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Model Rules for Tree Felling on Farmland, Ease for Agroforestry or Return of License Raj?
While the new rules aim to promote agroforestry and simplify tree-felling regulations...
Monsoon Covers Entire India Nine Days Early, June Sees 8 pc Above-Normal Rainfall
The monsoon has covered the entire India 9 days before the normal date of July 8....
DAP Import Price Reaches $810 per Tonne, Opening Stock 9 lakh Tonnes Less than Last Year
In the current Kharif season, the opening stock of DAP in the country on June 1,...
AFFI Urges Joint CM Delegation to PM Modi Against US Apple Import Duty Cut
Apple Farmers' Federation of India (AFFI) had demanded that changes to the import...
Need to Raise Farmers' Awareness for Agri Exports, with Focus on Productivity and Quality
Achieving the ambitious $100 billion target by 2030 will require policy reforms,...
$100 Billion Agri Export Goal Possible, But Paradigm Shift Needed: Experts at IIFT-Rural Voice Roundtable
Focused on the theme "Realising $100 Billion Agri Export Goal", roundtable conference...
The Chequered Path to Achieving $100 Billion in Agricultural Exports
India’s agricultural exports crossed $51.9 billion in 2024–25, but reaching the...
IIFT and Rural Voice to Organise Roundtable on Realising $100 Billion Agri Export Goal
Themed "Realising the $100 Billion Agri Export Goal," the conference aims to deliberate...
Kharif Sowing Sees Early Surge in Paddy, Pulses; Oilseeds and Jute Show Slight Dip
According to the ministry's figures, paddy transplantation has covered 13.22 lakh...
SFAC Begins Grading as Many Farmer Producer Companies Turn Defunct
A large share of FPOs registered under the Companies Act are known as Farmer Producer...
Lower Rural Inflation May Ease Pressure on Policymakers Ahead of Kharif Season
According to data released, the CPI-AL decreased by 2 points to 1305, while the...
'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' will not stop, KVKs to Be Nodal Agencies in Every District
As part of the initiative, 2,170 teams of scientists and agricultural experts visited...
Reimagining India’s Agricultural Exports: From Plough to Port
India’s agricultural exports, currently around US$50 billion, must pivot from volume-based,...
Focus will be on Farmer Centric Research: Dr. ML Jat
Dr. Mangi Lal Jat, the new Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural...
Next Census to Be Held in 2027 with Caste Enumeration, Central Government Issues Notification
The central government formally notified the conduct of the next decennial census...
Rs 6,000 Crore Boost for Digital Agri Infrastructure; MoUs Signed with Four States
Union Agriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi has urged States to dynamically link...
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IPL Biologicals Ltd. has inaugurated a Rs 200 crore bio-products manufacturing facility in Gujarat’s Vadodara to expand production...
Record Pulse Import Bill Exposes India’s Farmland Paradox as 17 Lakh Hectares Lie Idle in Tamil Nadu
India imported a record 73.4 lakh tonnes of pulses worth USD 5.47 billion in 2024-25 even as Tamil Nadu had over 17 lakh hectares...
Decision on Sugarcane Control Order Will Be Taken After Farmers’ Consent, Assures Food Minister Prahlad Joshi
Union Food Minister Prahlad Joshi assured farmers and jaggery industry representatives that no decision on the proposed Sugarcane...
