Boosting agriculture exports is the focus Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) with AFC India Limited (formerly Agricultural Finance Corporation…
FSSAI issues order on 24 food crops even though it is working on regulations for GM foods From January 1, 2021, importers of 24 major food crops will have…
These tomato plants are different from the local varieties and can grow much faster as compared to other varieties. Recently the scientists of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and…
Ministry scrutinizing cost of production/imports of all fertilizers The Department of Fertilizers under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has initiated thorough scrutiny of the cost of production / imports…
Industry representatives appreciate measures to strengthen farming infrastructure Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, on August 20, 2020, held a meeting via video conference with industry…
The NDRI Karnal and NARM, Hyderabad have partnered together for offering the MOOC on Commercial Dairy Farming. Commercial Dairy Farming: MOOC jointly launched by ICAR-NDRI and ICAR-NAARM.…
Ministry has prepared a comprehensive action plan which focuses on boosting Agri Export and action plan for Import Substitution India’s farm exports rose 23.24 per cent in value terms to…
It will give 30% higher yield compared to the existing varieties and shorter crop period Two new groundnut varieties with high oleic acid content developed by Hyderabad based International Crops…
The wheat has good combination of yield, protein, straw strength and disease resistance. The University of Minnesota has released a new hard red spring wheat variety called ‘MN-Torgy.’…
It will identify high impact use cases of AI which would benefit both, the farmers and the policymakers. The Telangana government launched the Artificial intelligence for Agricultural Innovation…
The physical nature of calcium salt supplements is a key factor in delivering fatty acids through the rumen in their active form to dairy cows. Granule size has a major…
High premium cost and insurers’ reluctance to settle claims cited as the reason The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the flagship insurance scheme of PM Narendra Modi for the…
13 KVKs from Maharashtra and Gujarat examines resilient agriculture practices The Indian Council of Agriculture Research, ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Pune, Maharashtra conducted a one-day ‘Virtual Annual Zonal Review…
Major transformation in agricultural education system envisaged Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, on August 11, 2020, launched ICAR’s data recovery centre ’Krishi Megh’ (National Agricultural…