Tag: agriculture

Rural Connect
Walmart Foundation to support 1 mn small farmers in India over next 5 yrs

Walmart Foundation to support 1 mn small farmers in India over next 5 yrs

The foundation has also announced two new grants, which include USD 3 million to...

National
Nafed to promote millets, MOU with Agriculture Ministry

Nafed to promote millets, MOU with Agriculture Ministry

Nafed, which has entered into a MoU with the ministry in this regard, will set up...

Latest News
Fulfil promises, else another 'andolan': Farmers to govt

Fulfil promises, else another 'andolan': Farmers to govt

The 'Maha Panchayat' was held under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM),...

Rural Dialogue
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...

States
Agri bags lion's share in Rs 1.96 lakh cr. Punjab budget

Agri bags lion's share in Rs 1.96 lakh cr. Punjab budget

20 per cent increase in allocation for agriculture and allied sectors over last...

Opinion
Agri-focused NBFCs and Fintech’s plays critical role to augment credit requirement for agricultural innovation

Agri-focused NBFCs and Fintech’s plays critical role to augment credit requirement for agricultural innovation

It's time the policymakers support such NBFCs who are charged up to bring radical...

Agribusiness
Bayer partners with WayCool to deliver optimal solutions to smallholder farmers

Bayer partners with WayCool to deliver optimal solutions to smallholder farmers

The strategic collaboration aims to provide Indian farmers with access to premium...

States
UP Budget:  Focus on agri, Rs 750 cr for maintenance of stray cattle

UP Budget: Focus on agri, Rs 750 cr for maintenance of stray cattle

The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday proposed in its 2023-24 Budget an amount...

Opinion
Budget 2023-24: How much rural friendly?

Budget 2023-24: How much rural friendly?

If we put allocation for Rural development and Agriculture together, we found that...

National
BJP's policies have made agriculture loss-making: BS Hooda

BJP's policies have made agriculture loss-making: BS Hooda

Former Haryana Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda has...

Opinion
Why Sitharaman missed opportunity of putting economy on inclusive growth path in Budget 2023-24

Why Sitharaman missed opportunity of putting economy on inclusive growth path in Budget 2023-24

Past evidence shows that when farm incomes have increased on account of a shift...

Opinion
No hike in Budget outlays for agriculture in 2 years; reduction in real terms; Irrigation given a bad miss

No hike in Budget outlays for agriculture in 2 years; reduction in real terms; Irrigation given a bad miss

Headlines First . Funds for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare have...

National
Budget prepared at behest of corporate , says AIKS

Budget prepared at behest of corporate , says AIKS

The CPI-backed All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has dubbed the Union Budget 2023-24...

Opinion
Agriculture has to wait for its Amrit Kaal

Agriculture has to wait for its Amrit Kaal

the bigger question is why farmers and rural India had been made to wait for their...

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Shah, Tomar laud pro-farmer features in Budget

Shah, Tomar laud pro-farmer features in Budget

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday...

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Govt raises farm credit target by 11 pc to Rs 20 lakh crore for FY24

Govt raises farm credit target by 11 pc to Rs 20 lakh crore for FY24

The government on Wednesday announced an 11 per cent hike in agriculture credit...