Use of sustainable farming practices has rejuvenated soil fertility, increased water retention and has led to growing of healthy foods
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Across the rural hinterlands, the government, through various grassroots institutions, is encouraging farmers to cultivate a mix of crops that improve their own food security and nutrition requirements.
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The urban and rural population in India still faces nutrition linked health concerns due to a non-balanced diet. Let's take a look at how various public-private initiatives has helped in meeting the nutritional challenges.
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Cold chain for fresh fruits and vegetables is an environment-controlled logistics that does not alter essential characteristics of produce and ensures uninterrupted care from source to use.
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Bee-keeping can not only generate income for tribals and small and marginal farmers, but also help increase the yield of cross-pollinated vegetables
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It is important to include women farmers equally in the agribusiness value chain to enhance their voice in financial decision making and their ability to drive collective action.
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Unleashing of the agribusiness entrepreneurial spirit is at the core of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent clarion call for Atmanirbhar Bharat.
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There are more than one crore farmers and one lakh traders registered on e-National Agricultural Market (e-NAM) across 18 states and three Union Territories in one thousand regulated markets.
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Khammam district in Telangana has taken the initiative to set up temporary decentralised village level camps called “Rythu Mitra Kendras”.
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The backbone for the success of water use efficiency initiatives through micro irrigation is, first and foremost, effective training and awareness generation amongst small and marginal farmers in potential states.
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