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…
Around 28 different technologies were showcased during the meeting. The ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh organized a “Virtual Business Meet on the Post-Harvest Processing…
No significant crop losses reported from 10 states Locust control operations have been conducted on 2,58,406 hectares of farm land in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar…
Industry-wide reactions pour-in appreciating the landmark step Amit Shah, Union Home Minister expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for launching the Rs 1,00,000 cr ‘Agriculture Infrastructure Fund’ and…
IWG is a cool-season perennial grain crop domesticated primarily for food use Compared to annual crops, perennial crops provide sustainable environmental benefits such as reduced soil and…
In FY 2020-21, budget of Rs 1,033 crore has been provided for the scheme, out of which Rs 553 crore has been released to state govts. The Centre has…
Rs 1000 Crore sanctioned to over 2280 farmer societies under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a new Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under the Agriculture…