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AgroPolicy

Do CONTRACT FARMING Advantages Outweigh Concerns?

Contractual agreements between the farmers and agribusiness companies have gained immense momentum in many developing countries including India.The primary purpose was to legitimate contract farming in India which has been…

Govt intervention in rice exports: A bane or boon?

As a temporary measure, in September, 2022, India banned export of broken rice and imposed a 20 per cent export duty on non-Basmati rice except for parboiled rice to boost…

First M S Swaminathan Global Leadership Award 2022 goes to Dr William Dar

 The award recognises his outstanding contributions in the field of sustainable agriculture development through technologies and policies The planet is witnessing rapid change in climate in recent years. There are…

Agriculture Minister launches NMNF portal for natural farming

The portal contains information about the mission, implementation outline, resources, implementation progress, farmer registration, blog Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Agriculture Minister, recently chaired the first steering committee meeting of the…

Centre initiates Rs 500 Cr Agri Startup accelerator programme

Agri startups one of key partners to boost agriculture exports Kailash Choudhary, Minister of State (Agriculture and Farmers Welfare), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India said that…

If villages are prosperous and self-reliant, India will become prosperous and self-sufficient: Tomar

At the recently held national conference ‘Expansion of Horticulture Value Chain in India’ held at Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management in Pune, Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for…

Genetically Modified Mustard to go commercial in India

Other crop varieties that could potentially be approved for commercial cultivation in future are BT cotton, BT brinjal and HT cotton. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has approved the…

Use of Glyphosate-based Herbicides in crops ends

Only allowed for pest control operators The Indian government has restricted the use of the chemical Glyphosate, via an official order on October 25. The use of Glyphosate poses a…

NIFTEM-Thanjavur appoints Amul MD Dr R S Sodhi as Chairman

To retain the post for a three-year term The government has appointed Dr Rupinder Singh Sodhi, the Managing Director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation or GCMMF (Amul), as the…

Cabinet approves the increase in MSP for all Rabi crops for marketing season 2023-24

The absolute highest increase in MSP has been approved for lentil (Masur) at Rs 500 per quintal followed by rapeseed and mustard at Rs 400 per quintal. The Cabinet Committee…

Union Minister Hardeep Puri inaugurates Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas plant 

The plant will process 300 tons per day of paddy straw at max. capacity to produce 33 TPD of CBG using 8 digesters of 10,000 cubic meters. Union Minister of…

WayCool Foods, UHS-Bagalkot collaborate to digitise crop productivity

Repository of over 125 crop-specific Package of Practices will be available on WayCool’s Outgrow App Chennai based WayCool Foods, India’s leading food and agri-tech platform has entered into a collaborative…

Tomar lauds Coconut Development Board, Sugarcane Breeding Institute for farmer-centric initiatives

Centre to continue providing all possible assistance to the farmers in coastal states to promote coconut cultivation in the country While addressing the Coconut Community Farmers’ Conference in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.…

PM Modi releases Rs 16,000 Cr under PM-KISAN scheme

The PM also inaugurated the Agri Startup Conclave and Exhibition Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates a two-day event titled “PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022” at Mela Ground, IARI, Pusa, New…

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