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AgroPolicy

ICAR-IISR gets patent for ‘Seed Coating Composition’  

The seed coating process prevents the seed desiccation and ensures protection against environmental stress and enhances the longevity of the seeds.   For a Seed Coating Composition and its preparation,…

Harvesting of Rabi crops is on schedule in the country  

100 per cent Rapeseed Mustard has been harvested in Rajasthan, UP, MP, WB, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Assam   Amidst the current pandemic situation, farmers and agriculture labourers are…

ICAR-IIAB hold symposium on Advances in Plant Biotechnology and Genome Editing

The symposium was aimed at advanced biotechnological applications, including CRISPR/Cas based Genome Editing Technology for developing agricultural and horticultural crops      The ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ranchi, Jharkhand…

India hosts 5th Codex Committee session on Spices & Herbs

The 5th Session of CCSCH began on April 20, 2021, with a series of virtual sessions running till April 29 Underlining the importance of safe and quality food amidst the…

India witnesses 132% growth of Non-Basmati Rice export during 2020-21

India is capturing new markets namely, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, Brazil, Chile, and Puerto Rico for export of rice.    India has witnessed significant growth of 132 per cent in…

Agri commodities export hits 18.49% growth during 2020-21

 Exports of commodities such as wheat, other Cereals, Rice (other than Basmati), Soya meal, Spices, Sugar, Raw Cotton, Fresh Vegetable, Processed Vegetables recorded significant growth   India has consistently maintained…

Cabinet approves subsidy policy for TFL’s coal gasified urea

It will save transport subsidy for supply of urea in eastern part of the country and also help in reducing Urea imports to the tune of 12.7 LMT per annum leading…

Ag Ministry hold interface meeting for Kharif 2021 season

The meeting emphasised on reducing the cost of cultivation by using appropriate pest and disease resistant varieties of crops along with cultivation of bio-fortified varieties; enhancement of productivity of Kharif…

IIT KGP, NCDC collaborate to promote sustainable development in Agri sector  

It will involve the advancement of training, action research, studies, policy analysis, policy advice, consultancy, monitoring, evaluation, system development and technology development.   IIT Kharagpur and the National Cooperative Development…

Centre transfers Rs 202.69 Cr to Punjab farmers for Rabi crops

Till 18th April 2021, about Rs 202.69 crore in Punjab and about Rs 1417 crore in Haryana has been transferred directly into farmers’ account. For the first time, farmers of…

Ag minister inaugurates web education channel Agri-diksha

The Union Minister stressed on the quality research and advanced agricultural education Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has virtually inaugurated the “Virtual Classroom” & “Agri-Diksha Web…

Maize cultivation key to doubling farmers’ income: Agri Minister

Maize is a cereal crop of versatile use and must be promoted as intercrop. Parshottambhai Rupala, Minister of State (Agri & Farmers Welfare), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government…

SGT University, ABI and CIAT jointly hold ‘Workshop on Genome Editing’

The workshop covered the worldwide regulatory status of genome edited crops with special emphasis to India    A 5-day Hands-on Laboratory Course on CRISPR-Cas Gene Editing was organized by the…

Private investment in agriculture key to boost farmers’ income: Parshottam Rupala

Maize Farmers need good germplasm, agronomic interventions, enabling infrastructure & minimizing of post-harvest waste.    Parshottambhai Rupala, Minister of State (Agri & Farmers Welfare), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,…

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