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From Lab to Field: Four High-Yielding Wheat Varieties with Superior Heat and Disease Resistance
New wheat varieties such as HD 3385, HD 3410, HD 3388, and HD 3390 offer high yields,...
Union Cabinet Approves Rs 11,440 Crore Mission for Self-Reliance in Pulses
Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured...
National consultation on sugarcane suggests developing new varieties and machines for small farmers
Several key issues emerged at a national consultation on the country's sugarcane...
A Separate Team to Be Formed within ICAR for Sugarcane Research: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh...
National Consultation on the Sustainable Sugarcane Economy to be Held Today
A national consultation on the Sustainable Sugarcane Economy is being organized...
Regulatory reforms need of hour to boost India’s domestic seed market and export growth
India’s Rs 30,000-crore seed industry could add Rs 800 crore in annual value, boost...
IBET 2025: Farm-to-Fuel Seminar Calls for Farmer-Centric Bioenergy Ecosystem
Building a robust farm-to-fuel economy demands stable policies, a reliable feedstock...
India Eyes Ethanol Exports After Achieving 20% Blending Target: Nitin Gadkari at BioEnergy Expo 2025
At the India BioEnergy & Tech Expo 2025, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari urged India...
MSP for Sugar Likely to Increase; Cooperative Sugar Mill Federation Writes to the Food Ministry
The National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) has requested the...
India Bioenergy & Tech Expo 2025 set to be one of the largest gatherings on bioenergy and clean technologies
The three-day expo will close on September 26, 2025, with a Valedictory Session...
Gujarat’s farmers graduate into a new era of potato farming with HyFarm Paathshala
HyFarm Paathshala has emerged as a first of its kind farm school designed to take...
Farmers’ Role in Agroforestry Vital for Climate, Economy: Experts Call for Scaling Efforts
At a national consultation in New Delhi, experts emphasized the need to scale agroforestry...
Farm Machinery Manufacturers Must Bypass Middlemen to Ensure Benefits Reach Farmers: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chairs key meeting on GST reforms...
Cotton Crop Hit by Rains, Floods and Pests; Farmers Need Relaxation in CCI Quality Norms
The Jodhpur-based South Asia Biotechnology Centre (SABC) has written to Union Textile...
Are Small Farms More Productive? A New Study Challenges the Long-Held Belief
A new study by IIT Bombay and the University of Hyderabad challenges the long-held...
Ghaziabad Farmer Neelam Tyagi Honoured with Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Innovative Farmer Award 2025
By combining intercropping, value addition, and direct marketing, Neelam Tyagi’s...
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