Onion crisis: ‘High time Union govt invested in low-cost storage’

Country director, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics talks to DTE on onion price volatality, amendement to …

Rosewood fades in India

After putting up a fight at CITES, will India be able to provide an alternative trade regime to rosewood artisans of the country?

COP19: CITES relaxes restrictions on export of Indian shisham products

The export restrictions imposed in 2017 dealt a long-term blow to the country’s furniture & handicrafts industry

World wildlife day: Cameroon's rich biodiversity face innumerable threats

More than 630 flora and fauna species in Cameroon are listed as threatened on the IUCN Red List

Why Tanzania’s army is buying country's entire cashew nut

A crisis brimming in Tanzania over the price of cashews has led to a spate of twists and turns   

Cotton imposters

Companies like Welspun India may be passing off ordinary cotton fabrics as Egyptian cotton ones and there is no foolproof method yet of detecting …

How will India’s wheat export U-turn affect the world?

This ban could drive global wheat prices sky high and affect poorer countries of Asia and Africa

10,000 sheep, goat stranded at Gujarat port after govt cancels export

This last-minute decision came after the Jain community protested against livestock export to the Middle-East

Certifying organic food in India needs further support

Ethylene oxide standards missing in India; standards needed for all chemicals in the food system

India bans wheat export

The Centre has banned export of all types of wheat from the country with immediate effect 

How Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa’s food supplies

African countries imported agricultural products worth $4 billion from Russia in 2020

In 2 years, 80% cashew producing units closed in Kollam

Huge operational costs and unfriendly government policies led to the closure of the units; it also left 0.35 million people jobless, mostly women&…

How not to save WTO

The WTO mini-ministerial held in March in New Delhi showed a poverty of ideas on how to protect the multilateral trade bloc from US assaults

Rwanda to phase out live animal export; boost trade in processed meat

In 2015, the total value of meat exports stood at US$9.3 million as against $7.7 million in 2014

Simply Put: The nutrition question

UNEA 5.2: Australia dumping plastic in ASEAN countries despite ending exports in 2020, shows report

Australia promoting policies driving “massive investment” in plastic waste fuel, says report

Himachal's Kharif onion initiative: Can it help check annual price rise?

The project focusses on Dalit and tribal women farmers in Chamba growing onion with the help of Solan University

Go for inclusive growth

As much as the government works to formalise the Indian economy, conditions force people into illegal and informal business

The JNU way out

FCI speculates on futures trading

Brokers and traders don't want FCI to enter the grain commodity exchange

Butchers up in arms

Onion export ban lifted

Minimum export price fixed at US $475 a tonne. Will it profit farmers?

China to adopt genetically modified maize and soy: Why it matters for South Africa

If China becomes a consistent net exporter of maize, South Africa would have to explore markets elsewhere

SAVING FALCONS

Why an American farmer commits suicide

Like their India counterparts, American farmers are losing income, piling up debt and nobody listens to them