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AgroPolicy

MNRE increases scope of PM-KUSUM Scheme

Solar power plants can be installed on pastureland, besides barren, fallow and agricultural land The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has amended/clarified implementation guidelines of Pradhan Mantri Kisan…

ICAR conducts 111th Agri Foundation course

Primary agendas included tackling agri problems and exploring private partnership for agricultural research funding The 111th Foundation Course for Agricultural Research Service (FOCARS) was held on November 12, 2020 at…

Centre announces Rs 65,000 Cr fertilizer subsidy

Part of the larger Aatmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 stimulus package Close on the heels of agri reform Bills, the Centre has provided another fillip to the Indian agriculture sector by announcing…

Ag Ministry organizes virtual meet on ‘Value Chain Creation for Kiwi Fruit’

Focused on training , capacity building of farmers in production and packaging of kiwi products.   The Ministry of Agriculture along with Central Institute of Horticulture, Nagaland organized a virtual…

India makes health certificate mandatory for milk & milk product exports

The ministry has also issued the revised Export of Milk and Milk Products (Quality Control, Inspection and Monitoring) rules Under the Export of Milk and Milk Products (Quality Control, Inspection…

Study reveals crop diversification can improve environmental outcomes without sacrificing yields

Agriculture in the Midwest is dominated by just a few crops, mainly corn and soybeans A new study published by Iowa State University, US shows diversifying agricultural systems beyond a…

Researchers recommend uniform regulation to effectively use new breeding technologies

Guidelines for gene editing being finalized in India The fourth and fifth webinars of One CGIAR Global Webinar Series on ’Genome Editing in Agriculture’ saw the coming of researchers and…

Kerala opens Indo-Dutch CoE for vegetables and flowers

The CM of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the CoE in a virtual conclave An Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Vegetables and Flowers was inaugurated on 5th November 2020 in the Wayanad District…

BioWest Ag Solutions launches new Bioherbicide product in the US

Approved for selective suppression of invasive annual grass weeds Idaho based BioWest Ag Solutions has recently announced the release of Battalion Pro-a liquid, preemergent bioherbicide product, in the United States.…

Centre approves 29 farmer centric projects to benefit over 2 lakh agriculturists

Expected to generate employment for 15000 people Twenty-one projects under the Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition were approved by Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee (IMAC) meeting chaired by Narendra…

CIBA inks MoU with Fisheries dept. Kerala to set up a multi- species fish hatchery  

CIBA will provide scientific and technical support to the govt for MoU aims at developing captive breeding and seed production technology of commercially important brackish water fishes      …

ICAR-ATARI, Pune holds ’Awareness Programme on Farm Acts-2020’ for Gujarat Farmers

Farmers to be educated in local languages via social media and digital platforms The ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Pune, Maharashtra and Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Navsari, Gujarat jointly organized a…

ICAR-SBI commences ’Crosses for Fluff Supply Program’

Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore to make the crosses for the entire country   Despite the prevailing COVID-19 situation, the ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore has started making crosses at the National…

  Kharif paddy procurement records increase of 19.92 % over last year  

About 21.09 Lakh Paddy farmers have benefitted from kharif procurement operations with MSP value of Rs. 47010.10 Crore.   In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, Government continues to…

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