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ICRISAT to launch SPU in Andhra Pradesh to support local FPOs and farmers
The facility is equipped with five processing lines, which will produce highly nutritious...
NITI Aayog GC discusses crop diversification and achieving self-sufficiency in pulses, oilseeds and other agri-commodities
The seventh meeting of Governing Council of NITI Aayog has been held. The Prime...
Govt should reconsider fixation of FRP for sugarcane, current decision a joke on farmers: RKMS
RKMS says that the FRP is linked to the recovery of sugar and this year, while increasing...
RBI raises repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.4 per cent; home and other loans to get costlier
The six-member MPC of the RBI at its meeting on August 5 hiked the repo rate by...
Beyond Meat, plant-based meat brand of US, forays into India through Allana Consumer Products
Beyond Meat is the pioneer and market leader in the US for plant-based proteins,...
CCEA decides to raise sugarcane FRP for next season to Rs 305 per quintal, up by Rs 15
Keeping in view the interest of sugarcane farmers, the Cabinet Committee on Economic...
Food inflation a thorn in the side of monetary policy: CRISIL report
According to CRISIL Insight, food prices may not climb down this fiscal. And India’s...
Amul MD Dr RS Sodhi elected as President, Indian Dairy Association
Dr RS Sodhi, Managing Director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd...
Paddy acreage in current Kharif season 35.46 lakh ha below that last year; total crop acreage less by 18.26 lakh ha
The government has eventually released the figures for paddy sowing acreage for...
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...
Rainfall deficit of 42-53 per cent in several states may adversely affect foodgrain production in Kharif season
The government did not issue the paddy acreage figures last week. The figures issued...
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...
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