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AgroPolicy

Farmer’s agitation in Punjab halts rail freight operations

Losses exceeds Rs 1200 crore Railways continue to lose revenue as freight operations remain forcibly suspended due tracks blockages in Punjab. As on November 4, 2020, more than 2225 freight…

6th ’India Farm2Fork Meet’ underway

Aimed at promoting sustainable agri business The 6th ’India Farm2Fork Conference, Exhibition, BSM’ was virtually inaugurated by Rameswar Teli, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries (MoS, FPI)  on November…

ICAR-CIRCOT, BARC join hands to boost collaborative research

MoU to benefit of cotton farmers The ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai,…

ICAR-CTCRI holds webinar on ’Harnessing the Potential Tropical Tuber Crops’

The webinar discussed the role of tubers in mitigating climate change consequences The ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, recently organized an online International Webinar on ’Harnessing the Potential of Tropical…

ICAR-DMAPR partners with Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology

Partnership aims to trigger the indigenous formulation technologies The Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research (ICAR-DMAPR), Anand, Gujarat, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with…

ARS customizes food processing tech for small business

The new company is using a patent-pending method, developed in collaboration with the ARS The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist Tara McHugh, director of the Western Regional Research Center in…

Paddy procurement for Kharif season 20-21 crosses 2 Cr MT

About 17.23 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement operations In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, the Government of India has continued to procure…

Kerala becomes first state to fix base prices for 16 agri crops

The base price is determined based on the cost of production and productivity To support farmers and boost the agricultural sector, Kerala Government has recently decided to fix base prices…

ICAR inaugurates Ornamental Fish Culture Unit in Odisha

Aimed at empowering women of the Scheduled Castes Dr B.K Das, Director, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata and Swami Ashrananda, Centre Head, Ramakrishna Sevashram, Bhadrak inaugurated a Ornamental…

ARS, USA releases three new blackberry varieties

Combination of genes from eastern and western blackberries The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has released three new blackberry varieties – Eclipse, Galaxy and Twilight that have been created by combining…

KVK, Jalna holds ’Rabi Crops Mela and Agri Tech week’

More than 200 farmers participated in the program Farmers’-Scientists’ Forum and Rabi Crops Mela was virtually organized by the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Jalna-II, Maharashtra on October 20, 2020. Dr…

CIMMYT releases its first ever maize genetic resource lines  

The nine new maize lines are valuable for breeders seeking drought tolerance   The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) announced the release of a new category of maize…

IIT Guwahati develops technology to make psychoactive drugs from agri- resources  

Camellia synesis, citrus fruits and orange peels, berries, ginkgo biloba, parsley, pulses, tea, sea buckthorn and onions are used for making psychoactive drugs     Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati…

Corn crops become sensitive to drought conditions: Stanford researchers

As climate change intensifies, the cost to maintain crop yields will likely increase A recent study by Stanford University, US has revealed that while yields have increased overall- likely due…

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