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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…