Crisil said these trends underline agriculture’s growing role in diversifying farm incomes, encouraging rural industrialisation and strengthening India’s position in the global food system. The Union Budget 2026–27 focuses on four key pillars to strengthen the sector: enhancing productivity,

Industry leaders say this budget needs to prioritise technology, climate resilience, credit flow, value-added production and better supply-chain systems to unlock the sector's full potential.

India’s agricultural sector is the backbone of its economy, employing nearly half the workforce and ensuring food security and rural livelihoods. Yet it faces mounting challenges—from climate change and resource constraints to the need for advanced ...

Sanjiv Kanwar, Managing Director, Yara South Asia highlighted the government’s focus on high-value agriculture, farm productivity and encouraging entrepreneurship. “The introduction of technology-led initiatives like Bharat VISTAAR is a positive step,

The Budget’s most powerful indirect support to agriculture comes through its deep push to infrastructure and logistics

Stakeholders react to Union Budget 2026-27: edible oil sector disappointed, rice exporters and plantation crops gain, small farmers express concerns.

The survey called for key reforms, including overhauling the fertiliser sector, boosting research and development

Economic Survey 2025-26 highlights the sustained resilience and steady growth of India's agriculture sector, which is increasingly driven by allied activities like livestock and fisheries