T.Nand Kumar
Cascading global crises threaten human survival; SDG roadmap is the way forward
The climate crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic and an increased number of conflicts around...
Taxing agricultural implements and then subsidizing them wrong policy: Sompal Shastri
Former Agriculture Minister Sompal Shastri suggested that farmers should come forward...
Reforms needed in agriculture sector to increase farmers’ income: Prof. Ramesh Chand
Today, the preference of the consumer is undergoing a change. So, the farmers should...
‘Farmers need to intervene in policymaking process to bring about real change’
In the 4th annual conference of the Kisan Chamber of Commerce (KCC), speakers suggested,...
PBFIA announces project planning of India’s First Plant Protein Cluster
India’s First Plant Protein Cluster comes with a vision to make India a credible...
Samunnati enters into largest co-lending partnership with SBI for financing FPOs
The initial programme amount is Rs 100 crore. This partnership will enable Samunnati...
PACS may be allowed to sell petroleum products, run PDS shops: Draft Model By-laws
The draft says that PACS should be allowed to work as Bank Mitras and common service...
Ministry in association with NCUI will soon form a Cooperative University: Amit Shah
Speaking on the occasion of an event to mark the 100th International Day of Cooperatives,...
Rural Voice Special: Open sea cage fish farming may increase fish production 50 times
Besides the sea, the cage system can also be used in rivers, large water bodies...
Duty on petrol and diesel to shore up domestic supplies; customs duty on gold raised
According to the Ministry of Finance, a cess of Rs 6 per litre has been imposed...
IFFCO bags patents for Nano Urea and Nano DAP
The Patent Office of the Government of India has awarded the patents for 20 years....
IFFCO welcomes Ministry of Cooperation’s historic step towards digitalization of PACS
The computerization of PACS will connect the last-mile farmer to the economy of...
Cabinet approves computerization of PACS
This project proposes the computerization of about 63,000 functional PACS over a...
Arya.ag crosses Rs 500cr milestone on its fintech platform
The agritech platform has recorded over three times growth on its digital agri-lending...
Successful transition to sustainable agricultural practices will require stakeholders to work collaboratively
A white paper on “Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems in the Global South:...
Rural Voice Special: Hydroponics to increase yield by 20-25 times in farming
Hydroponic farming is done in the absence of soil. In this technology, soluble nutrients...
