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Govt Issues Draft Notification On BNCAP Mechanism

IFFCO will procure 2,500 electric three-wheelers (loader type) to carry the drone to farmers' field along with nano fertilisers and associated utilities

04 July 2023

Government Allows 5 Private Firms For Cluster Farming In 50,000 Hectares With Rs 750 Crore Investment

The main objective of DCP is to provide ease of access to farmers for clean, good-quality planting material

10 April 2023

Naturalist and author Philip Lymbery

Future Depends On Ending Industrial Farming That’s Killing Our Soil: ‘Sixty Harvests Left’ Author Philip Lymbery

Industrial agriculture is a major driver of soil degradation, deforestation, and declining wildlife, says Philip Lymbery, the author of Sixty Harvests Left: How to Reach a Nature-Friendly Future. He adds that without...

30 March 2023

Farmers Must Take Up Experimental Farming, Use Modern Technology: Maha Minister

On Monday, Maharashtra Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said farmers should also take up experimental farming along with traditional methods and use modern technology. 

08 May 2023

Government Directs Retailers Not To Keep "Unseasonable" Profit Margin On Tur Dal

The average retail price of tur dal has increased by 11.12 per cent to Rs 115 per kilogramme in the country in the last one year as per the data maintained by the consumer affairs ministry

31 March 2023

India wheat production

How The Heat Scorches India’s Wheat Production

Amid predictions for above than normal temperatures this summer, farmers are concerned about the impact of heatwaves on their crops, particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar that face the brunt of heatwaves.

27 March 2023

Agriculture: Button mushrooms in Jammu

Shiitake Mushroom Cultivation To Benefit Farmers in Jammu And Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir farmers are excited about the government's announcement to introduce the high-value Shiitake mushroom for commercial farming in the Union Territory. Successful field trials were conducted, and farmers...

01 May 2023

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Farmers Destroy Crops In UP Village In Protest Against Centre’s New Farm Bills

Some Damage To Rabi Crops Due To Unseasonal Rains; Yet To Receive Full Report From States: Centre

Many parts of the country received unseasonal rains and hail in the last few days due to western disturbances, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD)

20 March 2023

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19 March 2023
RSS Chief Bhagwat Advises Farmers To Adopt Cow-Based Farming

RSS Chief Bhagwat Advises Farmers To Adopt Cow-Based Farming

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader was speaking at a farmers' conference organised by the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh in Hastinapur. 


03 March 2023
New Meghalaya Government To Focus On Farming, Tourism, Infrastructure, Health, Youth: Sangma

New Meghalaya Government To Focus On Farming, Tourism, Infrastructure, Health, Youth: Sangma

In an interview to PTI shortly after staking claim to form government led by the National People's Party (NPP), its supremo Sangma said he wants to “do...


27 February 2023
PM Modi To Release 13th Instalment Of Rs 16,800 Crore Under PM-KISAN On Monday

PM Modi To Release 13th Instalment Of Rs 16,800 Crore Under PM-KISAN On Monday

The 11th and 12th instalments under the PM-KISAN scheme were released in May and October 2022


25 February 2023
Experts From New Zealand Share Tips On High Density Orchards With State Horticulture Officials, Farmers

Experts From New Zealand Share Tips On High Density Orchards With State Horticulture Officials, Farmers

Lessons were also given on key factors for nutrient management, growing system for Himachal Pradesh, disease risk and management, physiological disorders,...


23 February 2023
OMSS Wheat Impact: Wholesale Prices Cooling Down, Retail Prices Likely To Soften In A Week's Time: FCI CMD

OMSS Wheat Impact: Wholesale Prices Cooling Down, Retail Prices Likely To Soften In A Week's Time: FCI CMD

FCI has a mandate to sell a total of 45 lakh tonnes of wheat under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) to bulk users till March 15, through a weekly e-auction...


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22 February 2023
Dhami Gives A Push To Aromatic Farming

Dhami Gives A Push To Aromatic Farming

The Chief Minister spoke of how the monkey menace, weather and terrain-related challenges had forced people in Uttarakhand to quit farming.


22 February 2023
Government's Paddy Procurement Crosses 700 Lakh Tonne Mark In Current Year

Government's Paddy Procurement Crosses 700 Lakh Tonne Mark In Current Year

The paddy procurement is undertaken by both state-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) and private agencies


16 February 2023
Naveen Patnaik Asks Odisha Farmers To Use Latest Technology In Farming

Naveen Patnaik Asks Odisha Farmers To Use Latest Technology In Farming

On the state government’s KALIA scheme, Naveen Patnaik said the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation has come as a security for the...


14 February 2023
India Expresses Confidence, G-20 Summit To Bring New Solutions To Boost Farm Productivity

India Expresses Confidence, G-20 Summit To Bring New Solutions To Boost Farm Productivity

During the three-day event, issues such as climate smart initiatives, adoption of climate smart technology by small farmers as well as agriculture market...


13 February 2023
 G-20 Summit Will Bring New Solutions To Boost Farm Productivity: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

 G-20 Summit Will Bring New Solutions To Boost Farm Productivity: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

The G-20 meet will bring out solutions like new technologies for enhancing farm productivity, which is key for addressing the global food security concerns,...


09 January 2023
In View Of Climate Change, Cow-Based Natural Farming Need Of Hour: Adityanath

In View Of Climate Change, Cow-Based Natural Farming Need Of Hour: Adityanath

He was addressing the farmers on the second day of the three-day international seminar 'Suflam' organised at Swatantrata Bhawan of Banaras Hindu University...


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26 November 2022
Sowing Seeds Of Freedom: The Farming Revolution In A Tribal Village Of Rajasthan

Sowing Seeds Of Freedom: The Farming Revolution In A Tribal Village Of Rajasthan

How going back to traditional farming practices is changing the lives of Bhil Adivasis in the hilly tribal village of Gamaniya Hameera in Rajasthan.


19 October 2022
One Nation, One Fertilizer Plan To Badly Squeeze Margins: Crisil Report

One Nation, One Fertilizer Plan To Badly Squeeze Margins: Crisil Report

The government announced the 'one nation, one fertiliser' scheme recently, under which all subsidised fertilisers will now be sold under the 'Bharat' brand...


04 October 2022
Stubble Burning: Crop Diversification Not A Solution, Resolution Will Take 4-5 Years, Says Punjab Official

Stubble Burning: Crop Diversification Not A Solution, Resolution Will Take 4-5 Years, Says Punjab Official

Farmers in North India burn stubble ever year. The share of farm fires in Delhi's PM 2.5 pollution had peaked to 48% in November 2021.


25 September 2022
Humanism And Social Justice Core Of Dravidian Model Governance: Stalin

Humanism And Social Justice Core Of Dravidian Model Governance: Stalin

Tamil Nadu has made rapid strides due to the reservation rights, two-language formula, Tamil development and focus on infrastructure and farming in the last 50...


18 June 2022
Sri Lanka's Army To Cultivate On Barren Land To Supplement Country’s Food Security Amid Crisis

Sri Lanka's Army To Cultivate On Barren Land To Supplement Country’s Food Security Amid Crisis

Sri Lanka’s army established its Green Agriculture Steering Committee (GASC) to supplement and promote the food security programme in the country facing...


28 April 2022
Food Production In India Faces Twin Challenges Of Pesticides And Monoculture

Food Production In India Faces Twin Challenges Of Pesticides And Monoculture

The Green Revolution revolutionised Indian food production but also introduced multiple new challenges, including deteriorating land quality, chemical infested...


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