Decoding the genome sequences of jute retting microbes is the key Although India is the largest producer of raw jute and jute goods, the quality of the fibres in the…
The app offers water users an irrigation and fertilizing calendar in real time The Hydraulics and Irrigation research team at the University of Cordoba has just launched a mobile app…
The tie-up aims to develop new FHB-resistant wheat varieties The CGIAR Research Program on Wheat (WHEAT), led by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) and the International…
India conducts successful trials of vehicle mounted ULV sprayer for locust control. Under the Make in India initiative, the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare (DAC&FW) is…
Use of the husk could significantly reduce methane emissions The patent bagged by the ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru on the use of Tamarind seed husk…
Rs 15,000 ‘Pashudhan’ program help increase milk production and export and employment The central government announced an allocation of Rs 15,000 crore to bolster India’s animal husbandry and livestock…
Dr Singh was working as Director of Animal Husbandry Department, Punjab since November 2018. Punjab’s Director of Animal Husbandry Department, Dr Inderjeet Singh has recently joined as the Vice-Chancellor…
It is useful for farmers in arid regions as green fodder for the livestock . The Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan has…
Around 11,315 quintal vegetable seeds were provided to various districts. Despite the nationwide lockdown due to Covid-19 farmers in Himachal Pradesh have fared really well in cultivation of off-season vegetables…
The FPOs will provide better market linkage to small holder farmers. In order to provide better market linkage to small holder farmers and help those applying better agricultural practices,…
The State roots for modernization in farming With the latest proposed amendment to the existing Land Reforms Act, the Karnataka Government will allow the purchase of agricultural land by…
Dr Sharma is presently working as Joint Director, Extension, and Director, Agricultural Research Institute (Pusa), New Delhi Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) has recently appointed Dr.…
It is a compilation of selected successful interventions by the KVKs, which is helpful to the farmers in lock down. The COVID-19 lockdown has impacted different sectors of the…
The ministry has sought suggestions from the various stakeholders within 45 days. The use of 27 insecticides are likely to involve risk to human being and animals, the order said.…