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AgroPolicy

IIT Kharagpur’s ‘Solar-powered Pest Control System’ to help marginal farmers

The device is aimed to increase field capacity and uniformity in liquid spraying.   Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed an energy-efficient pest controlling device for smaller agricultural tracts owned…

ICAR-CIFA starts first ‘Ornamental Aquaculture Field School’ in West Bengal

The school envisages empowering over 500 ornamental fish farmers in 20 nearby villages of North Bengal.   Sagar Mehra, Joint Secretary (Inland Fisheries & Administration), Department of Fisheries, Ministry of…

SCR’s first Kisan Rail from Telangana flagged off with Turmeric consignment

The first Kisan Rail has been loaded from Warangal to Barasat of West Bengal After successfully starting Kisan Rails from Andhra Pradesh & Maharashtra, South Central Railway has taken o­ne…

KMS procurement at MSP continues, benefitting over 85.67 lakh farmers

This is an increase of 17.69 % against last year’s corresponding purchase of 521.93 LMT In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops…

Union Government to give major fillip to Fisheries Sector in Goa

The development of state of the art wholesale fish market with an investment of Rs 50 crores will be developed soon. The Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying…

Centre allocates Rs 16000 Cr for PMFBY for 2021-22

The scheme extends coverage for the entire cropping cycle from pre-sowing to post-harvest To boost the safety of farmers’ crops and ensure the maximum benefit of crop insurance reaches farmers,…

Irrigation Association of India applauds Union Budget 2021-22  

The addition of Rs.5, 000 Crore to the MIF with NABARD will help increase the coverage of micro irrigation in all states towards the targeted coverage of 20 lakh hectares…

ICAR-CRIDA organises meeting on ‘Management of Farm Produce and Biofertilisers’  

The meeting aims at making the farmers aware about the safety of farm products and use of biofertilisers.   The ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad organized the ’Meeting…

’Operation Green’ includes 22 new perishable items

This would promote the creation of infrastructure and value addition for horticulture products Commerce Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Dr Anup Wadhawan recently said that the Budget for 2021-22…

APEDA organises 1st product committee meeting to address export concerns of floriculture, seeds and nutri cereals

Cereals have a share of 48.61% in the total exports under the APEDA basket The 1stProduct Committee meeting for Floriculture, Seeds and Cereals  was held on February 3, 2021 and was…

IPFT, ICAR–DRMR jointly organises workshop on ‘Orobanche weed control in mustard’

Field workshop focuses on “Techno-management options to control Orobanche in mustard-a pilot study”. A field workshop on ’Techno-management options to control Orobanche in mustard-a pilot study’ was jointly organized by…

Union Budget 2021-22 neglectful of agrochemical sector: PMFAI

The only upside in the budget is that the proposed increase of agriculture credit is likely to increase the purchasing power of the farmers.   Being one of the key…

Ag Ministry launches seed traceability app  

Information about real seeds will be available through the mobile app and farmers will be able to avoid fraud.   Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development, Panchayat Raj and…

Budget 2021 reveals 9-point plan for Agriculture, Allied Sectors, Farmers’ Welfare

Increase in agricultural credit, Rural Infrastructure Development Fund, Integration of mandis with e-NAM, Fishing harbours and Multipurpose Seaweed Park will strengthen the agriculture sector. In a slew of steps to…

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