Cropping system based training programme conducted

PARIS (Reuters) - A fast-growing milk market in India will stand out amidst a trend towards more stable agricultural markets in the decade ahead as an era of booming demand led by China fades, the OECD and FAO said on Monday. Higher productivity will cover ...

In an unprecedented gesture, Pope Francis has made a "symbolic contribution" of 25,000 euros to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisations efforts to help millions of people facing food insecurity and hunger in East Africa, Vatican Radio reported on Friday.In ...

LONDON: From cocoa to tea, food and drink giants are setting their own standards for ethical sourcing of raw materials, moving away from third-party labels such as Fairtrade. Mondelez International, owner of chocolate brands Cadbury and Toblerone, Unilever, ...

Agri-enterprises are finding it hard to expand due to lack of commercial guidance, says Surinder Sud. Photograph: Jayanta Dey/Reuters Last two years have witnessed the emergence of start-ups even in the farm sector. Their count is still quite small compared to those in other fields, but given the huge scope for offering technology and innovations-based solutions to the problems faced by the farmers, these enterprises seem set to proliferate rapidly. However, many of the existing ...

There's the sound of chopping, whisking, frying, shaking and stirring across Bangalore today as budding chefs and mixologist brought together a culinary storm at the Food Hospitality World (FHW) Show. The event titled "Culinary and Mixology Competition" in ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's agriculture minister said on Tuesday that the contamination of millions of eggs with a potentially harmful insecticide was "criminal". "It is criminal, that is very clear," Christian Schmidt told German television station ARD ...

Global food prices rose for the third consecutive month in July to hit the highest in 31-month due to a sharp increase in the prices of cereal, sugar and dairy products following hot and dry weather to damage wheat crop in North America.Data compiled by the ...

Loan waivers will never be enough. Reforming the agricultural marketing system is essential to addressing the concerns of farmers in a sustainable manner, says Nitin Desai. IMAGE: It is worth noting that the farmers' agitation this year has come in the wake of a good monsoon in 2016. Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images.   The farmers' agitation in Madhya Pradesh and several other states has raised concerns about the health of the agricultural sector. It is worth noting that the farmers' ...

Bloomberg A conversation between two former Coke executives reveals some of the tricks of the trade There are few federal food policies as contentious as the US Dietary Guidelines, developed every five years after a report by the independent US Dietary ...