Dr Bishwajit Dhar
Demand to bring PMFBY under state govt; farmers say state govts understand their problems better
Farmer leaders say that crop insurance should be kept under the state government....
Widespread opposition to reduction target of GHG emissions from agriculture in Ireland and Canada
The agriculture ministers of various states within Canada are protesting the decision....
Amul MD Dr RS Sodhi elected as President, Indian Dairy Association
Dr RS Sodhi, Managing Director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd...
Govt launches 11th Agri Census; smartphones and tablets to be used for data collection
The government has launched the Eleventh Agriculture Census (2021-22) in the country....
Dr Himanshu Pathak appointed Secretary, DARE-cum-DG, ICAR
Senior agriculture scientist Dr Himanshu Pathak has been appointed as Secretary,...
Under NDDB’s guidance, household biogas supply project begins in Chandauli; 120 households connected with grid network
To operate the biogas plant, a requirement of 5 MT of cow dung per day is being...
Draft National Policy on Blue Economy
The draft Blue Economy policy framework envisages the optimal utilization of all...
Hatsun to increase milk collection in AP, Telangana and Maharashtra
HAP has over 3,100 milk collection centres that benefit farmers across various villages...
NDDB’s subsidiary for manure management — NDDB Mrida Ltd — launched
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala formally...
AFFI says apple farmers face widespread indebtedness and pauperization, urges govt for a legally guaranteed MSP
Of an average price of Rs 80 per kg that the consumer pays for apples, the farmer...
NCUI finds draft amendments to Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act 2002 not in alignment with cooperative principles, urges govt for a re-look
In line with the Cooperation Ministry’s top priority right from the beginning to...
Russia’s consent leads to prospect of export of more than 20mn tonnes of grain from Ukraine; relief in global foodgrain crisis likely
According to the agreement, Ukraine will export grains via Turkey. Ships will carry...
Sugar production in 2022-23 may fall to around 355 lt: ISMA
In 2021-22, up to 15 July 2022, the sugar production after diversion has been 360...
Rural commerce platform Hesa acquires Flinkhub for enhancing super app capabilities
Flinkhub has two products — Flinkhub relationship intelligence, a tool that accurately...
Piatrika Biosystems raises $1.2mn in seed funding led by Ankur Capital to build a platform for discovery of new sustainable crop varieties
India/UK-based agri-genomics start-up Piatrika Biosystems has raised $1.2mn in a...
Bye-laws for PACS under preparation to make them vibrant multipurpose business entities: Amit Shah
The Government is also formulating a new national-level policy for cooperatives....
