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AgroPolicy

NDDB’s Pashu Mitra call centre for dairy farmers goes live

Dairy farmers can avail of expert advice from October 2, 2020 The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), on October 2, 2020, unveiled ‘Pashu Mitra’, a call centre for dairy farmers…

IIT Madras, MIT to repurpose agricultural by-products

Creating next generation building materials from agri and industrial refuse A research team from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has joined hands with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA,…

Centre to focus on Specialty Chemicals production in India

The sector can contribute $300 billion to the GDP D V Sadananda Gowda, Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers said via a virtual event, that it was a good time…

Revival of natural farming in India is critical: Experts

Focus on adoption and implementation at the farm level A two-day national-level consultation with relevant stakeholders was organized by NITI Aayog on September 29 and 30 to leverage the socio-economic…

Agri reform laws don’t pertain to land ownership: Central Govt

Union Minister alleges opposition of misleading farmers Alleging that the farmers are being misled, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh stated on September 20, 2020 that the Contract Agreement, as per…

Centre approves procurement of 14.09 LMT of pulses and oilseeds

MSP for farmers selling pulses and oilseeds assured With the arrival of Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21, the Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at MSP from farmers as per…

Sher-e-Kashmir University develops high-density variety of pear

The new high density plant variety can bear fruit faster in 2-3 years     Scientists of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) have introduced new, high-density plant…

New farm bill cheers up organic farmers

The bill gives them the freedom to sell the product without the fee it collects Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill 2020, the new farm bill has…

Govt procures 5637 MT Paddy in Haryana and Punjab  

MSP value of Rs. 10,643 crore at MSP of Rs 1868 per quintal has been procured from 390 farmers        The arrival of Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 has…

Onion export ban to bring about Rs 50 Bn loss for Maharashtra farmers

Experts claim the move will most likely benefit China and Pakistan in the international market. Just after the onion export ban was announced, truckloads of onions have been stranded at…

Ag Ministry launches ‘Centralized Farm Machinery Performance Testing Portal’

Machines can now be tested from any location The ‘Centralized Farm Machinery Performance Testing Portal’ was launched by Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar on September…

ICAR-NAHEP announces ‘Kritagya’ Ag -tech hackathon

It aims to promote innovation in farm mechanization with special emphasis on women friendly equipment    In order to promote potential technology solutions for enhancing farm mechanization with special emphasis…

Agrochem companies oppose doubling of Customs duty on pesticides formulation  

This would  hurt the interests of the farmers in terms of increasing cost of farming and non-availability of the newer innovative products.        CropLife India, an association of…

Hester acquires technology from ICAR – IVRI to develop Brucella vaccine

 Vaccine assures lifelong immunity with a single shot in calf-hood        Hester has signed the agreement towards receiving the indigenously developed technology from ICAR-IVRI (Indian Council of Agriculture…

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