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Budget expectations: Increased use of technology, export-promoting measures and reduced crop insurance premiums
Experts have recommended measures like promoting FPOs and reducing crop insurance...
Food inflation a major challenge; need to focus on addressing it: RBI
A paper released by the RBI says that food inflation and volatility in prices still...
Assembly elections in five states will decide the political impact of farmers and their issues
Whatever be the outcome of the Assembly elections in five states, it is bound to...
SKM letter to PM lays down charter of demands
SKM seems to be toughening its stance. In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra...
Seeking comments from States on exemption rule of SDN1 and SDN2 category of genome-edited plants is uncalled for: SABC
In a letter written to the Secretary, MoEFCC, on October 2, Bhagirath Choudhary,...
WTO proposal to limit public procurement of food grains to 15 per cent of production
Discussions on the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) are to be held at MC12 of the...
AI, space and GIS technology necessary for agriculture and disaster management
Leads Connect Services, a Noida-based agri-tech company, organized a national seminar-cum-workshop...
CASCADE makes a concerted effort to contain the menace of smuggling and counterfeiting
Illicit trade is the world’s largest growing industry. Smuggling and counterfeiting...
Roots Foundation to train nearly 50,000 farmers of Punjab and Haryana to tackle stubble burning
Every winter, the burning of crop residue of over 30 mt in Madhya Pradesh, Punjab...
Rice industry needs a comprehensive strategy: Infomerics
The report “Rice Industry — Emerging Contours” by Infomerics is optimistic about...
IAAG expresses serious concern on the delay in draft guidelines for genome-edited plants
In an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the IAAG International has expressed...
Seeking consent from states for trials of genome-edited plants may create hurdles in benefiting from new technology
The process of seeking consent from the states for crop field trials may be implemented...
IAAG recommends how to transform agricultural education in India
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, IAAG International, the newly formed...
Record foodgrain production of 150.50 mt estimated in Kharif season
A record foodgrain production of 150.50 mt has been estimated in the Kharif season...
Swadeshi Jagran Manch suggests comprehensive reforms for Pesticide Management Bill 2020
Swadeshi Jagran Manch says that the country needs a better and more comprehensive...
Electricity Act amendment will hamper the revival of the domestic economy
The public sector power engineers have warned that the proposed amendment to the...
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