Tuesday, 1 July 2025
Good rains have boosted sowing of the kharif crops which farmers have sown in record 1095.37 lakh hectares. Dr. Hanish Kumar Sinha, Head – Research & Development, National Bulk Handling…
Biofortified maize supplies higher levels of Tryptophan and Lysine The Indian Council of Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR) has recommended the use of Ladhowal biofortified varieties of maize to serve as…
The variety helps farmers in Maharashtra to double their yield Farmers now have a wheat variety ’Aestivum’, developed by Indian scientists with significantly high yield. The chapati from the flour…
Resolution over GI claims expected on Nov 25, 2020 In a significant development in India’s ensuing Basmati GI litigation, the Supreme Court of India, a three Judge bench headed by…
MSP value of Rs. 10,643 crore at MSP of Rs 1868 per quintal has been procured from 390 farmers The arrival of Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 has…
Record Food grains Production of 144.52 million tonnes achieved during Kharif 2020-21 The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has released the First Advance Estimates of production of major…
The highest increase in MSP is for lentil (Rs 300 per quintal) followed by gram and rapeseed & mustard The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by…
More emphasis will be laid on production of pulses and oil seeds Addressing the National Conference for Rabi Campaign 2020 held today under his Chairmanship to review the progress…
Procurement estimate nearly 20% higher from previous year A virtual meeting of State Food Secretaries to discuss the procurement arrangements for ensuing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 was conducted on…
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…
Sowing of all crops except jute and mesta have significantly increased The total Kharif crops has been sown on 882.18 lakh ha area against 774.38 lakh ha area during the…
The US meat export federation’s study helps promote global demand for American red meat The United States Meat Export Federation, (USMEF) has released an updated version of the independent study aimed at…
Kharif crops and abundant rainfall have kept the agri sector buoyant The good news from Indian agricultural sector is that the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Kharif crops has been…
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…
