Tag: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Opinion
Growth Potential for ‘Millet’ – a Boon for Health  

Growth Potential for ‘Millet’ – a Boon for Health  

In addition to its potential for increasing food security, millet has many other...

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Mustard growers in a fix as prices drop below MSP

Mustard growers in a fix as prices drop below MSP

Farmers are worried over this situation. Congress MLA from Sangod in Kota district...

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Help farmers with tech amid climate change challenges: Tomar

Help farmers with tech amid climate change challenges: Tomar

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has stressed the need to reach out...

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Centre directs Nafed, NCCF to buy red onion from farmers

Centre directs Nafed, NCCF to buy red onion from farmers

Amid the fall in onion prices, the government has directed cooperatives Nafed and...

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IFFCO Nano DAP notified under FCO, paves the way for commercial production, will be available to farmers soon

IFFCO Nano DAP notified under FCO, paves the way for commercial production, will be available to farmers soon

After liquid Nano urea, now the way has been cleared for liquid Nano DAP to be available...

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Onion: Problem of plenty in Maharashtra, Nafed comes to rescue of growers

Onion: Problem of plenty in Maharashtra, Nafed comes to rescue of growers

The price of onion has dropped to Rs 400-600 a quintal in parts of Maharashtra,...

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Foodgrain output seen at record 323.55 million tonnes in 2022-23 crop year; wheat output at 112 mn tonnes

Foodgrain output seen at record 323.55 million tonnes in 2022-23 crop year; wheat output at 112 mn tonnes

India's foodgrain production is estimated at an all-time high of 323.55 million...

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IIM-Rohtak to assess stubble issue in Punjab, Haryana, UP

IIM-Rohtak to assess stubble issue in Punjab, Haryana, UP

The Agriculture Ministry has roped in IIM-Rohtak for the assessment of various paddy...

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Rice is cornerstone of India’s food security: Prez at 2nd Indian Rice Congress

Rice is cornerstone of India’s food security: Prez at 2nd Indian Rice Congress

Rice is the cornerstone of food security in India and also a key factor for our...

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IFFCO MD hails nod to commercial release of nano-DAP 

IFFCO MD hails nod to commercial release of nano-DAP 

The agriculture ministry has approved commercial release of nano-diammonium phosphate...

National
Reduce GST in agriculture; make mandi tax uniform: Dr RS Paroda

Reduce GST in agriculture; make mandi tax uniform: Dr RS Paroda

In order to promote agriculture and increase yields, it is necessary to promote...

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AIKS says govt has betrayed farmers on legal guarantee of MSP, debt relief, etc

AIKS says govt has betrayed farmers on legal guarantee of MSP, debt relief, etc

AIKS, the farmers’ wing of the CPI, feels betrayed by the government as the latter...

From the Ground
Agri Infra Fund silently changing agriculture landscape

Agri Infra Fund silently changing agriculture landscape

Within two-and-a-half years of the implementation of the AIF, the scheme has mobilized...

Agri Start-Ups
IoTechWorld Avigation inks MoU with MPKV Rahuri to develop RPTO and promote agri-drones

IoTechWorld Avigation inks MoU with MPKV Rahuri to develop RPTO and promote agri-drones

Leading agri-drone manufacturer IoTechWorld Avigation has signed an MoU with Mahatma...

Opinion
From start-ups to exports — time to promote agritech start-ups

From start-ups to exports — time to promote agritech start-ups

Infrastructure, product-specific business groups and a business ecosystem are being...

Cooperatives
Three new multi-state cooperative societies soon

Three new multi-state cooperative societies soon

The government has decided to establish three new national-level multi-state cooperative...