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Agri Start-Ups
Leads Connect launches SIGMAA pilot study to double farmers' income using technology interventions

Leads Connect launches SIGMAA pilot study to double farmers' income using technology interventions

Noida-based agritech company Leads Connect Services launched the Seamless Digital...

States
Turmeric to change fortunes of farmers in Kushinagar

Turmeric to change fortunes of farmers in Kushinagar

The state government of UP is expected to declare turmeric as the one district one...

Cooperatives
Cooperative university will be better than traditional universities: Jamia VC Najma Akhtar

Cooperative university will be better than traditional universities: Jamia VC Najma Akhtar

A national webinar on cooperative university was organized by the National Cooperative...

Agri Start-Ups
Fish and meat distribution start-up FreshR raises $1.2mn in latest funding round

Fish and meat distribution start-up FreshR raises $1.2mn in latest funding round

Building India’s largest fish and meat distribution business, FreshR has recently...

Opinion
Issues of PSH of foodgrains and subsidies challenge for India at MC12; opposition even from old allies

Issues of PSH of foodgrains and subsidies challenge for India at MC12; opposition even from old allies

The AoA considers providing subsidized foodstuffs to the poor as market-distorting...

National
India’s rank goes up despite decline in FDI inflows: UNCTAD report

India’s rank goes up despite decline in FDI inflows: UNCTAD report

Global flows in 2021 recovered to pre-pandemic levels, reaching $1.58trn, up 64...

National
CCEA approves hike in MSP for Kharif crops; paddy goes up to Rs 2,040 per quintal

CCEA approves hike in MSP for Kharif crops; paddy goes up to Rs 2,040 per quintal

While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) forecast on Wednesday only that the retail...

National
Sugar export contracts inching to 10 MT

Sugar export contracts inching to 10 MT

Considering an opening stock of about 8.2 MT as of Oct 1, 2021, domestic consumption...

Rural Dialogue
Agricultural sustainability suffers as farmer not focus of govt policies: Yudhvir Singh

Agricultural sustainability suffers as farmer not focus of govt policies: Yudhvir Singh

Speaking at a Roundtable Discussion of “Fertilizers for Farmers: Impact of Ukraine...

National
RBI hikes Repo Rate by 50 basis points to 4.9 per cent, retail inflation forecast to 6.7 per cent

RBI hikes Repo Rate by 50 basis points to 4.9 per cent, retail inflation forecast to 6.7 per cent

The MPC of the RBI decided to raise the Repo Rate by 50 bps to 4.9 per cent at the...

Agri Start-Ups
Agritech platform Krishi Network strengthens its language offerings to connect with more farmers

Agritech platform Krishi Network strengthens its language offerings to connect with more farmers

Krishi Network has recently announced that it has added six new languages — Gujarati,...

Rural Dialogue
Fertilizer industry doesn’t want to promote organic farming: CPI leader Atul Anjan

Fertilizer industry doesn’t want to promote organic farming: CPI leader Atul Anjan

Senior CPI leader Atul Anjan held both the fertilizer industry and the government...

States
BRLF to work with HDC to improve HDI in Vidarbha

BRLF to work with HDC to improve HDI in Vidarbha

The HDI project will focus on proper monitoring and effective implementation of...

States
IFAD and Uttarakhand partner to double rural incomes and build climate resilience in the state

IFAD and Uttarakhand partner to double rural incomes and build climate resilience in the state

Based on the ILSP project's success, REAP will leverage livelihood collectives to...

Agritech
Rural Voice Special: Vermicompost cheaper as well as better than chemical fertilizers; a guide to how to prepare it

Rural Voice Special: Vermicompost cheaper as well as better than chemical fertilizers; a guide to how to prepare it

While chemical fertilizers consist of a maximum of three nutrients, vermicompost...