HarvestPlus & Cargill launch NutriHarvest project to help improve global food security
HarvestPlus and Cargill are excited to announce the NutriHarvest project, a transformative 36-month initiative. This $3 million multi-year project, supported by Cargill and executed by HarvestPlus, is dedicated to increasing access to nutritious food while impacting more than 119,000 farmers across India, Kenya, Tanzania, and Guatemala, and delivering over 17 million nutritious meals. Globally, around […]
India, US should aim at enhancing agricultural productivity: ITC official
India and the US should aim to enhance agricultural productivity, improve food distribution system, and ensure the usage of sustainable practices to strengthen ties in the agri sector, a senior ITC official said. Both countries should leverage their respective strengths and forge strategic partnerships in the sector, ITC Agri Business Division V P Sanjeev Bhat […]
India’s foodgrain production hits record 332.22 mn tonne in 2023-24: Govt
India’s foodgrain production reached a record 332.22 million tonne in the 2023-24 crop year ended June, driven by bumper wheat and rice output, the agriculture ministry said. The final estimate for 2023-24 shows an increase of 2.61 million tonne from the previous year’s 329.6 million tonne, the ministry said in a statement. Rice production touched […]
NCLAT directs to maintain status quo on Vadilal Enterprises, Vadilal Int’l boards
The appellate tribunal NCLAT has directed Vadilal Enterprises and Vadilal International to maintain the status quo of the structure of their boards until further orders. Passing an interim order, a two-member NCLAT bench said it has already listed the appeal for final hearing on September 26, 2024, over a dispute of the Vadilal Gandhi family, […]
