Protect Our Livelihood https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Publications Centre withdraws draft Sugarcane (Control) order, 2026 amid opposition from farmers [Rural Voice] West Asia war: Centre working on extending new investment policy for urea [Business Standard] Government’s wheat procurement surges 17pc to 35 million tonnes, exceeds target for 2026-27 season [The Economic Times] Record pulses buffer to act as shield against El Nino, says govt official [The Economic Times] Ahead of World Environment Day 2026, FAIFA, released a report calling for climate-resilient farming to protect food security and farmers’ livelihoods. FAIFA Launches Landmark Agricultural Climate Resilience Report on World Environment Day Climate resilience must become a national priority for agriculture, says farmers’ apex body [The Hindu Business Line] Farmers call for climate resilient farming [Deccab Chronicle] Climate crisis – adopt El Nino ready farming: FAIFA [Dainik Bhaskar] India must prepare agriculture for El Niño Risk: Federation of All India Farmer Associations [DailyHunt] Climate resilience must become a national priority for agriculture, says farmers’ apex body [The Hindu Business Line] Government to procure additional maize, jowar, sunflower [The New Indian Express] Government in ‘advanced stage of consultation’ on industry’s demand for cotton import duty removal: Official [The Hindu] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare says Khet Bachao Abhiyan reaches 2.71 crore citizens [NewsonAir] India books phosphate fertilizer at 40% above pre-war prices [The Economic Times] El Niño threat looms over India, pushes farmers towards drought-resistant crops [The Telegraph online] El Nino threat: Centre rolls out kharif contingency plan to shield crops [The Economic Times] India needs to raise food grains production to 450 million tonnes by 2047: Chaudhari [The Economic Times] News44 Cabinet approves Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for Kharif Crops for Marketing Season 2026-27 Global rice prices poised to gain on deficit, geopolitical crisis and weather concerns [Hindu Business Line] MSP hike for Kharif crops: Cabinet raises support prices for 14 crops [The Times of India] Climate Change Impact ITC’s AI ‘Crop Doctor’ helps farmers improve plant health for up to 70 crops [The Pioneer] Union Ministers Shri JP Nadda and Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan launch ‘SEHAT Mission’, a major new initiative linking agriculture and health [PIB] India bans sugar exports with immediate effect to cool domestic prices [Hindu Business Line] Minimum Support Price IIRR’s direct seeded rice initiative increases yields by 8-13% [The Hindu Business Line] India launches new IFAD-backed programme to boost rural incomes and climate resilience [The Hindu Business Line] India, IFAD deepen partnership on climate-resilient rural growth initiatives [The Hindu Business Line] Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and mills [The Economic Times] Maize emerges as India’s top ethanol feedstock as supplies surpass 515 crore litres [The Economic Times] Wheat production to surpass last year’s level, says Shivraj Chouhan [Business Standard] IBA calls for 10% manure blending with fertilisers to save $2 bn imports [Business Standard] India released nearly 3,000 climate-resilient crop varieties during 2014-25: Govt [The Economic Times] Second Advance Estimates of Production of Foodgrains, Oilseeds and other Commercial Crops for the 2025-26 (Kharif and Rabi Only) Government’s foodgrain stocks hit 604 lakh tonnes, nearly three times buffer requirement [ APEDA to conduct Basmati survey in 4 mln ha, double the area of actual crop grown [The Hindu Business Line] Centre okays sunflower seed procurement in Karnataka, extends purchase window for gram in Maharashtra [The Economic Times] Cotton sector gets ₹5,659 crore boost, 32 lakh farmers to benefit [DD News] India’s coffee exports jump 27% in Jan-Apr on strong robusta, instant coffee demand [The Economic Times] MoS Pemmasani Chandrasekhar calls for making Andhra’s Guntur model district for sustainable agriculture [NewsonAir] Sugarcane FRP hiked to Rs 365/quintal for 2026-27 season [The Economic Times] India’s sugar exports to be 7.5-8 lakh tonnes in 2025-26 season on weak global prices: Official [The Economic Times] ‘Rs 12.35/kg won’t even pay for fertiliser, labour’: Maharashtra onion farmers call Centre’s procurement price inadequate [The Economic Times] Armed with Govt missive, India’s APEDA poised to take up GMO rice issue with China [The Hindu Business Line] India invokes WTO peace clause for FY25 rice subsidies for farmers [The Economic Times] Home