MSP hike: In a major boost for farmers, the Narendra Modi government on Friday hiked the minimum support price (MSP) for milling copra by up to Rs 445 to Rs 12,027 per quintal for the 2026 season.

Canacona: Coconut farmers in Canacona stare at considerable losses this year as most of the plantations have witnessed crop damage either by pests or monkeys. Besides, the scarcity of pluckers has ...

Sri Lanka’s plantations sector has been gravely affected by the cyclone that struck the country last week resulting in the loss of about 20-30 per cent tea crop and a low number of rubber and coconut ...

ST. CROIX — How many ways can one use the coconut? This weekend residents and visitors alike will learn about the many uses during the St. Croix Farmers in Action’s Coconut Festival beginning with the ...

An international study involving INRAE and coordinated by China Agriculture University has shown that the practice of crop rotation outperforms continuous monoculture in terms of yield, nutritional ...

Kerala is facing a coconut crisis. Coconuts are now selling for over ₹70 per kilo, and coconut oil prices have hit ₹430 a litre, the highest in years. Experts blame climate change, pest attacks, ...

Malaysia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is expected to propose a crop seed quality bill in 2026, which is said to protect farmers’ interests, preventing them from incurring loss from ...

Profluent will design novel gene editing systems using its AI protein design platform, which Corteva will evaluate for agricultural applications Profluent Bio, a pioneer in generative AI for protein ...

The coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is a palm of high socioeconomic importance, mainly for tropical countries that present climate and soil conditions favourable to its cultivation, contributing to the ...

Coconut oil is an essential ingredient in many cuisines and a beloved beauty treatment for skin and hair, but it also has a ton of impressive health benefits. Thanks to its abundance of medium-chain ...