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    Chirag Paswan Inaugurates SAPLING Dialogue 2026: Unlocking South Asia’s Food Processing Potential for Jobs and Sustainable Growth

    As India aspires to become a “global food basket,” initiatives like this position it as a leader sharing expertise with neighbours. Paswan’s vision aligns with Viksit Bharat, where food processing drives employment, nutrition, and sustainable development.
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    Agri-business

    El Niño Threatens Asia’s Rice Bowl: Drier Weather Patterns Set to Disrupt Key Tropical Crops in Late 2026

    For Asia’s rice bowl, the coming months will be critical. Farmers, traders, and policymakers must prepare for a potentially volatile period that could test food security across the region.
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    Agri-business

    El Niño Threatens India’s 2026 Kharif Season: Strong Buffers Offer Hope Amid Monsoon Uncertainty

    While buffers exist, the interplay of El Niño with other climatic factors underscores the growing importance of climate adaptation in India’s agriculture-dependent economy.
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    Agriculture

    Monsoon Delayed Again: Kerala Onset Pushed to June 3 or Later; El Niño Raises Concerns for Below-Normal 2026 Rainfall

    If winds strengthen as anticipated in early June, the monsoon could progress northward rapidly after onset.
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    Agriculture

    Khet Bachao Abhiyan: Government Pushes Balanced Fertilizer Use to Save Farms, Soil, and Farmers’ Futures

    The “Khet Bachao Abhiyan” is more than an awareness drive – it is a clarion call to safeguard the foundation of India’s food security: its soils.
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    Agri-business

    A Perfect Storm: How Global Conflicts and Climate Threats Are Pushing Nepal Toward a Food Crisis

    When the combined forces of exorbitant fuel, fertiliser scarcity, and a parched monsoon hit this year’s harvest, the crisis will move directly from the barren fields to the kitchen tables of millions of Nepalis.
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    Odisha Government Notifies Ambitious Policy to Reuse 50 per cent Treated Used Water by 2036

    Officials say that the TUW Policy 2026 does not exist in isolation; it is deeply aligned with broader national and regional developmental blueprints.
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    Agriculture

    CRISIL: West Asia Conflict Exposes India’s Fertiliser Vulnerability, Raising Risks to Food Security and Farm Output

    Tapping into domestic reserves of phosphate and potash, along with promoting balanced fertiliser use that moves beyond urea dominance.
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