Swaminathan was an architect of India’s ‘green revolution’ of the 1960s

Council forecasts a 3% year-on-year decline in global wheat production.

The 2023-24 crop would still be the second largest ever

Reflects dry weather conditions in August

Corn leads the way with projected 2.7% increase year on year

Overall global food commodity index falls by 2.1%

Late-arriving monsoons expected to impact domestic production

Government also banned white rice exports, added duty to parboiled

Model saves on costs, according to Japanese researchers

Late-arriving monsoons expected to impact domestic production