Tag: agriculture

National
Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked ICAR to send scientists to farmers' fields

Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked ICAR to send scientists to farmers' fields

Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated...

National
More than 52% of Kharif crop sowing completed, jump in pulses and oilseed cultivation

More than 52% of Kharif crop sowing completed, jump in pulses and oilseed cultivation

The area sown with paddy has reached 115.64 lakh hectares, up from 95.78 lakh hectares...

National
Budget 2024: FICCI urges amendments in Sec 194-O for the benefit of farmers and FPOs

Budget 2024: FICCI urges amendments in Sec 194-O for the benefit of farmers and FPOs

Industry chamber FICCI has urged the central government to make some amendments...

Opinion
Unravelling Of Agricultural Export Policy

Unravelling Of Agricultural Export Policy

The challenges that the country faces in establishing itself as a major agriculture...

Rural Dialogue
Huge investments needed in agri infrastructure & distribution: Unupom Kausik

Huge investments needed in agri infrastructure & distribution: Unupom Kausik

Speaking on ‘Market and Market Places’ as a day-long conference on “Agriculture...

Agribusiness
Indian agrochemical sector poised for 9pc CAGR growth by FY28

Indian agrochemical sector poised for 9pc CAGR growth by FY28

The growth will propel the market size of the Indian agrochemical industry to $14.5...

Rural Dialogue
Rural Voice Special: Making Agriculture India's Growth Engine

Rural Voice Special: Making Agriculture India's Growth Engine

To realize the dream of a developed India, it is necessary for the villages and...

National
Wheat crops suffer damage due to untimely rain, hail 

Wheat crops suffer damage due to untimely rain, hail 

Sudden thundershowers, hail and strong winds in northwest India have impacted agriculture,...

National
Financial resources effective in increasing agri output by 24pc, reducing climate risk by 16pc

Financial resources effective in increasing agri output by 24pc, reducing climate risk by 16pc

An important recommendation of the paper is that 40 percent of financial resources...

Opinion
Hailing Bharat Ratna to Dr MS Swaminathan

Hailing Bharat Ratna to Dr MS Swaminathan

Recent announcement by Hon’ble Prime Minster Shri Narendra Modi to confer Bharat...

National
13th WTO ministerial meeting fails to clinch any key issue, including agriculture

13th WTO ministerial meeting fails to clinch any key issue, including agriculture

The 13th ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ended without...

Agritech
Better long-range forecasts help farmers in climate change adaptation

Better long-range forecasts help farmers in climate change adaptation

A study conducted in Telangana, India, presents the first experimental evidence...

Opinion
Inflation targeting has adverse impact on agriculture and rural economy

Inflation targeting has adverse impact on agriculture and rural economy

The inflation-targeting strategy of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Central...

National
Wheat sown in over 340 lakh hectares, pulses area down this rabi season

Wheat sown in over 340 lakh hectares, pulses area down this rabi season

The total area sown to wheat has crossed 340 lakh hectares in the current rabi season...

National
Need to promote industrial use of agriculture: CACP chief

Need to promote industrial use of agriculture: CACP chief

Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission (CACP) Chairman Prof. Vijay Pal Sharma...