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...

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...

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...

Don't make farmer shoulder climate burden: Prof. Glenn Denning

In conversation with Harvir Singh, Editor-in-Chief of Rural Voice, Prof Denning says that there is no clear definition of organic...

National

SEBI extends futures trading ban in 7 agri commodities till Jan, hints at lifting the ban

In a notification issued on Wednesday, SEBI said the suspension of trading in futures contracts would now continue until January 31,...

National

India’s sugar production likely to decline by 12% due to weak crop, lower recovery rates

As of December 15, 2024, sugar output stood at 60.85 lakh tonnes, marking an 18

Latest News

Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion: 39 Ministers Sworn In with a Performance-Based Tenure Model

Speaking at an NCP event ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Pawar stated, “In this government, we have decided to assign a tenure...

States

Trends 2025: Pressured by Large Harvest And End to India Export Ban Rice Prices Likely to Come Down

Rice exports from other exporters like Pakistan are projected to decline by 12.3% year over year, according to estimates from S&P...

International

Natural farming needs scientific evaluation, implementation in phased manner

Small-scale initiatives should be undertaken to evaluate the outcomes of natural farming. If encouraging results are observed, the...

Opinion