Sep 23, 2025 News Image Maize outshines all other crops as India’s kharif sowing nears completion, total area 1% up.
What started as promising one for many Kharif crops due to an early start of sowing operations this year after the monsoon onset over Kerala was a week ahead of normal, hopes for the season have faded away as it progressed. Now, only maize crop has reported a substantial jump – 10.65 lakh hectares (lh) or 12.6 per cent from the year-ago period.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Sep 23, 2025 News Image India, Brazil Strengthen Partnership in Agri-Innovation through Maitri 2.0 Cross-Incubation Programme.
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) launched the second edition of the Brazil–India Cross-Incubation Programme in Agritech (Maitri 2.0) at New Delhi today. The event was graced by Dr. M. L. Jat, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR), and H.E. Mr. Kenneth Nobrega, Ambassador of Brazil to India, along with senior officials and representatives from leading Brazilian research and innovation institutions.
 Source:  The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) launched the second edition of the Brazil–India Cross-Incubation Programme in Agritech (Maitri 2.0) at New Delhi today.
Sep 23, 2025 News Image India, US will soon reach mutually beneficial agreement: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.
Phil Murphy, Governor of the State of New Jersey, United States of America on Monday expressed confidence that India and the United States will soon arrive at a mutually beneficial agreement on the tariffs imposed by the US on Indian goods, including a penalty linked to India's purchase of Russian crude oil.
 Source:  deccanherald.com
Sep 23, 2025 News Image Piyush Goyal in Washington to Push India-U.S. Trade Deal.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal arrived in Washington on Monday to advance talks on a long-pending India-U.S. Bilateral Trade Agreement, with both governments signaling fresh momentum after months of stalemate. Goyal’s visit follows a September 16 meeting in New Delhi between Indian negotiators, led by Chief Negotiator Rajesh Agrawal, and a U.S. delegation headed by Brendan Lynch, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South and Central Asia. According to India’s Commerce Ministry, the discussions were 'positive,' with both sides agreeing to intensify efforts toward an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial trade pact.
 Source:  indianewengland.com
Sep 23, 2025 News Image India, Oman to sign CEPA trade pact very soon: Oman's Ambassador to India.
India and Oman are set to sign the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) 'very soon' with both nations eyeing diversification of their trade basket to include more commodities and exchange of services, the country's Ambassador to India Issa Saleh Abdullah Saleh Alshibani said. In an interview to PTI, Oman's Ambassador to India said negotiations have concluded and currently the legislative and administrative processes are in motion.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Sep 23, 2025 News Image India launches US$96 million kiwi mission in Uttarakhand.
The conditions in Uttarakhand's hill districts are proving favourable for kiwi cultivation, leading the state government to announce an Rs 800-crore (US$96 million) Kiwi Mission. The project aims to expand kiwi farming to 3,500 hectares across all mountainous districts, though challenges remain, particularly the lack of saplings.
 Source:  freshplaza.com
Sep 23, 2025 News Image Basmati exporters to buy more from Haryana, UP and MP to offset Punjab crop losses.
Basmati exporters are looking at other states to make up for the crop lost to floods in Punjab and Haryana, the largest producers of long-grain rice in India, as millers expect higher overseas demand this year. 'The floods in Punjab and Haryana have caused some immediate logistical and crop-related challenges, besides impact on lives in the region,' said Amit Goel, founder & group managing director, KNAM Group, a basmati exporter. 'Although the quantum of crop loss is difficult to ascertain at the moment, exporters have started drawing up plans to increase procurement from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to meet the shortfall.'
 Source:  livemint.com
Sep 23, 2025 News Image Belagavi wholesale vegetable market reopens in India.
The Belagavi Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) wholesale vegetable market in India resumed operations on Wednesday after the State Marketing Department cancelled the trading licence of Jai Kisan Private Wholesale Vegetable Market. The APMC yard had been closed since January 3, 2022, and reopened after nearly three years and eight months. From early morning, vegetables and agricultural produce arrived from Belagavi taluka, nearby districts, and neighbouring regions. Trucks, tempos, and tractors entered the market, with APMC officials and farmer leaders present. Officials said around 75–80% of farmers participated in trading on the first day.
 Source:  freshplaza.com
Sep 23, 2025 News Image Kharif foodgrain 2025-26 output likely to exceed 171.39 MT target: Agri Commissioner.
The county's kharif foodgrain production is likely to surpass the government's target of 171.39 million tonne set for the 2025-26 crop year (July-June) buoyed by higher coverage and favourable monsoon rains, Agriculture Commissioner P K Singh said on Monday. Despite lower coverage, the prospects for oilseeds and pulses crops remain positive as productivity is expected to be higher due to good crop conditions, he said.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Sep 23, 2025 News Image In new geopolitical context of US Tariffs, Brazil calls for closer ties with India.
With US tariffs reshaping global trade patterns, Brazil has pitched for deeper economic and agricultural cooperation with India, calling the moment an 'opportunity' for the two emerging powers to align their strengths. Brazil's Ambassador to India, Kenneth Felix Haczynski da Nobrega, said both countries must work 'even more closely together' to counter challenges and create new avenues for growth.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com