RBI Report Says Managing Food Surplus Key Challenge for India
4 years, 3 months ago

RBI Report Says Managing Food Surplus Key Challenge for India

News 18  

India has now reached a stage in which surplus foodgrain management has become a major challenge, the Reserve Bank of India said in its annual report on Tuesday. The total production of foodgrains reached a record 296.65 million tonnes in 2019-20, while total horticulture production — accounting for about 40 per cent of gross value added in the farm sector — also reached an all-time high of 320.48 million tonnes. “India has now reached a stage in which surplus management has become a major challenge… Going forward, shifting the terms of trade in favour of agriculture is the key to sustaining this dynamic change and generating positive supply responses in agricultural production,” the RBI said. The RBI also stressed on agricultural exports that expose the Indian farmer to international terms of trade and technology; and public and private capital formation in the farm sector. Experience shows that in periods when the terms of trade remained favourable to agriculture, annual average growth in agricultural GVA exceeded 3 per cent.

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Sustainable food systems and India’s trade agreements
1 week, 3 days ago

Sustainable food systems and India’s trade agreements

Hindustan Times  

India is both a leading producer and exporter of agri-food products as well as the world’s sixth largest food and grocery market. However, India today faces several challenges related to sustainability across the entire food supply chain – farm-to-fork – ranging from fragmented supply chains, lack of storage facilities, rejection of food products by key importing markets, high use of …

Policy interventions needed to aid poultry industry
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Policy interventions needed to aid poultry industry

The Hindu  

Poultry India Expo 2024, a three-day exhibition featuring hundreds of exhibitors from many countries and showcasing innovations in global poultry industry got under way on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Rising input costs, especially of feed ingredients like maize and soya, compounded by GST burdens on soya meal and poultry equipment is impacting the poultry industry, Indian Poultry Equipment Manufacturers Association …

Let science guide the shift to sustainable farming
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Let science guide the shift to sustainable farming

Hindustan Times  

Based on the science of the time, the Green Revolution brought food security to India. The ~ ₹2,500-crore National Mission on Natural Farming is in step with the government’s stated aim to improve soil health and reduce groundwater/irrigation dependence. The pressing need is for investment in agriculture research and the development of new technologies that can weed out the second-generation …

Courts can’t fix agriculture, problems are far too complex
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Courts can’t fix agriculture, problems are far too complex

Hindustan Times  

A Supreme Court-appointed committee headed by justice Nawab Singh has made broad-brush observations about India’s agrarian crisis and urged serious consideration of legal sanctity to minimum support prices for farmers. That India’s agrarian economy has been mired in a viability crisis — farmer suicides are its most macabre manifestation — isn’t unknown. But MSP alone can’t solve second-order problems of …

'Back to Basics' and 'March to Future': PM Modi reveals secret behind India's farming sector success
1 month ago

'Back to Basics' and 'March to Future': PM Modi reveals secret behind India's farming sector success

India TV News  

Rio de Janeiro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address on the first day of the G20 summit on Monday, complimented the Brazilian presidency of the grouping for taking forward the "people-centric decisions" taken at the bloc's summit in New Delhi last year. PM Modi highlights how India provides free food to 800 million people The theme of India's G20 …

Addressing Food Waste: Turning a global challenge into opportunities
1 month, 1 week ago

Addressing Food Waste: Turning a global challenge into opportunities

India Today  

In a world where millions still suffer from food insecurity, the staggering volume of food wasted annually is a crisis of monumental proportions. Addressing food waste is therefore an urgent priority, and recent advancements show promise in converting food waste into value-added products, creating a sustainable path forward. FROM WASTE TO WEALTH The challenge of food waste is being met …

India part of global solution on food security, says PM Modi
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India part of global solution on food security, says PM Modi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India is now a food surplus country and is working to provide solutions for global food security and nutritional security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday at a global conference of agriculture economists. Modi said agriculture is at the centre of India’s economic policy, adding the recent Union Budget gave a big push to sustainable and climate-resilient …

India’s agri transformation a lesson for others: Modi
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s agri transformation a lesson for others: Modi

The Hindu  

Inaugurating the triennial conference organised by the International Association of Agricultural Economists here on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India’s experience is valuable for discussions on transforming the food system and is sure to benefit the Global South. The Prime Minister said from a newly independent nation facing challenges to ensure food security 65 years ago, India has now …

Five steps to turnaround Indian horticulture sector
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Five steps to turnaround Indian horticulture sector

Hindustan Times  

India, while being the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables globally, accounts for a mere 2% of global horticulture trade. Given its agricultural potential and ideal climatic zones, the country must boost horticultural production and improve access to nutritious food for fellow Indians, harnessing the advantage that horticulture lends itself to our smallholder farming structure. FPOs can enable economies …

Govt aims to grab 10% agri exports market
8 months ago

Govt aims to grab 10% agri exports market

Hindustan Times  

The government is preparing a five-year action plan to grab 10% of the $405 billion exports market of 20 farm produce such as mangoes, banana, ghee, buffalo meat and alcoholic beverages, which could be unveiled by the central government after the general elections, officials aware of the development said. Centre is preparing a five-year action plan to grab 10% of …

Commerce ministry shifts focus to push fresh fruits and vegetables to US and EU
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Commerce ministry shifts focus to push fresh fruits and vegetables to US and EU

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With an export ban in place on rice and wheat, the union commerce ministry has shifted its focus to exports of agricultural products including fresh fruit and vegetables to new destinations, including the US, European Union and African countries, two persons said. This move, being rolled out by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority is …

WTO Meet: India seeks permanent solution to food security; to protect fishermen, farmers interest
9 months, 4 weeks ago

WTO Meet: India seeks permanent solution to food security; to protect fishermen, farmers interest

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India will strongly oppose a China-led proposal for an investment facilitation pact besides pressing for finding a permanent solution to public stock holding of grains for food security and protection of the interests of fishermen at the WTO ministerial meeting beginning Tuesday. The key issue of India's interests at the meeting relates to finding a permanent solution for …

Trade bodies welcome agri budget; farmers feel their demands unheard
10 months ago

Trade bodies welcome agri budget; farmers feel their demands unheard

The Hindu  

Trade bodies in Madurai see proactive schemes in the Tamil Nadu Agriculture Budget 2024-25, a boon for the farmers in the State, while farmers feel disappointed as their demands have not been heard. The agriculture budget has widely focused on schemes for soil fertility, organic farming, area expansion for cultivation of agriculture products, encouraging production of agri value-added products and …

Terms of Trade | India needs a White Paper on agriculture
10 months, 1 week ago

Terms of Trade | India needs a White Paper on agriculture

Hindustan Times  

A thorough, and more importantly, serious debate on agriculture is absolutely essential for India’s future for two basic reasons. One, agriculture still employs almost half of India’s workforce even though it contributes just around 15% of India’s GDP. One, any effort to reduce agriculture’s employment share will have to be mindful of the fact that without any additional skill sets …

Feeding humans has trapped the world in debt, degradation: FAO report | Explained
1 year ago

Feeding humans has trapped the world in debt, degradation: FAO report | Explained

The Hindu  

A groundbreaking report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, published earlier this month, has laid bare the staggering hidden costs of our global agrifood systems, surpassing an astonishing $10 trillion. One way to do so is to shift to multi-cropping systems that have the potential to protect farmers’ well-being, improve nutritional outcomes for our communities, and positively impact …

Free grains continue to be a poll driver
1 year, 1 month ago

Free grains continue to be a poll driver

Hindustan Times  

Speaking at an election rally in Chhattisgarh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that his government will extend the free ration scheme, which was scheduled to end in December this year, by another five years. This newspaper has also held the view that the government’s intervention on the food security front during the pandemic and the decision to sweeten the withdrawal …

World Food India 2023: Food sector has reached new heights, says Modi
1 year, 1 month ago

World Food India 2023: Food sector has reached new heights, says Modi

Hindustan Times  

India’s food diversity is a dividend for investors across the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday while inaugurating the second edition of the “World Food India 2023” at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to inaugurate the ‘World Food India 2023’ event, at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi Addressing the three-day event, the …

Food security: Effects of the climate crisis on agriculture
1 year, 2 months ago

Food security: Effects of the climate crisis on agriculture

Hindustan Times  

India's food security is at a crossroads, with the looming threat of climate change echoing across its agricultural economy. The road to food security is paved with several obstacles, ranging from food's nutritional value to its cost and safety, all under the ominous shadow of the climate crisis. India's food security is under increasing threat from the climate crisis, and …

What’s the next course?: Mridula Ramesh on the future of sustainable food
1 year, 2 months ago

What’s the next course?: Mridula Ramesh on the future of sustainable food

Hindustan Times  

What exactly is sustainable eating? Yet all of India’s coal plants — together — emit a sliver of global food waste emissions. India’s food waste alone, depending on which data set one considers, emits far more greenhouse gases than all the coal plants in South India put together. We waste food because we can afford to, underscoring again that India’s …

World Food India's second edition to take place from November 3 to 5, announces Prahlad Patel
1 year, 2 months ago

World Food India's second edition to take place from November 3 to 5, announces Prahlad Patel

India TV News  

The second edition of the global mega food event, World Food India 2023, is scheduled to be organised from November 3 to 5 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. According to an official release, the Netherlands will be the ‘Partner Country’ in this edition of World Food India, while Japan and Vietnam are ‘Focus Countries’. Addressing the media on the …

G-20 nations to work towards food and nutritional security for all
1 year, 3 months ago

G-20 nations to work towards food and nutritional security for all

The Hindu  

The leaders’ declaration adopted at the G-20 meeting here on Saturday laid emphasis on ensuring global food and nutritional security for all in line with the G-20 Deccan High-Level Principles on Food Security and Nutrition 2023. Welcoming the outcomes from the G-20 members’s engagement in the 12th G-20 Meeting of Agriculture Chief Scientists, they emphasised the importance of increasing access …

G20 leaders commit to boost global food security, eliminate hunger
1 year, 3 months ago

G20 leaders commit to boost global food security, eliminate hunger

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI - Leaders of the world's major economies, under the banner of the G20, have pledged to combat global hunger and malnutrition, as outlined in the New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration. Additionally, the G20 leaders affirmed their support for developing nations in meeting their food security goals and guaranteeing the right to adequate food for all. The leaders also committed …

India’s G20 Presidency Highlights Food Safety Net Programmes, Says Agriculture Ministry
1 year, 3 months ago

India’s G20 Presidency Highlights Food Safety Net Programmes, Says Agriculture Ministry

ABP News  

India said on Wednesday that it has successfully brought food safety net programmes ahead in it’s G20 Presidency and the agriculture working group has managed to achieve consensus on two aspects including millets. The government official added that the principles on food and nutrition included, humanitarian assistance, increasing food production and food security net programmes, climate-smart approach, inclusivity of agriculture …

WFP taps India for 200,000 tonnes of rice as global hunger worsens
1 year, 4 months ago

WFP taps India for 200,000 tonnes of rice as global hunger worsens

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The World Food Programme has sought 200,000 tonnes of rice for its humanitarian operations from India, the largest exporter of the commodity, amid what it called “catastrophic levels” of global food insecurity triggered by the covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war, two people aware of the development said. The request comes after the UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal, …

India’s rice export curbs could prove too myopic for its good
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s rice export curbs could prove too myopic for its good

Live Mint  

Global food markets have been thrown into some chaos yet again —not only because of Russia’s decision to pull out of the Black Sea grain deal, but also India’s announcement that it would ban the export of many varieties of rice. The partial exit of the rice market’s largest trading nation, with about a 40% share of exports, has led …

India to seek agri solutions in G20
1 year, 6 months ago

India to seek agri solutions in G20

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that India was ready to work with G20 countries to find solutions to the challenges being faced in different sectors of agriculture. Addressing the media on the first day of the G20 agriculture ministers meeting here on Thursday, the minister exuded hope that India would find solutions to these challenges through deliberations …

India-UAE cooperation to sow regional food security
1 year, 8 months ago

India-UAE cooperation to sow regional food security

The Hindu  

The United Arab Emirates, whose food security has been built on imports from global markets, is now focusing on the twin objectives of food access and readiness to confront supply chain crises. India, the world’s second-largest food producer, is an essential partner in the UAE’s ambition to strengthen food security. What the UAE brings to the table Seen together, India …

Sadhguru Writes: India Can Become The 'Breadbasket Of The World'. The Focus Has to Be On Scale
1 year, 8 months ago

Sadhguru Writes: India Can Become The 'Breadbasket Of The World'. The Focus Has to Be On Scale

ABP News  

Sadhguru: Our nation has the blessing of being able to become the “Annadata” of the world, as we have the needed latitudinal spread of weather, soil, climatic conditions and, above all, a large population that has the intrinsic knowledge to perform the “Magic of Transforming Mud into Food”. When he came, he would pay Rs 24 for one kilogram to …

India stands at a vantage point for plant-based foods: study
1 year, 9 months ago

India stands at a vantage point for plant-based foods: study

The Hindu  

The global plant-based food market is expected to reach $162 billion by 2030, up from $29.4 billion in 2020 with a CAGR of 18.60% from 2020 to 2030, according to a joint report by Plant Based Foods Industry Association and EY India. India stood at a vantage point, with its diverse agriculture and abundant raw material availability, such as legumes, …

Centre may continue curbs on wheat export
1 year, 10 months ago

Centre may continue curbs on wheat export

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India may extend its ban on wheat exports beyond March and continue to curb shipments of non-premium rice to tamp down local prices while expanding purchases of cereal stocks that are at their lowest in five years, two people familiar with the development said. The government banned wheat export in May 2022 as shipments quickened due to the …

How Budget 2023 proved India to be the global leader of millet?
1 year, 10 months ago

How Budget 2023 proved India to be the global leader of millet?

Live Mint  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman commented on India's goal to promote millets both domestically and abroad while presenting the first Amrut Kaal budget. India is the world's largest producer and second-largest exporter of millets, and it to keep a serious consideration to our diet, FM announced that the Indian Institute of Millet Research in Hyderabad will be transformed into a centre …

No one went hungry as Centre provided free food grains to 80 crore people, says Sitharaman in Budget 2023 speech
1 year, 10 months ago

No one went hungry as Centre provided free food grains to 80 crore people, says Sitharaman in Budget 2023 speech

Hindustan Times  

The government ensured that no one went hungry during the pandemic by providing free food grains to 80 crore poor people, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. People queue up to take foodgrains from a government PDS shop in New Delhi. LIVE| The government is implementing scheme to supply free foodgrains to poor under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann …

Economic Survey 2023: Centre's MSP Boost For Crops Powered Agriculture Sector To Robust Growth
1 year, 10 months ago

Economic Survey 2023: Centre's MSP Boost For Crops Powered Agriculture Sector To Robust Growth

ABP News  

The Economic Survey 2022-23 was tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday in the parliament. As all eyes are on the Budget 2023, where the expectations for the agriculture sector remain upbeat, the Eco Survey 2022-23 showed that the performance of the agriculture and allied sector has been buoyant. As per the Eco Survey tabled in the Parliament, the …

Some good news on the agriculture front
1 year, 10 months ago

Some good news on the agriculture front

Hindustan Times  

After an unprecedented spring heatwave crimped production last year, India’s wheat yield in 2023 is likely to break a record and touch 112 million tonnes, this newspaper reported on Sunday, buoyed by good weather that pushed acreage under the staple crop to 34.1 million hectares, 12% higher than the five-year average. Officials from the agriculture ministry said that this was …

On inflation in India, a silver lining of stability
2 years ago

On inflation in India, a silver lining of stability

Hindustan Times  

After treading above the Reserve Bank of India’s target range for almost a year, India’s consumer price inflation is finally back within the band — registering a 5.9% year-on-year increase in November. However, we Food inflation remains the dominant driver of volatility in consumer price index inflation, despite the sharp pullback in the prices of vegetables and fruits being the …

India will stock up the world's biggest grain storage
2 years ago

India will stock up the world's biggest grain storage

Live Mint  

India is working on developing the “world’s largest grain storage" programme by merging various schemes of the Union ministries of agriculture and farmers welfare; consumer affairs, food and public distribution; and food processing, two people aware of the development said. India’s centrally held cereal stocks, which supply subsidized grains to nearly 800 million people, slipped to a five-year low this …

India’s G20 presidency and food security
2 years, 1 month ago

India’s G20 presidency and food security

The Hindu  

Global and regional food security have been deliberated upon as one of the priority agendas of the G20 for many years now. In this context, India’s presidency of the G20 offers a historical opportunity for the country to share its successful journey in moving from a food-deficit nation to a food-surplus nation, and address the growing challenges of food security …

Empowering farmers is essential for the broad prosperity of India
2 years, 2 months ago

Empowering farmers is essential for the broad prosperity of India

Live Mint  

Farmers have always been the backbone of India’s economy and the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is striving to strengthen Indian farming through innovative and concrete measures in the fertilizer sector with the vision of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. The second, the Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana, with the slogan ‘One Nation, One Fertiliser’, shall have a …

World Food Day| Ensuring food security in India: Most populous and fastest growing economy
2 years, 2 months ago

World Food Day| Ensuring food security in India: Most populous and fastest growing economy

Firstpost  

We as a nation have achieved food security as defined by FAO to a great extent. However, the high level of malnutrition prevailing in India reflects that we have some distance to travel in holistically achieving the food security defined by the FAO World Food Day is celebrated on 16 October to honour the founding of the Food and Agriculture …

World Food Day 2022: Leaving no one behind
2 years, 2 months ago

World Food Day 2022: Leaving no one behind

Hindustan Times  

Agrifood systems face multiple challenges - the ongoing pandemic, climate risks, rising prices and international conflicts. While safeguarding food security and nutrition, the crucial need to reshape agrifood systems in order to not leave anyone behind is critical. The World Food Day, observed annually on October 16, is an important reminder to re-commit to plans and actions driving better production, …

India's Agri, Processed Food Product Exports Jump 29.7% To $9.59 Billion in April-July 2022; Details Here
2 years, 3 months ago

India's Agri, Processed Food Product Exports Jump 29.7% To $9.59 Billion in April-July 2022; Details Here

News 18  

India’s total export of agricultural and processed food products jumped 29.75 per cent to $9.59 billion in April-July 2022, compared with $7.40 billion in the corresponding period last year, according to official data. It added that processed food products like cereals and miscellaneous processed items also reported a growth of 37.75 per cent and 35.26 per cent, respectively, in comparison …

Why is India a laggard in global fruit and vegetable market?
2 years, 3 months ago

Why is India a laggard in global fruit and vegetable market?

Business Standard  

India is one of the biggest producers of fruits and vegetables of all kinds of variety. International trade of fresh fruit and vegetables represents only around 7–8 per cent of total global production, but it still ranks among the most valuable crop and livestock commodity groups. According to the Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, India exported fresh …

India’s economy is on a strong wicket
2 years, 3 months ago

India’s economy is on a strong wicket

Hindustan Times  

The global economy has taken a turn for the worse in the last three months. As the summer fades and the northern hemisphere inches towards winter, India appears relatively better placed than its regional and global peers, in terms of sustaining growth and managing inflation. This represents a break from the past, when rising global food prices spilled over and …

India could soon approve sugar exports in two tranches: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

India could soon approve sugar exports in two tranches: Report

Live Mint  

India is set to allow sugar exports in two tranches for the next season beginning in October, as the world's biggest producer of the sweetener tries to balance the interests of its farmers and consumers, government and industry officials told Reuters. New Delhi could allow exports of 7 million to 8 million tonnes in the next season, said a senior …

Govt projects record foodgrains output, lower wheat production
2 years, 4 months ago

Govt projects record foodgrains output, lower wheat production

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Wheat prices are expected to move up as India's estimated wheat production is projected to have declined nearly 3 per cent to 106.84 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year. Except for the decline in wheat, the overall foodgrain production is estimated to have touched a record 315.72 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year that began in …

India’s agrarian production estimated to be record high in 2021-22
2 years, 4 months ago

India’s agrarian production estimated to be record high in 2021-22

Live Mint  

Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Wednesday has released fourth advance estimates of production of major agricultural crops for the year 2021-22. Data released by the ministry depicts production estimates for various crops- Rice totalling 130.29 million tonnes, higher by 13.85 million tonnes than the last five years' average production of 116.44 million tonnes. totalling 130.29 million tonnes, …

India has no shortage of foodgrain, assures Agricultural minister
2 years, 4 months ago

India has no shortage of foodgrain, assures Agricultural minister

Live Mint  

Foodgrain supplies in the nation are adequate to satisfy demand, according to Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar's written response to Parliament on August 2. “As on 01.07.2022, the actual stock of wheat is 285.10 lakh metric tonnes against the buffer norm of 275.80 lakh metric tonnes,” the minister told the Lok Sabha. To prevent a shortage of wheat for domestic …

Increasing production and consumption of millets
2 years, 4 months ago

Increasing production and consumption of millets

Hindustan Times  

The 21st century has brought with it multiple challenges for our country. The biggest reason for low consumption levels of millets, however, is a weak value chain, including inadequate primary processing at the village level and a huge distance between production units to processing units, which crowds’ out local production and inflates the cost of processed millet products. The time …

India will play its due role in advancing global food security, says First Secretary Sneha Dubey at UN event
2 years, 5 months ago

India will play its due role in advancing global food security, says First Secretary Sneha Dubey at UN event

Firstpost  

Dubey said that New Delhi is running the world’s largest food-based safety net programme, which has seen a paradigm shift from welfare to a rights-based approach New York City, US: India will play its due role in advancing global food security, upholding equity, displaying compassion and promoting social justice, said First Secretary Sneha Dubey at the UN Security Council high-level …

India exported 1.8 million tonnes wheat to several countries since ban: Food Secretary
2 years, 5 months ago

India exported 1.8 million tonnes wheat to several countries since ban: Food Secretary

The Hindu  

India has exported 1.8 million tonnes of wheat to a dozen-odd countries, including Bangladesh and Afghanistan, since the country banned exports of the grain on May 13, according to Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey. The Secretary said, “It is important here to explain that the recent decision by the Government of India to bring about regulation on wheat exports was essentially …

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