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AgroPolicy

 CCFI demands in-depth deliberations in Pesticide Management Bill before clearance  

The Bill is slated to come up for discussions and subsequent consideration in the impending Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning 14 September 2020.       The Pesticides Management Bill…

Govt sets target to cover 100 L hectare under micro-irrigation

11 lakh farmers have benefitted by the adoption of drip and sprinkler irrigation system Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development and Pachayati Raj, Narendra Singh Tomar recently…

 Govt flags off South India’s first “Kisan Rail” from AP to Delhi  

 The train provides fast transport connectivity between Anantapur to New Delhi in approximately 40 hours.       Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Rural Development and…

PM to launch measures to improve fisheries sector in Bihar

Project worth Rs 107 crore sanctioned The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) for Bihar envisages an investment of Rs 1390 crore with Central Share of Rs 535 crore and…

PM launches Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana in Bihar

The e-Gopala app also launched during the function The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 10, 2020 via video conferencing. The…

Centre launches new organic food processing unit in UP

Around 5000 farmers to be benefited An organic food processing unit has been set up in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh which will be beneficial to around 5000 farmers. Inaugurating the unit, Union…

CSIR- CMERI develops two solar powered sprayers for marginal farmers

Solar powered sprays saves 75 % water      In order to address the irrigation issue in agriculture, CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) Durgapur has launched two solar-powered spray…

UNH receives USDA  grant to develop new gene editing tools

University of New Hampshire receives  $283,550, to develop tools using CRISPR-Cas9 for gene editing in Frankia.         A researcher at the University of New Hampshire has received a USDA…

Centre approves Rs 4 crore for up-gradation of soil testing labs in Kashmir

Fertilizer quality control labs also to be upgraded Altaf Aijaz Andrabi, Director of Agriculture, Kashmir, stated that the Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare ministry has approved Rs four crore for…

IIHR introduces ‘Arka Kiran’ Guava with high lycopene

IIHR’s hybrid helps farmers get premium price and higher returns The ‘Arka Kiran’ Guava F1 Hybrid was developed by the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru and yields medium sized…

Haryana deploys over 1,500 agriculture officials to verify bajra crop data

727 agriculture graduates & 800 Saksham Yuva had already been deployed In order to ensure timely verification of bajra crop data, the Haryana agriculture department has recently deputed over 1,500…

BASF & North Carolina University enters into research partnership 

 It will address global challenges such as climate change, food security and scarcity of resources.   BASF and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announces the signing of…

15 Karnataka districts to launch domestic animal ambulances

The ambulance will be beneficial for cattle, sheep, goats, dogs and other domestic animals Officials of the Animal Husbandry Department will soon launch domestic animal ambulances in 15 Karnataka districts…

ICRISAT develops high-forage pearl millet  variety

High-forage pearl millet cultivars will ensure feed security of livestock   Farmers cultivating Pearl Millet can now grow millets that are resistant to leaf spot and blight diseases, farmers in…

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