Rural Dialogue

Farmers raise key issues at Rural Voice event, MPs attend session on agriculture

Farmers raise key issues at Rural Voice event, MPs attend session on agriculture

BSP MP Danish Ali, BRS Lok Sabha member Nama Nargeswara Rao and JD(U) national General...

Farmers raise key issues at Rural Voice event

Farmers raise key issues at Rural Voice event

A day-long discussion on focus of Union Budget 2023-24 on agriculture saw farmers...

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Genetics expert Prof. KC Bansal speaks on implications of approval to GM mustard

Genetics expert Prof. KC Bansal speaks on implications of approval to GM mustard

The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has approved the environmental...

Taxing agricultural implements and then subsidizing them wrong policy: Sompal Shastri

Taxing agricultural implements and then subsidizing them wrong policy: Sompal Shastri

Former Agriculture Minister Sompal Shastri suggested that farmers should come forward...

Reforms needed in agriculture sector to increase farmers’ income: Prof. Ramesh Chand

Reforms needed in agriculture sector to increase farmers’ income: Prof. Ramesh Chand

Today, the preference of the consumer is undergoing a change. So, the farmers should...

‘Farmers need to intervene in policymaking process to bring about real change’

‘Farmers need to intervene in policymaking process to bring about real change’

In the 4th annual conference of the Kisan Chamber of Commerce (KCC), speakers suggested,...

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...

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...

Farmer leaders favour agriculture-zonal planning to reduce fertilizer dependence

Farmer leaders favour agriculture-zonal planning to reduce fertilizer dependence

In view of the supply crisis arising out of the Russian-Ukraine war and the ever-increasing...

We started world’s first feed e-commerce portal: Amit Saraogi

We started world’s first feed e-commerce portal: Amit Saraogi

Amit Saraogi, MD, Anmol Feeds, believes that feed-based fishery is the most profitable...

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Dr Verghese Kurien deserves the Bharat Ratna; his work transformed the lives of crores of farmers: RS Sodhi

Dr Verghese Kurien deserves the Bharat Ratna; his work transformed the lives of crores of farmers: RS Sodhi

Today is the centenary of Dr Verghese Kurien, who is known as the father of the...

“We tried to bring in a system where seed quality percentage can be easily assessed.” — Nikhil Das, Agdhi

“We tried to bring in a system where seed quality percentage can be easily assessed.” — Nikhil Das, Agdhi

Nikhil Das is the brain behind Agdhi, an agritech startup based in Bengaluru which...

The stricter the government gets, the stronger will the farmers’ movement be: Jayant Chaudhary

The stricter the government gets, the stronger will the farmers’ movement be: Jayant Chaudhary

The ongoing movement on the Delhi borders against the three farm laws brought about...

New Farm Acts are about Agricultural Transformation: Prof. Ramesh Chand

New Farm Acts are about Agricultural Transformation: Prof. Ramesh Chand

Professor Ramesh Chand counts among the national and global experts on agricultural...

Our responsibility to make India a Plastic Free Nation

While the entire world is drowning in plastic, India in 2016 achieved the dubious distinction of one of world’s largest plastic waste...

Opinion

Growth Potential for ‘Millet’ – a Boon for Health  

In addition to its potential for increasing food security, millet has many other benefits. It is a good source of nutrients, including...

Opinion

Raw jute MSP up by Rs 300 to Rs 5,050 per quintal

The government has increased the minimum support price of raw jute by Rs 300 to Rs 5,050 per quintal for 2023-24 season. The decision...

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Lok Sabha passes Rs 45 lakh crore Budget 2023-24 without debate

Birla applied guillotine and put demands for grants of all ministries for voting. The demands were passed as the Opposition MPs trooped...

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Contribution of White revolution more than Green revolution, said Niti Aayog member ‘India must be export competitive’

dairy sector contributes one fourth of the total income generated in agriculture sector, Prof Chand said, "Milk production is projected...

National

Nation is indebted to Shastri Ji for self-sufficiency in food grains: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar

Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar praised the leadership of former Prime Minister ‘Bharat Ratna’ Late...

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