Tag: Ministry of Agriculture
Activists Allege ICAR and Agriculture Ministry of Rigging Results to Promote Genome-Edited Rice Varieties
Citing ICAR’s official trial data, the Coalition for a GM-Free India alleged that...
Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan: A Milestone in Agricultural Extension
The nationwide Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan, led by the Ministry of Agriculture...
85% of Kharif Sowing Completed: Decline in Oilseeds, Farmers Shift Towards Maize
Despite the government's efforts to promote self-reliance in edible oil production,...
Who Benefits from the India-UK FTA? Long-standing Issue of Basmati Exports Remains Unresolved
The UK continues to impose an import duty of £155 per tonne on white Basmati rice...
India’s Kharif Sowing Up 4% Y-o-Y, Covers 76% of Normal Area
The early and favourable progress of the southwest monsoon, which delivered 440...
Over 10 Lakh Farmers Enrolled Under National Mission on Natural Farming: Government
Till date 1,100 Natural Farming Model Farms have been developed in KVKs, Agricultural...
‘Team Cotton’ to Be Formed to Boost Cotton Production, Target Set to End Imports by 2030
Various challenges and possibilities including increasing the productivity of cotton,...
Centre Authorises 17 Manufacturers to Sell Organic Manure in Bulk to Farmers
This move comes as part of the Centre’s efforts to recognize organic by-products...
Organic Manure from CBG Plants Recognized as New Fertilizer Category; Govt Notifies FOM & LFOM Specifications
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has amended the Fertilizer (Control)...
Rabi sowing crosses 632 lakh ha, wheat sowing up, oilseeds coverage drops
Wheat, the primary Rabi crop, recorded a 1.38% year-on-year increase, with 320 lakh...
IIT Madras to collaborate with Agriculture Ministry on Project VISTAAR
The partnership aims to enrich the VISTAAR network with information about start-ups...
India’s Food Security Needs Policy Consensus on Punjab
Inadequate capacity and increased rice procurement by consuming states has led to...
Drafting Committee on Agri-Marketing suggests ‘Price Insurance Scheme’ to insure the farmers' income
One of the major suggestions is to roll out a ‘Price Insurance Scheme’ to insure...
India's Cold Chain Sector Poised for Robust Growth
NCCD is revising technical standards and minimum guidelines to implement cold-chain...
Horticulture crops output to stay flat at 355 MT in 2023-24
ndia's horticulture crops production is estimated to remain flat at 355.25 million...
Union Budget must focus on innovation in the seed sector: FSII
Some industry stalwarts, who shared their views with Rural Voice, underlined the...
