Dr Bishwajit Dhar


International
India ready to deal with sustainability challenges facing agriculture and food systems : Tomar

India ready to deal with sustainability challenges facing agriculture and food systems : Tomar

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar  said that...

Agri Start-Ups
Unified rural commerce start-up Hesa partners with Oxecart to leverage better market linkages for their farmers

Unified rural commerce start-up Hesa partners with Oxecart to leverage better market linkages for their farmers

With Hesa's geographical spread and Oxecart's market linkage, this partnership will...

Cooperatives
Pulse Canada, CPSC, NAFED sign joint statement for FTA between Canada, India

Pulse Canada, CPSC, NAFED sign joint statement for FTA between Canada, India

Pulse Canada, CPSC and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of...

National
Corteva Agriscience brings its Climate Positive Leaders Program to India

Corteva Agriscience brings its Climate Positive Leaders Program to India

The programme aims to recognize farmers from India and 13 other countries who have...

National
India to lead the way towards a sustainable palm oil industry: RSPO

India to lead the way towards a sustainable palm oil industry: RSPO

By ensuring sustainable practices across the entire domestic production chain, India...

Agri Start-Ups
F2C brand Deep Rooted raises $12.5mn in Series A round from IvyCap and others

F2C brand Deep Rooted raises $12.5mn in Series A round from IvyCap and others

The round was led by IvyCap Ventures with participation from existing investors...

National
Rice production estimated to be lower by 6.77 million tonnes in 2022-23 Kharif season

Rice production estimated to be lower by 6.77 million tonnes in 2022-23 Kharif season

Rice production in the Kharif season for 2022-23 is estimated at 104.99 million...

National
Biovet to manufacture Lumpi-ProVacind vaccine developed by ICAR

Biovet to manufacture Lumpi-ProVacind vaccine developed by ICAR

Biovet Pvt. Ltd has received a non-exclusive licence for the commercial production...

National
AatmaNirbhar Bharat in agriculture can provide food for all in the world: Narendra Singh Tomar

AatmaNirbhar Bharat in agriculture can provide food for all in the world: Narendra Singh Tomar

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar noted that...

International
Session on crop diversity to be held in Delhi Sep 19-24; representatives from 202 countries to attend

Session on crop diversity to be held in Delhi Sep 19-24; representatives from 202 countries to attend

There are several stakeholders in crop diversity who work together — farmers, local...

National
Matix Chairman Nishant Kanodia sees eastern India as country’s fertilizer demand growth engine

Matix Chairman Nishant Kanodia sees eastern India as country’s fertilizer demand growth engine

Eastern India’s low consumption of fertilizers, at nearly 158.4 kg per ha, is much...

National
Area sown decreases for paddy and pulses

Area sown decreases for paddy and pulses

While the area sown for rice (paddy) has gone down from 417.93 lakh ha in 2021 to...

National
India to be part of global efforts on curtailing dairying impact on environment: Piyush Goyal

India to be part of global efforts on curtailing dairying impact on environment: Piyush Goyal

The central government has said that India would very much like to be part of global...

National
Use cattle waste effectively to avoid any possible environmental problems: Agriculture Minister Tomar

Use cattle waste effectively to avoid any possible environmental problems: Agriculture Minister Tomar

Forewarning at a session on ‘Feed, food and waste’ at IDF WDS 2022, Union Minister...