Tag: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Largest field experiment of innovative “mating disruption” tech to ward off pink bollworm in cotton
In collaboration with Agrovision Foundation, SABC has laid out the country’s largest...
Weak monsoon leads to reduction in Kharif area by 80 lakh hectares; big drop in pulses and oilseeds causes inflation fears
As per the latest data released by the Ministry of Agriculture on July 16, the area...
The “slow magic” of agricultural research must accelerate
The Prime Minister has envisioned making India a USD 5-trillion economy by 2024-25....
Agriculture Minister flagged off Nano Urea dispatch for farmers in Madhya Pradesh
Union Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today flagged...
DR R S Paroda gives reasoning for fixing MSP at C2 cost plus 50 per cent
Dr. R.S. Paroda, former DG, Indian Council for Agricultural Research(ICAR) and Chairman,...
Cabinet approves MSP for Kharif Crops for 2021-22
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...
Govt should set up “National Rural Prosperity Fund” for improving private capital formation and asset creation in rural areas
The government has to put back agricultural growth on top of the development agenda....
IFFCO launches world’s first Nano Urea Liquid
IFFCO has introduced the world’s first Nano Urea Liquid for farmers across the world....
Six months into the farmers’ movement, govt and farmers both adamant on their respective stances but both want the movement to be over
SKM has even written a letter to PM Narendra Modi asking him to resume the dialogue...
India, Israel sign a three-year work programme agreement for development of cooperation in agriculture
India and Israel are implementing the “Indo-Israel Agricultural Project Centres...
Only phosphate subsidy goes up in NBS notification; will the fertilizer companies bear the increased cost of MOP and other complex fertilizers or the farmers?
The subsidy has gone up only on phosphate in the notification issued by the Department...
Farmers to get DAP bag for Rs 1,200 only; Govt goes for a massive Rs 700 increase in subsidy
The central government has announced a massive 140 per cent increase in subsidy...
Increased prices of DAP and other complex fertilizers put govt under pressure; industry instructed to go for reasonable increase
The government is now filled with apprehensions of political loss due to an increase...
Curious tale of sugarcane price payments by UP sugar mills; Malakpur mill makes zero payment but Parsendi 99.5 per cent
The Modi group sugar mill at Malakpur in Baghpat district of UP is one that has,...
Increase in prices leads to 74 per cent fall in DAP sales; total fertilizer sales down by 25 per cent
The fertilizer producer companies increased the prices of decontrolled fertilizers...
Make MSP a legal guarantee
It is important that the farmers get a remunerative price and a fair share for their...
