The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
LUCKNOW: After taking its toll on the mango and rice crops in the state, erratic weather has now taken a toll on potato production in Uttar Pradesh. Significantly, UP is the largest potato-producing state in the country. Though temperature differentials between last year and this year have not been more …
Am empowered group of ministers (eGoM) on food is likely to meet on Monday to decide on permitting export of 5 lakh tonnes of sugar and slash minimum export price of onions, according to sources. In the last meeting, the eGoM headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, had reviewed prices …
Ludhiana: If similar weather conditions persist in the region for another couple of days the farmers expect a bumper wheat crop this season in Punjab. Apart from farmers, even the Agricultural experts expect a good crop as the ongoing weather was favourable for standing wheat crop. Though farmers said the …
Beijing: The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) diagnosis of China's wheat crisis differs from the one presented by the Chinese government. The FAO has said two-third of the country's vast wheat crop is at risk due to the winter drought, while Beijing has put the figure at 42%. Chen Lei, …
There is bad news on the global food front. In an alert issued this week, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned that more than two-thirds of China
New Delhi, 13 Feb: A government committee has recommended setting up of National Crop Statistics Centre (NCSC) for meticulous data collection on diverse crops, in collaboration with the departments of Agriculture and Space. Primary responsibility of NCSC will be to provide reliable and timely estimates at state and national levels …
With the State Government providing loans to farmers at a mere one per cent interest, Madhya Pradesh becomes the first State in the country to launch this scheme, said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. He was addressing the 'Antyodaya Mela' in Morena district on Thursday. He said the farmers need …
Guna: The Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that financial relief will not mitigate the problems of frost-affected farmers unless their crops are covered under insurance scheme. There is a need to amend the policies of crop insurance. The State Government has sent a proposal in this respect to …
Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has sought immediate intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for putting in place an effective institutional mechanism for smooth central procurement of foodgrains. Badal on Wednesday called on the PM and apprised him of the serious problems being faced by the state government on …
Producing food and energy side-by-side may offer one of the best formulas for boosting countries' food and energy security while simultaneously reducing poverty according to this new FAO report. Producing food and energy side-by-side may offer one of the best formulas for boosting countries' food and energy security while simultaneously …
The Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the state has never experienced such severity of frost that played havoc on major damage to crops this season. Addressing a relief distribution programme at Sunwanikalan village in Panna district yesterday, the chief minister told farmers to maintain calm …
Genetically engineered (GE, also called genetically modified, GM) Bt eggplant (also called talong, brinjal or aubergine) has been engineered to be resistant to injury caused by the eggplant fruit and shoot borer. A genetic cassette containing genes from the bacterium Bacillus thuringenesis has been inserted into the DNA of the …
Foreign firms are coming to farm in IndiaThat Indian firms, some of them backed by the government, have gone scouting for land abroad to farm crops for consumption back home is well-known. Reversing the trend, now many Gulf countries are getting a toehold in India that will allow them to …
As a part of Statewide visit in crop affected areas, the Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan today reached Daiyarpur village in Vidisha district and comforted crop affected farmers. He informed that the State Government has increased relief amount from Rs 500 crore to Rs 600crore in order to extend …
South Africa expects to seal a deal with buyers in Saudi Arabia and India for about 1,00,000 tonne of its surplus maize before the end of February, a senior government official said on Monday. Africa
Amid reports that pigeon-pea or tur is the worst weather-hit crop this rabi season, the output for the season is likely to be revised downwards as 80-90 per cent damage has happened in the case of gram (chana) in some pockets like Malwa belt. The state government did not make …
The Haryana government on Wednesday urged the Centre for a comprehensive policy for insurance coverage of all important food crops and livestock, a technology mission on farm mechanisation and National Food Security Mission cover for all districts of the state. Haryana finance minister Capt Ajay Singh Yadav, who was speaking …
