Tag: Indian Agriculture

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Record production fails to curb wheat prices, raising import possibility

Record production fails to curb wheat prices, raising import possibility

The rise in wheat prices is attributed to reduced arrivals of wheat in the markets....

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Kharif crop sowing exceeds five-year average due to good monsoon

Kharif crop sowing exceeds five-year average due to good monsoon

This year, favourable monsoon conditions have led to Kharif crop sowing exceeding...

Agritech
AVPL International aims to create 65,000 drone entrepreneurs

AVPL International aims to create 65,000 drone entrepreneurs

The campaign began in Gurugram, Haryana, where AVPL plans to conduct live drone...

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USDA estimates record rice production in India, while cotton area dropped

USDA estimates record rice production in India, while cotton area dropped

The USDA estimates India’s MY 2024/25 cotton production at 24.0 million 480-pound...

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UP Govt to Establish State of the Art Seed Park in Lucknow, Asks Industry for Investments

UP Govt to Establish State of the Art Seed Park in Lucknow, Asks Industry for Investments

Seed and agriculture experts on Friday called for enhancing collaborations for outcome-driven...

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Kharif sowing sees uptick amid favourable monsoon, cotton area drops by 9 percent

Kharif sowing sees uptick amid favourable monsoon, cotton area drops by 9 percent

The Kharif season has seen a significant increase in paddy, pulses, and coarse grain...

Cooperatives
IFFCO to host the ICA General Assembly and Global Cooperative Conference 2024

IFFCO to host the ICA General Assembly and Global Cooperative Conference 2024

For the first time in its 130-year history, the International Cooperative Alliance...

Agritech
What is the Digital Agriculture Mission, and How Will it Work?

What is the Digital Agriculture Mission, and How Will it Work?

The Digital Agriculture Mission is designed as an umbrella scheme to support various...

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Better monsoon boosts paddy acreage beyond normal levels, cotton area shrinks by 9 percent

Better monsoon boosts paddy acreage beyond normal levels, cotton area shrinks by 9 percent

The favourable monsoon has pushed paddy cultivation above normal levels this year,...

Agritech
AVPL and DeHaat join forces to bring advanced AgriTech to farmers

AVPL and DeHaat join forces to bring advanced AgriTech to farmers

AVPL International has partnered with DeHaat to modernize Indian agriculture by...

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Kharif sowing up by 2 percent, area under pulses and paddy increased

Kharif sowing up by 2 percent, area under pulses and paddy increased

The sowing of Kharif crops has risen by 2 percent this year, with the total sown...

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Kharif crop sowing up by 2 percent, significant increase in paddy, pulses and oilseeds

Kharif crop sowing up by 2 percent, significant increase in paddy, pulses and oilseeds

This year, Kharif crop sowing has risen by 2 percent, with the total area reaching...

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ICAE 2024: PM Modi emphasizes the critical role of small farmers in ensuring food security

ICAE 2024: PM Modi emphasizes the critical role of small farmers in ensuring food security

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasized the critical role of India’s small farmers,...

National
India sees 90 percent increase in pulses import, Export drop by 22 percent in FY 2023-24

India sees 90 percent increase in pulses import, Export drop by 22 percent in FY 2023-24

India's pulse imports surged by 89.82 percent in 2023-24, reaching 47.38 lakh tonnes,...

Opinion
GM Crop Technology is Crucial for Climate Resilience and Sustainability in Indian Agriculture

GM Crop Technology is Crucial for Climate Resilience and Sustainability in Indian Agriculture

While conventional crop breeding is pivotal for developing improved crop varieties...

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Kharif crop sowing crosses 811 lakh hectare, area under pulses and oilseeds increased

Kharif crop sowing crosses 811 lakh hectare, area under pulses and oilseeds increased

As of July 26, sowing of Kharif crops has been completed 74 percent in the country....