Advancing AI for climate-resilient crops
Google DeepMind, and Google.org via the AI Collaborative for Food Security, are collaborating with the Hyderabad-headquartered International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics...
Monsoon shortfall raises concerns over foodgrain production
India’s southwest monsoon ended with a 12.6% rainfall deficit, raising concerns over agricultural output, crop sowing, irrigation water availability and the outlook for foodgrain...
Bangladesh and IFAD’s US$324m investment in climate-resilient rural development
The government of Bangladesh and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are carrying forward their long-standing partnership with two investments worth a combined...
Hatsun Agro partners govt of Odisha and SBI
Hatsun Agro Product (HAPL), a leading private sector dairy in India, has launched ‘Go-Dhan’, a flagship initiative aimed at empowering dairy farmers across Odisha by...
El Niño and low rain — India lowers 2026-27 foodgrain target
India has lowered its foodgrain production target for the 2026-27 crop year to 373.93 million tons, citing the risks posed by a strong El...
₹1,000 crore investment opportunity for agribusiness infrastructure in Maharashtra
The department of agricultural marketing and protocol, government of Maharashtra, will take up large-scale modern agribusiness infrastructure under MAGNET 2.0 as part of its...
New Bühler OLFC flaker for processing oilseeds
Swiss technology group Bühler has launched the OLFC, a new flaker system for processing oilseeds. To help processors reach higher productivity levels and keep...
Futamura and Bio4Life — Breakthrough for home compostable fruit labeling
UK film manufacturer Futamura and Dutch labelstock producer Bio4life are announcing a new breakthrough in fruit labeling: a certified home and industrial compostable PSA...
Strengthening efficiency, technology and accountability in foodgrain management
The department of food & public distribution (DFPD) and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the financial...
Gene editing to strengthen small farms
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has licensed CRISPR-Cas9 in order to deploy gene editing, one of the world's most...
