Tag: wheat
ICAR to cap rice, wheat area under crop diversification plan; forms 52 task teams for 2047 roadmap
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) will push for crop diversification under its roadmap for 2047, with the area under rice to…
From queues to QR codes: A state in India may have found the fix for India’s fertiliser distribution woes
The distribution of fertiliser across states in India has long been plagued by shortages, panic buying, diversion allegations, and chaotic scenes outside cooperative societies, with…
Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?
Last week the government raised its wheat procurement target by 15% to 34.5 million tonnes (MT) and approved an additional 2.5 MT of exports to…
Stockholding limit withdrawn on wheat on sufficient supply
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it has withdrawn the stockholding limit on wheat as there is a comfortable stock in the domestic market…
Govt permits exports of 5 lakh tonnes of wheat flour
The government has permitted exports of 5 lakh tonnes of wheat flour and related products, according to a notification. This partial lifting of the ban…