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WHILE the Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank (PADB) has issued arrest warrants against nearly 2,000 farmers with landholdings exceeding 5 acres to recover the outstanding dues, the nationalised and private sector banks have refrained from even divulging the names of hundreds of b

India is expected to reduce shortages of wheat on global markets created by the war in Ukraine as overflowing warehouses help it step up exports. Although India is the world’s second biggest wheat producer after China, it has been a small exporter, selling wheat mostly to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and some Middle Eastern markets. But…

Experts caution that India will have to monitor domestic stocks to ensure food security

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the global food markets are once again faced with turbulence, which can very well threaten food security for the vulnerable populations around the world. So much so that talking with Bloomberg, the executive director of the World Food Programme, David Beasl

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) often comes under scanner when images of massive wastage of food grains acquired under Minimum Support Price (MSP) by the government is either rat-infested or drenched in rains or some such wastage.However, ...

Researchers say learnings from this study could be translated to other crops – rice, barley, oats and rapeseed – to improve resilience and reliability of farming in future climates.

After a decisive people’s mandate, which was basically a verdict for change, the challenges it brings for the new Punjab government are enormous. While the expectations are huge, and given the precarious fiscal situation that Punjab finds itself in, there is no denying that the task ahead is m

Even though Indias wheat exports were robust in FY22, riding on a possible supply disruption of foodgrains -- especially wheat -- as the tensions between Russia and Ukraine turned into a full-blown war, export demand has got a fresh push.The ...

Wheat exports gets fresh push as war unsettles global supply dynamics

As retail inflation swings out of proportion, the world is witnessing a new phenomenon. In lot many ways, it was known to exist earlier, but not so starkly. As inflation rises, so does the profit of companies, this time recording a historic increase. While the company’s profits soar, the CEOs