Some incentives for crop diversification from rice and wheat to oilseeds would have been very appropriate Ram Kaundinya, Director General, Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) mentioned that the…
The President was addressing the Joint Sitting of two Houses of Parliament The government is working continuously to empower the farmers and the rural economy of the country. This was…
Futures trading in mustard oil on NCDEX has been suspended and stock limits on oils and oilseeds have been imposed In a bid to reign in the continuous rise in…
According to the union minister, North-Eastern States can be developed as a hub of organic farming along with natural farming Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare…
Experts will guide on ways to enhance the productivity of traditional rain-fed oilseed crops in the workshop The 12th AGROVISION, India’s Premier Agri Summit, scheduled from December 24-27, at Reshimbagh…
This agreement will add to Missouri Soybeans already 14 states with SOYLEIC varieties. In a cutting-edge partnership, Missouri Soybeans has teamed up with Sipcam Oxon to release the first commercial…
Discussions were held on the commercialisation of high yielding new varieties The ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research (DRMR), Bharatpur, Rajasthan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Star Agriseeds, Sri-Ganganagar, Rajasthan…
The MoU was for non-exclusive licensing of the rapeseed-mustard hybrid NRCHB506 The ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research, Bharatpur, Rajasthan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Krishi Vikas Sahakari Samiti, Hanumangarh,…
Organises live harvest demonstration at Rikadia Village, in Amreli, Gujarat UPL has delivered promising results with its ProNutiva Sada Samrudh Groundnut programme in Gujarat. UPL recently organised a live harvest…
The oil obtained from Brassica carinata is a non-edible oilseed crop According to new research from the University of Georgia, replacing petroleum-based aviation fuel with sustainable aviation fuel derived from…
The move is likely to soften the prices of edible oils in the domestic market The Department of Food and Public Distribution has imposed stock limits on edible oils and…
Wholesale and retail prices of wheat decreased by 7.12 per cent and 4.37 per cent respectively over the year While international prices of edible oils are soaring, the domestic market…
The union agri minister emphasised on a special package and assistance for NE states that is likely to change the socio-economic status of the farmers National Mission on Edible Oil-…
The objective of the conference was to review and assess the crop performance during the preceding crop season and fix crop-wise targets for Rabi season in consultation with state governments…