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Wheat variety PBW 826 retains top spot in grain yield at national level: PAU

September 24, 2025 11:58 am

PBW 826 had earlier ranked first for three consecutive years, leading to its release for the entire NWPZ and NEPZ in 2022

With USAID shut, Norman Borlaug’s institute knocks on India’s doors

July 11, 2025 6:30 pm

The Mexico-headquartered centre, responsible for India’s Wheat Revolution, faces acute global funding crunch

Beyond wheat, paddy: How a farmer’s seed bank and zero-budget natural farming boost earnings and preserve biodiversity

May 25, 2025 12:05 pm

Amrit Singh Chahal grows a diverse range of crops, including pulses, oilseeds, fruits, and vegetables, while effectively managing pests without chemicals.

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Wheat procurement in state passes 1-lakh MT mark in April first week

April 09, 2025 3:55 am

The government claims to have introduced mobile procurement centres in the state for the first time

(Left) Sugarcane workers cutting cane in Purandar, Maharashtra; a farmer's family helps harvest the wheat crop in Sidhauli, UP.

Why sugar & wheat are the main food inflation worries now

March 10, 2025 11:43 am

Precarious stock levels and production uncertainties have made the last mile of disinflation most challenging in the two commodities.

Flour millers' federation demands reduction of import duty on wheat to 5-10%

March 04, 2025 4:27 am

India hiked the duty on wheat imports from 30% to 40% in 2019; the CPI-based retail inflation of wheat rose to 8.8% in January 2025.

Around one-fourth of the respondent wheat farmers in the 2024 survey are reported to have sold their output to the government under a procurement system. (Credit: Pixabay)

Farmers’ share in rabi crop consumer prices ranged from 40-67%: RBI survey

February 27, 2025 11:00 pm

While cash transactions dominate the payments in the agriculture supply chain, electronic payments registered a significant increase in 2024 survey over the previous surveys of 2018 and 2022 for all the participants, the RBI survey said.