Punjab raises the bar by procuring 1,86,85,532 MT of paddy which in turn benefits 9,24,299 farmers with the MSP value of 36623.64 crore Govt procures 53,286,457 MT of paddy till…
Indian mangoes and pomegranate get market access in US In pursuant to the 12th India – USA TPF meeting held on November 23, 2021 Department of Agriculture and farmer’s welfare…
The new variety produced 23.13 per cent higher yield than the national check in three-year trials TDRG 59, a high-yielding variety of pigeon pea resistant to Fusarium wilt and sterility…
Collaboration will make available micronutrient-rich varieties, high-quality seed and related technologies to the farming communities and consumers ICRISAT and HarvestPlus signed an agreement for scientific and technical collaboration between the…
Discussions were held on horticulture, medicinal crops and natural farming Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North…
Facilitating honey producers in accessing export markets besides availing government assistance under different schemes, quality certification and lab testing The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has…
Guidelines have provision for two years moratorium and then five years of repayment expected to provide relief to financially weak sugar mills which have availed SDF loans In order to…
The handbook covers statistics of Punjab, soil testing laboratories in Punjab, the minimum support price of different crops The agricultural handbook and desk calendar of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) were…
The MoU will ensure the widespread availability of anti-methanogenic supplements across different parts of the country and seasons ICAR-NIANP and Radiant Chem Industries, Chennai have entered a functional-industry linkage through…
APEDA basket rose to $20,674 million during 2020-21 from $17,321 million in 2011-12. According to data by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), exports of agricultural and…
GADVASU organised a one-week training programme on Scientific Pig Farming for SC farmers of Punjab under the scheme RKVY-12-B. The Department of Livestock Production Management, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary &…
Discussions were held on doubling farmers’ income in the country Dr Ashok Kumar Singh, Deputy Director General (Agricultural Extension), ICAR recently inaugurated the administrative building and farmers’ hostel of KVK,…
The newly-created facility would help in training and demonstration of the new weed management technologies A Farmer’s Sabhagar was recently inaugurated at the Directorate’s Farm area in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.…
The Centre helps to propagate the critically endangered plant and tree species in the country. Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated “Heartfulness Tree Conservation Centre”, a modern tissue culture…