Mint – Online

Extreme weather is slamming crops across the globe, bringing with it the threat of further food inflation at a time costs are already hovering near the highest in a decade and hunger is on the rise. The Food Price Index from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization rose for 12 consecutive months through May before easing in June to 124.6 points, still up 34% from a year earlier. The index measures international prices of a basket of food commodities. No other industry is more at the mercy of sun, rain and heat than agriculture, where changes in the weather can upend a farmer’s fortunes overnight. It’s also an industry that’s become extremely globalized and concentrated, creating ...

Krishi Jagran – Online

In the last 15 years, Bihar has seen a significant increase in agricultural exports. In 2006, the state’s total agriculture export was only Rs 3 crore. In 2020, it climbed to Rs 2,617 crore. N Sarvana Kumar, the state’s agriculture secretary, disclosed this on Friday during a presentation to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on the state’s agricultural marketing efforts. The event took place in the CM residence’s ‘Sankalp’ hall. CM Nitish Kumar directed the agricultural department officials to boost agricultural export in the state at a quicker rate after reviewing the presentation. He predicted that as the volume of agricultural exports increased, state farmers’ income would rise.