Rural Dialogue

Agenda for Rural India: Participants in Meghalaya flag Rural Connectivity, Agri Marketing, Water, Health and Climate Change

Agenda for Rural India: Participants in Meghalaya flag Rural Connectivity, Agri Marketing, Water, Health and Climate Change

The question as to ‘how should the development agenda for Rural India be framed’...

Kotak Mahindra Bank doing door-step financing of tractors through mobile app: Shripad Jadhav

Kotak Mahindra Bank doing door-step financing of tractors through mobile app: Shripad Jadhav

Shripad Jadhav, President, Tractor Finance and Gold Loan Division, Kotak Mahindra...

Agenda for Rural India: Participants flag Climate Change, Unemployment and Drugs as major concerns at Jodhpur session

Agenda for Rural India: Participants flag Climate Change, Unemployment and Drugs as major concerns at Jodhpur session

A brainstorming event was held in Jodhpur to address the question of ‘how the development...

GCMMF @ 50: Branding, Marketing and Supply Chain Efficiency made Amul India’s largest dairy company: Dr. R.S. Sodhi

GCMMF @ 50: Branding, Marketing and Supply Chain Efficiency made Amul India’s largest dairy company: Dr. R.S. Sodhi

The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the marketing arm of...

Our focus is on modern silos, agritech and consultancy: Sanjay Gupta, MD & CEO, NCML

Our focus is on modern silos, agritech and consultancy: Sanjay Gupta, MD & CEO, NCML

National Commodities Management Services Limited (NCML) provides modern system of...

Farmers put their views in Rural Voice-Socratus budget discussion

Farmers put their views in Rural Voice-Socratus budget discussion

If the nation is the family writ large, the Union Budget of India is household management...

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...

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...

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