The traditional Jhum cultivation has become unsustainable primarily due to the reduced fallow cycle resulting in depletion in soil fertility Pineapple-based agroforestry, traditionally practised by the ethnic ’Hmar’ tribe in…
A financial outlay of Rs11,040 crore out has been chalked out of which Rs 8,844 crore will be the share of GoI The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra…
The initiative was funded by the National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad The cage farming initiative of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, Kerala was recently launched at the Bahabalpur…
A total of 28 agriculture and horticulture officers, scientists from PAU and its Krishi Vigyan Kendras attended the course The Skill Development Centre, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, organised a…
33 delegates from all over the world attended the certificate course Chamber for Advancement of Small & Medium Businesses (CASMB) in association with NAHEP, Marathwada Agricultural University (MAU) Parbhani conducted…
The primary objective of this scheme is to provide modern infrastructure facilities for food processing along the value chain from farm to market Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Pashupati…
Permission granted to Bayer CS, Mahindra & Mahindra and TAFE for drone based agricultural research and precision spraying to prevent crop diseases. Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate…
The gene bank at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa will benefit farmers with the facilities for germplasm Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar…
Kalinga Groundnut-101 has superior haulm quality Odisha has officially released a new groundnut variety ‘Kalinga Groundnut-101’ as an alternative to ‘Devi’, the ruling variety after a gap of 14 years.…
The collaboration will help to promote innovation in automation and precision technologies to increase efficiency in agriculture Wageningen University and Research (WUR) of the Netherlands will work with Pinduoduo, China’s…
Discussions were held on policy-level intervention and creating awareness among the fishermen towards Hilsa conservation The ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata recently organised a webinar on ’Sensitization on Hilsa Fisheries…
Scientific knowledge on various aspects of poultry farming was imparted for the skill development of farmers for their economic upliftment Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Fatehgarh Sahib recently conducted a vocational…
The BRICS Working Group meeting will endorse the Action Plan of 2021-24 for adoption in the BRICS meeting The Ministers of Agriculture of the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian…
Apples will be showcased as part commencement of India’s 75th independence day celebration APEDA in collaboration with Himachal Pradesh Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation (HPMC) exported the first consignment…