PM Modi releases 109 climate-resilient seeds, engages with farmers
With the aim to enhance farm productivity as well as farmers’ income, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released 109
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Farmers, traders oppose price monitoring system for black pepper
The Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry’s decision to cover black pepper under the Price Monitoring System (PMS), with effect from
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Agriculture and Budget: Immediate compulsions and long-term vision
Much of the outlay towards the agriculture (and allied) sector continues to remain skewed towards meeting the MSP-related spend at
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India registers 8,875 farmer producer organisations under Central Sector Scheme
The Government of India has made considerable progress under the Central Sector Scheme (CSS) for the “Formation and Promotion of
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Agriculture a key focus area of development strategy in India: Ramesh Chand
Agriculture has been a key focus area of development strategy in India, and the country has achieved the highest growth
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How will farmers earn more in the face of climate change
As record-breaking temperatures, heatwaves, and the onslaught of rainstorms welcome the Budget for 2024-25, debt-laden Indian farmers extend surmounting pressure
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Farmers assns raise alarm over herbicide-tolerant rice varieties
A coalition of farmers’ organisations and scientists has expressed serious concerns over the recent launch of two herbicide-tolerant (HT) basmati
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Rain-fed rice yield likely to go down by 20% by 2050
Rain-fed rice yields are likely to come down by 20 per cent by 2050, according to a reply by the
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Absolute appoints Srinivasakumar Karavadi as President of Inera
Absolute, a bioscience company, has appointed Srinivasakumar Karavadi as the President of Inera, its biological farm inputs business. With over
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Budget 2024: One crore farmers to be initiated into natural farming next 2 years
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her Budget speech that in the next two years, one crore farmers across the
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