MP identifies 5 cities as export hubs to boost MSME exports.
Madhya Pradesh has identified Indore, Bhopal, Ujjain, Gwalior and Narmadapuram for development as export hubs as part of a push to bring more businesses into overseas markets and reduce the concentration of exports in a handful of districts. The exercise is part of a Centre-led initiative to develop around 500 districts across the country as export hubs, aimed at widening India’s export base beyond a small group of high-performing districts.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Japan eyes up to $94m in agriculture bonds to help developing countries.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency will issue bonds as early as November to support agriculture and fisheries in developing countries as high fertilizer prices and climate change heighten the risk of food insecurity.
Source: asia.nikkei.com
Agriculture growth in UP: Another feather in the cap.
Uttar Pradesh has long been described as India’s food bowl. With its vast fertile plains, extensive river network, large agricultural workforce and diverse agro-climatic conditions, the state has always occupied a central position in India’s agricultural economy. Yet for decades, the enormous potential of Uttar Pradesh agriculture was constrained by fragmented holdings, inadequate irrigation in large parts of the state, delayed payments to farmers, low levels of mechanisation, weak post-harvest infrastructure and limited value addition.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
GI-tagged Mithila Makhana makes first sea shipment to Australia.
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the first-ever commercial sea shipment of 18 metric tonnes of GI-tagged Mithila Makhana, exported from the BIADA Industrial Area in Bihta, Bihar, to Australia. The consignment, sourced from Makhana growers in Darbhanga district, is expected to strengthen the international presence of Bihar's flagship GI product while creating enhanced income opportunities for farmers through export-led market access.
Source: itln.in
मूंग-उड़द किसानों को बड़ी राहत! खरीद की तारीख बढ़ी, MSP के साथ मिलेगा 600 रुपए प्रति क्विंटल बोनस
मध्य प्रदेश के किसान कल्याण एवं कृषि विकास विभाग ने प्रदेश के मूंग और उड़द उत्पादक किसानों के लिए बड़ा फैसला लिया है। सरकार ने प्राइस सपोर्ट स्कीम (PSS) के तहत ग्रीष्मकालीन मूंग और उड़द की सरकारी खरीद की अंतिम तिथि बढ़ाकर 20 अगस्त 2026 कर दी है। वहीं, मूंग खरीद के लिए स्लॉट बुकिंग की अंतिम तिथि 10 अगस्त 2026 निर्धारित की गई है। इस फैसले से हजारों किसानों को अपनी उपज सरकारी समर्थन मूल्य (MSP) पर बेचने का अतिरिक्त समय मिलेगा
Source: kisansamadhan.com
सोयाबीन में बढ़ा तना मक्खी और सेमीलूपर का खतरा, ICAR-NSRI ने जारी की सलाह; लक्षण दिखते ही करें ये उपाय
सोयाबीन की फसल में कीटों के प्रकोप को देखते हुए राष्ट्रीय सोयाबीन अनुसंधान संस्थान (ICAR-NSRI), इंदौर ने किसानों के लिए 3 से 9 अगस्त 2026 की साप्ताहिक कृषि सलाह जारी की है। संस्थान ने सोयाबीन में तना मक्खी, सफेद मक्खी और सेमीलूपर इल्ली के प्रकोप से फसल को बचाने के लिए किसानों को समय रहते नियंत्रण उपाय अपनाने की सलाह दी है। विशेषज्ञों के अनुसार कीटों के लक्षण दिखाई देते ही अनुशंसित कीटनाशकों का छिड़काव करने से फसल को होने वाले नुकसान को कम किया जा सकता है।
Source: krishakjagat.org
GI-tagged Mithila Makhana makes first sea shipment from Bihar to Australia.
GI-tagged Mithila Makhana has been exported from Bihar to Australia by sea for the first time, with the 18-metric-tonne consignment providing farmers in Darbhanga nearly 18 per cent higher returns than the market price, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. Calling the development 'another major milestone in the global market', Goyal said the shipment was facilitated with the support of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
IP protection, FTA utilisation, contractual safeguards’ integration key for Indian exporters: Report.
For Indian exporters, international growth requires an integrated operating discipline in which intellectual property (IP) protection, utilisation of free trade agreements (FTA), customs documentation, regulatory compliance, supply chain controls, and contractual safeguards are planned together before market exposure begins, Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI), RNA Technology and IP Attorneys said in a report. Noting that export readiness cannot be built through isolated legal filings, ad hoc contracts, or last-minute compliance checks, they said that this requires moving IP from the legal department's checklist to the exporter's strategic planning table.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
US cos see growing business interest in India as bilateral trade crosses $240 billion, says envoy Gor.
American companies are deepening their engagement with India, with bilateral trade between the two countries expanding more than twelvefold over the past decade to exceed $240 billion, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Friday. 'Ten years ago, our bilateral trade was $20 billion. Today, it is over $240 billion. Those are real numbers. Those are real results,' he said.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
India’s cultivable land declines, but gross area under crops increases.
The Indian Government has said that the total cultivable land in India has decreased over the past three years. However, the gross cropped area has expanded significantly.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com