Tag: IARI
Wheat production likely to hit record: Global, domestic prices fall - good for govt, not farmers
Looking at the conditions so far, it seems that wheat crop is moving towards better...
Tomar urges small farmers to grow more millets to help address malnutrition
Tomar said millets are grown by small and marginal farmers, and not by big farmers....
Rising temperatures cast shadow on wheat output, but IARI says don't worry
Research agency Crisil warns that if the prevailing high temperatures continue through...
Climate-smart wheat variety developed by ICAR will beat the heat
IARI has registered HD-3385 variety under Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers...
PM launches One Nation, One Fertiliser; releases Rs 16,000 cr under PM-KISAN
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana...
Central team constituted on paddy dwarfing disease; IARI interim report identifies cause of disease
The Central Government seems to be quite worried about the unknown mystery dwarfing...
Fear of decline in rice production looms large as acreage down by 3.1mn ha and mystery ‘dwarfing’ disease hits in Punjab and Haryana
The paddy acreage during the current Kharif season lags behind that last year by...
Rural Voice Special: Seaweed farming replete with advantages for agriculture, food, health and beauty
Seaweed farming is being encouraged across the world, including in India. A type...
Rural Voice Special: Hydroponics to increase yield by 20-25 times in farming
Hydroponic farming is done in the absence of soil. In this technology, soluble nutrients...
Rural Voice Special: Biofertilizers to reduce farming cost, make soils more fertile
Biofertilizers are used through seed and soil treatment. They can reduce the use...
Rural Voice Special: Vermicompost cheaper as well as better than chemical fertilizers; a guide to how to prepare it
While chemical fertilizers consist of a maximum of three nutrients, vermicompost...
Using right technique can lead to saving of fertilizers
Dr Pravin Kumar Upadhyay, an agricultural scientist in the Agronomy Division of...
Crop residue management technology: Farmers won’t have to burn stubble; soil fertility increases, no pollution
Along with the increase in agricultural production in our country, mechanization...
Rural Voice Special: How protected cultivation technology is benefiting the farmers
Five times more yield can be obtained through this technology as compared to traditional...
There is much in a name, ask Subhash Palekar on natural farming
Organic farming, writes Palekar, is more dangerous, destructive and exploitative...
Smart agriculture, natural and protected farming main attractions at Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela; 36 innovative farmers awarded
Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Kailash Choudhary dedicated...
