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Innovative methods needed from transportation to dispenser to make Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme successful

Innovative methods needed from transportation to dispenser to make Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme successful

The government needs to adopt innovative methods from the transportation of ethanol...

Rice production estimated to be lower by 6.77 million tonnes in 2022-23 Kharif season

Rice production estimated to be lower by 6.77 million tonnes in 2022-23 Kharif season

Rice production in the Kharif season for 2022-23 is estimated at 104.99 million...

Biovet to manufacture Lumpi-ProVacind vaccine developed by ICAR

Biovet to manufacture Lumpi-ProVacind vaccine developed by ICAR

Biovet Pvt. Ltd has received a non-exclusive licence for the commercial production...

AatmaNirbhar Bharat in agriculture can provide food for all in the world: Narendra Singh Tomar

AatmaNirbhar Bharat in agriculture can provide food for all in the world: Narendra Singh Tomar

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar noted that...

Matix Chairman Nishant Kanodia sees eastern India as country’s fertilizer demand growth engine

Matix Chairman Nishant Kanodia sees eastern India as country’s fertilizer demand growth engine

Eastern India’s low consumption of fertilizers, at nearly 158.4 kg per ha, is much...

Area sown decreases for paddy and pulses

Area sown decreases for paddy and pulses

While the area sown for rice (paddy) has gone down from 417.93 lakh ha in 2021 to...

Govt likely to restrict sugar exports to 50 lt due to less production in UP; notification to be issued soon

Govt likely to restrict sugar exports to 50 lt due to less production in UP; notification to be issued soon

The government is exercising caution with regard to sugar exports in the new SS...

India to be part of global efforts on curtailing dairying impact on environment: Piyush Goyal

India to be part of global efforts on curtailing dairying impact on environment: Piyush Goyal

The central government has said that India would very much like to be part of global...

Use cattle waste effectively to avoid any possible environmental problems: Agriculture Minister Tomar

Use cattle waste effectively to avoid any possible environmental problems: Agriculture Minister Tomar

Forewarning at a session on ‘Feed, food and waste’ at IDF WDS 2022, Union Minister...

In next 25 years, India will be dairy to the world with 628 MMT production and 111 MMT exports: Dr RS Sodhi

In next 25 years, India will be dairy to the world with 628 MMT production and 111 MMT exports: Dr RS Sodhi

In the next 25 years, India will become established as a dairy to the world. By...

Dairy cooperative in India is unique in the whole world and can be a good business model for poor countries: PM Modi

Dairy cooperative in India is unique in the whole world and can be a good business model for poor countries: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, “The potential of the dairy sector not only...

Bajra with higher micro-nutrients gets global recognition

Bajra with higher micro-nutrients gets global recognition

Research efforts on biofortified crops have got a shot in the arm with the Norman...

How on earth did figures for rice production estimates change within a few hours?

How on earth did figures for rice production estimates change within a few hours?

On Friday morning, the Food Ministry said that as paddy had been sown in an area...

Govt prohibits exports of broken rice

Govt prohibits exports of broken rice

The government has prohibited the exports of broken rice. According to a notification...

Decision to impose 20 per cent export duty on non-Basmati rice to rein in domestic prices

Decision to impose 20 per cent export duty on non-Basmati rice to rein in domestic prices

Two weeks after releasing figures for record rice production and the very next day...

Indian Paper Sector has a Strong Rural Footprint Linking Farmers: IARPMA President

As India continues to face a fibre shortage, agroforestry-based production using agricultural residues such as bagasse, sarkanda,...

Agribusiness

ICRISAT's Breakthrough Could Save Groundnut Farmers from Pre-Harvest Sprouting

The breakthrough study identifies specific varieties and key genes that halt premature sprouting before harvest—a problem that currently...

National

String Bio and CLRRI Complete the First Successful Field Trial of CleanRise in Vietnam

The trial focused on CleanRise®, String Bio’s patented foliar microbial biostimulant, which enhances nutrient-use efficiency and stimulates...

Agritech

Sugarcane Crushing Gains Momentum, But Uncertainty Over Sugar MSP and Ethanol Prices

NFCSF has urged the Centre to permit additional sugar exports and correct anomalies in ethanol allocation.

Agribusiness

AIKS Calls Nationwide Protests on December 10, Rejects Seed Bill 2025 and ITPGRFA Compromise Proposal

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has announced a nationwide Protest Day on December 10, urging farmers to burn copies of the Draft...

National

Farmer Income Trails Growth in Agricultural Output

The GDP and GVA data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on November 28th clarify this picture. They also clearly show...

Opinion