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Govt encouraging adoption of innovative farm techniques
The adoption of modern and smart farming technologies by farmers depends on various...
Onion growers at crossroads: Will govt lift ban on exports?
The government's efforts to curb inflation in the election year are weighing heavily...
Sugar output falls 7.7pc to 112 lakh tons in Oct-Dec: NFCSF
Sugar production in the country fell by 7.7 per cent to 112 lakh tonnes in the first...
Farmers lose as government rushes to control food inflation for consumers
The Narendra Modi-led government at the Center is leaving no stone unturned to prevent...
IMD forecast of normal rains in Jan-Feb-Mar raises hopes for better wheat crop during rabi
IMD's forecast of normal rainfall during the January-February-March period has raised...
UP cane growers wait for higher sugarcane price even as sugar output falls in country
While there was no increase in SAP last year and more than half the season's sugarcane...
HP govt to give gardening equipment to farmers at affordable rates
In New Year bonanza to farmers in Himachal Pradesh, the state government has decided...
Incentivise crop diversification, rationalise power subsidy to divert farmers from paddy in Punjab
The principal threat to Punjab is the cultivation of paddy which is depleting aquifers...
Agri prices may fall by two percent each in 2024 and 2025: RBI report
An average decline of seven percent in the prices of agricultural commodities is...
Need for creating sovereign fund for farmers, ensuring guarantee of bank loan
National President of Sahakar Bharti, Dr. DN Thakur has advocated the creation of...
Like Kharif, Rabi pulses trigger concern as sown area falls by 11 lakh hect
Efforts to make the country self-reliant in pulses production seem to have gone...
Oil Cos offer Rs 6.87/lit incentive on ethanol made from C-heavy molasses to shore up supplies
Government Petroleum Marketing Companies (OMCs) have increased the prices of ethanol...
Why sowing area shrunk in Rajasthan, the largest mustard-growing state?
Due to an increase in the total area of sowing of mustard, the main oilseed crop...
Import duty exemption on tur, urad dal extended to Mar 2025
The development comes at a time when the country is experiencing high food inflation,...
India targets USD 1bn banana exports in next 5 yrs
Buoyed by the successful export of a trial shipment of fresh bananas to the Netherlands...
Wheat sown in 30.86mn hectares so far; climate resilient seeds cover 60pc area
After facing loss due to terminal heatwave last year, more farmers are cultivating...
