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CropsUSDA's office in New Delhi now expects India to make 29.5 million tonnes of sugar in 2026-27, down from 33.6 million, as a rainfall deficit, waterlogging and red borer cut cane yields and sugar recovery.
CropsThe CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology held its first scientist-farmer meet at its Bommaipalli campus, handing out climate-resilient, high-yielding rice developed with ICAR-IIRR.
AgribusinessDirect-from-origin food brand KisaanSay plans to grow its farmer network from more than 50,000 to two lakh by 2027 and source from 15 states, saying more than half of what consumers pay goes to farmers.
EnvironmentThe World Meteorological Organization's seasonal update forecasts record sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific by December, above-average heat across much of the world and below-normal October-December rainfall over the Indian subcontinent.
CropsUttar Pradesh has raised its rabi foodgrain target by 30 lakh tonnes to 510 lakh tonnes and is offering, for the first time, a 75 percent subsidy on chickpea and pea seed plus 4.68 lakh free mustard mini-kits.
VegetablesUniversity of Hyderabad researchers have shown how the PAP26b gene moves stored phosphate from older tomato leaves to young growth, a target for breeding crops that need less phosphate fertiliser.
AgrotechAVNI, a web and mobile platform in Hindi and English, uses AI-powered identification and daily challenges to teach children about crops, fruits, vegetables, spices and millets around them.
CropsThe Reserve Bank of India's October Monetary Policy Report says monsoon rain ended 12.6% below normal and reservoirs are at 71.8% of capacity, but finds the rural economy less dependent on rainfall than before.
Dealers registered 76,906 tractors in India in September 2026, up 13.75% on a year earlier but down 12.58% from August, as later festivals and patchy monsoon rain led farmers to put off purchases.
India's central government has formed an inter-ministerial team to assess crop losses, water and fodder in Maharashtra, where 265 of 358 talukas have been declared drought-hit after a rainfall deficit.
AgribusinessIndia's Ministry of Rural Development has notified 375 permissible works under the VB-G RAM G Act, up 41% from the 266 allowed under MGNREGA, with farm and allied works, water security and rural livelihoods given the largest shares.
AgribusinessThe Solvent Extractors' Association of India will send a delegation to Colombia early next year and expects to sign an MoU with the growers' federation Fedepalma, as Indonesia and Malaysia divert more palm oil to biodiesel.
KRIBHCO and HURL want new plants at Gorakhpur and Indo Rama one at Jagdishpur, with a third at Shahjahanpur; the Centre is expected to decide within a month as India imports a quarter of its urea.
