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New trend in wheat procurement; many farmers don’t turn up at public procurement centres despite registration

New trend in wheat procurement; many farmers don’t turn up at public procurement centres despite registration

Farmers would until recently be worried about selling their produce at public procurement...

National
Retail inflation at 8-year high; food inflation reaches 8.38 per cent

Retail inflation at 8-year high; food inflation reaches 8.38 per cent

Food items have a big role to play in the increase in retail inflation. Inflation...

States
UP looking to double maize output in 5 years

UP looking to double maize output in 5 years

To boost the rural economy, the UP government is targeting almost double the maize...

International
CoEs in horticulture functioning well in India with Israel’s support: Tomar

CoEs in horticulture functioning well in India with Israel’s support: Tomar

A round table meeting between Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture...

States
Punjab govt urges farmers to go for staggered paddy sowing in view of power crisis

Punjab govt urges farmers to go for staggered paddy sowing in view of power crisis

The notification issued by the state government says that if farmers follow a staggered...

National
Public procurement of wheat reaches only 177.57 lt

Public procurement of wheat reaches only 177.57 lt

The Union government has estimated that the public procurement of wheat may end...

Agri Start-Ups
Arya.ag ends FY22 on a record high to cement hold as India’s largest agritech firm

Arya.ag ends FY22 on a record high to cement hold as India’s largest agritech firm

Based on its unmatched, integrated offerings spanning digital warehousing, digital...

Agri Start-Ups
Gram Unnati appoints former CEC Sunil Arora as Chairman

Gram Unnati appoints former CEC Sunil Arora as Chairman

Gram Unnati, India's first full-stack agricultural value chain services, has announced...

Agritech
Using right technique can lead to saving of fertilizers

Using right technique can lead to saving of fertilizers

Dr Pravin Kumar Upadhyay, an agricultural scientist in the Agronomy Division of...

National
Bhupinder Singh Hooda meets farmer organizations before Congress Chintan Shivir

Bhupinder Singh Hooda meets farmer organizations before Congress Chintan Shivir

Former Haryana chief minister and opposition leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda met the...

Agritech
Crop residue management technology: Farmers won’t have to burn stubble; soil fertility increases, no pollution

Crop residue management technology: Farmers won’t have to burn stubble; soil fertility increases, no pollution

Along with the increase in agricultural production in our country, mechanization...

States
Yogi 2.0 relaxes global bidding deadline for trillion-dollar blueprint

Yogi 2.0 relaxes global bidding deadline for trillion-dollar blueprint

The state planning department is the nodal agency for conducting the e-bidding process...

National
Sugar production goes up by 14 per cent, exports estimated to reach 90 lt

Sugar production goes up by 14 per cent, exports estimated to reach 90 lt

As per reports from the trade, around 82-83 lt of sugar export have been contracted...

National
Public procurement of wheat to be at 13-year low, may remain lower than old stocks in central pool

Public procurement of wheat to be at 13-year low, may remain lower than old stocks in central pool

According to the government, the public procurement of wheat may end up at about...

National
Govt lowers wheat production estimates by 5.7 per cent; public procurement to be not even half that last year

Govt lowers wheat production estimates by 5.7 per cent; public procurement to be not even half that last year

The Ministry of Agriculture has revised downwards the estimate for wheat production...

Agritech
Smartphone sensors: Uses and advantages in agriculture

Smartphone sensors: Uses and advantages in agriculture

Smartphone sensors are installed in the entire field to measure the temperature...