon is unlikely to impact sowing of Kharif crops if rains continue in the coming weeks. Sowing of grains including rice, ragi millet apart …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message was clear as he addressed the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ summit in Hyderabad today—that India will not only be the voice of the Global South but …

Sowing of crops during the Kharif season, which begins in June, is expected to be normal even as concerns over a possible El Nino situation this year have risen. Agriculture …

Heavy rains and floods in several parts of China including the Jiangxi province — known for its rice cultivation, have raised concerns over food security. Large swathes of rice crops …

The imminent expansion of the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) bloc could be a game changer. Albeit a slow starter, the group-set up in 2001, is now gaining momentum with several countries …

India’s ban on food grain exports will not be lifted anytime soon amid rising concerns over an El Nino situation. After total exports of rice touched 22.28 million tonnes (MT) …

Amid soaring mercury levels and a rising threat of possible El Nino situation this year, a large number of farmers are firming up a backup plan—focus more on millet production. …

India’s next focus will be on increasing millet production. Untimely rains in the last few days which have dented rabi crops including wheat and paddy have once again highlighted the …

With food security now becoming a core issue amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and climate change, the Narendra Modi government is looking at multiple measures to boost farm productivity to …