Tag: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

National
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...

National
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...

Ground Report
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...

National
Need for change in subsidy policy to rein in skewed fertilizer consumption

Need for change in subsidy policy to rein in skewed fertilizer consumption

Efforts have been made for about the last three decades to balance fertilizer consumption,...

National
Wheat acreage up 3.59 pc till Dec 30; crop prospects bright

Wheat acreage up 3.59 pc till Dec 30; crop prospects bright

As the sowing of rabi crops almost comes to a close, the total area under wheat...

National
One Nation-One Ration Card has benefited the poor: Narendra Singh Tomar

One Nation-One Ration Card has benefited the poor: Narendra Singh Tomar

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said that...

National
Wheat sowing up 3pc this rabi season; oilseeds area up 8pc

Wheat sowing up 3pc this rabi season; oilseeds area up 8pc

Wheat acreage has increased 3 per cent so far in the ongoing rabi season at 286.5...

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DAP goes along the lines of urea; fertilizer consumption imbalance increases fast in Kharif

DAP goes along the lines of urea; fertilizer consumption imbalance increases fast in Kharif

For the last several decades, the government and the fertilizer industry have been...

National
22 crore Soil Health Cards distributed to farmers across the country: Union Agriculture Minister

22 crore Soil Health Cards distributed to farmers across the country: Union Agriculture Minister

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that...

National
Natural farming costs less, yields more: Narendra Tomar

Natural farming costs less, yields more: Narendra Tomar

Tomar has said that natural farming is the need of the hour, in which the cost is...

National
Wheat sowing up 5.36% in rabi season so far

Wheat sowing up 5.36% in rabi season so far

Area sown under wheat has increased by 5.36 per cent annually to 211.62 lakh hectares...

National
Farmers to benefit from Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP): Union Agri Min

Farmers to benefit from Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP): Union Agri Min

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that...