Will ensure full support to those engaged in allied activities, says Minister Agriculture Minister Kurasala Kannababu on Tuesday assured that migrant workers would be permitted to visit East Godava

Farmers will get quality seeds at village secretariats’ Agriculture Minister Kurasala Kannababu on Sunday said the State government was all set to begin the sale of paddy and groundnut seeds

The prime minister is said to have suggested exploring possibility of creating commodity specific Board or Council so that cluster/contract farming takes place as that will help increase agricultural

 Besides, the state government will create new bank accounts for some 56 lakh farmers and issue 1.12 crore credit/debit cards to them by the next kharif season to enable them to avail crop loans

State governments are coming up with new schemes to provide relief to the farmers amid the lockdown. Andhra Pradesh government announces Rs 5500 financial assistance for farmers to buy seeds

As per the central government’s order, all the state governments will start purchasing wheat from farmers from April 15. The state governments have been asked to give exemption from the Man

According to the Agriculture Ministry, during Rabi season 2020 NAFED has procured 1,07,814 MT Pulses (Gram: 1,06,170 MT) and Oilseeds on MSP totaling of Rs. 526.84 crore. This has benefitted 75,9

In midst of the nationwide lockdown, the government has initiated different relief measures for the farmers keeping in mind the current crisis and upcoming Kharif Season. Moreover, the government of J

Andhra Pradesh State Minister for Agriculture and Cooperation Kurasala Kannababu has stated that measures were being initiated to export mangoes to other states and countries as the horticulture depar

The Central government as well as state governments have been doing a lot with different schemes and programmes. Recently the state government of Andhra Pradesh has announced that it will deposit Rs 5

New initiative aimed at benefiting both farmers and consumers. Giving the status of Rabi crops, the officials informed him that nearly 50 per cent of paddy and other crops have been harvested. Ther

Under ‘Farm to Family’ initiative, mangoes are directly procured from farmers and supplied to consumers Just when the farmers were ready to harvest the season’s first produce of m

Guntur: The sate government will deposit Rs. 5,500 financial assistance to purchase seeds on May 15 to farmers under Rythu Bharosa –PM Kisan Scheme.  

Paddy was cultivated in more than 90 lakh acres across the state. Maize production reached 15 lakhs MT and cotton 17 lakh MT. About 65,000 MT sweet oranges were cultivated in Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar

The Congress has asked the Telangana government to step up efforts to procure paddy and maize to help farmers. “The government has promised that it would open 7,500 procurement centres to pur

About 200 Mobile Rythu Bazars deployed on various routes using GIS technology are reaching out to over 500 locations every day and 3,500 locations every week. With Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporat

Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy initiated steps for procurement of fertilisers as per the allotted quota and started consulting the fertiliser companies asking them to expedite supplies as per s

Hyderabad: The door-delivery of fruits initiated by the Agriculture and Marketing departments received exceptional response from consumers, with about 408 calls to the call center and 70 WhatsApp

Along with paddy and maize, jowar, sunflower and chickpea will also be purchased from farmers. The Telangana government which decided to procure the entire yield of paddy and maize in the State thi

HYDERABAD: Function halls in Telangana will now store fertilisers. As these facilities are lying vacant due to ban on mass gatherings till May 7, the Telangana government, which had earlier

To ensure sustainability in agriculture using hydroponic technique that reduces 95 per cent water .  Agriculture is the backbone of every economy. While innovation in other sectors is contribu

To boost the country’s?agriculture?sector and increase the income of farmers, the government has established the?Agri?Clinic and Agri-business Centers?across the states.? Moreover, Agri-business

The central and state governments have been implementing many schemes for the welfare and benefit of farmers in India. Moreover, the central government has initiated the Direct Benefit

In modern agriculture, it is very important to have latest agricultural machineries and equipments. If farmers have these modern agricultural machineries then they can easily increase crop yield that

A new tomato species was developed by the scientists of Chandra Shekhar Azad University for Agriculture and Technology (CSA) to give a major boost to the farmers. This variety of tomato can yield up t

The Andhra Pradesh Government has set up over 700 procurement centres for farmers. The centres have been located nearer to farms and farmlands across the State. Jowar, red gra

Focus is on driving growth in pulses, coarse cereals and oilseeds: Agriculture Ministry. On the back of a normal monsoon forecast, the Agriculture Ministry is targeting a record foodgrain prod

The state government will procure paddy and other agriculture produce at village level and ensure minimum support price(MSP) to all farmers besides bringing out a harvest calendar. Speaking to the

Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan said that a farmer-friendly approach should be adopted in purchasing paddy and other agricultural produce.  Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan has stressed the n

   Nath Bio-Genes (India) commences seed manufacturing and packaging units in Aurangabad and Andhra Pradesh The management expects the production targets to remain intact as the exempt

 Hyderabad: The door-delivery of fruits initiated by the Agriculture and Marketing departments received exceptional response from consumers, with about 408 calls to the call center and 70 Wh

It has made social distancing easy; also helped farmers in realising fair prices for their produce and prevented distress sales Decentralisation of Rythu Bazaars during the lockdown has r

The scheme will be applicable for short-term production loans and crop loans against gold amounting upto Rs 1 lakh disbursed to farmers in the State by commercial banks, cooperative credit institution

Special goods trains will be operated from five railway stations in Telangana to transport perishable goods like fruits and vegetables to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur and Chennai.  This decisio

 HYDERABAD: Scores of classrooms that normally echo with academic lectures and discussions will become stocking centres for paddy and other agriculture produce in Telangana.  

Minister says West Bengal government will supply bags to procure paddy and maize this season. Warangal Urban: Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Errabelli Dayakar Rao said the State g

Agriculture Singireddy Niranjan Reddy urged the farmers not to harvest in haste creating a glut in the market due excess supply.. Agriculture Singireddy Niranjan Reddy suggested that the benef

State Agriculture minister S Niranjan reddy said that the state government has taken a series of issures ahead of the harvesting season as well as preparing for the ensuring kharif. Speaking to The

With the completion of Kaleshwaram, paddy cultivation has doubled in just one year, from 18.35 L acres in 2018-19 yasangi to 39.12 L acres in 2019-20 Hyderabad: Telangana State is slowly but s

The crop loan waiver is expected to benefit around 40.5 lakh farmers. The Telangana government on Tuesday issued a government notification waving all agricultural farm loans up to Rs 1 lakh of all

Nitrogen is one of the important elements of the soil that helps to grow healthy flowers, herbs, and vegetables. It plays a vital role in the growth of the plant. If the soil lacks in nitrogen th

Papaya is soft, fleshy fruit that can be used in a wide variety. It is among those fruits whose cultivation is increasing day by day. This fruit has become a part of our daily diet because of its

To provide some relief to farmers affected due to the nationwide lockdown, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government on Thursday (26th March 2020) announced that it will transfer the fi

The Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur, Karnataka celebrated?“Annual Cashew Day”?on the theme ?"Empowerment of Scheduled Caste Community through Scheduled Caste Sub Plan 

The government on Thursday (2nd April 2020) added two new features on the electronic national agriculture market, also known as e-NAM platform so as to make it more convenient for growers to sell

The technology has penetrated deeper into various sectors of the economy, and the agriculture sector has not been untouched from this penetration. From the exhausting manual labor to the cost-efficien

In the second phase of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-Kisan), the Modi government has given the first instalment of Rs.2000 each to 3.36 crore farmers of the country. If you have not rec

In order to help and support farmers, poultry players and employees in the informal sector, the Indian Bank has launched three new products. Under the IND Covid Emergency Poultry Loan scheme, the b

APSAM vice-chairman MVS Nagi Reddy claimed that the state government was the only one in the entire country extending financial aid to tenant farmers. VIJAYAWADA: After initial payme

Scaling up ZBNF could significantly alter the landscape of chemical inputs in agriculture, particularly fertilisers Close on the heels of the Andhra Pradesh Government’s announcement of a sca

The YS Jaganmohan Reddy led-State government will spend Rs 304 crore on the project After some suspense over the much touted `Zero Budget Natural Farming’ (ZBNF), the Andhra Pradesh Governmen

State Agriculture Minister K Kanna Babu said the innovative Rythu Bharosa Kendras would play a key role in knowledge transfer to farmers. Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday sig

During a review meeting with officials on Tuesday, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed officials to procure banana and tomato crops from farmers. VIJAYAWADA: As a temporary measure, t

Aimed at improving the revenue of agriculture and allied sectors, and farmers’ income, the State government is preparing plans for setting up more agriculture-based industries. VIJAYAWADA: &n

While Telangana depends on neighbouring Maharashtra and Karnataka to ensure onion supplies to consumers in the state, a poor yield during this kharif has made matters worse. Supplies from within the s

Farmers who are finding it difficult to send their produce to markets can now use the agriculture marketing departments godowns in Coimbatore district without paying any charge for a month. Farmers

HYDERABAD: Agriculture is becoming unsustainable as a profession and there is an urgent need to make it more attractive and sustainable, vice president M venkaiah naidu said here on Saturday. Naidu

The Telangana government has requested the Centre to permit the movement of raw (unprocessed) seed produced in different States to Hyderabad and other places in Telangana for their processing and stor

In a first, the Telangana government allocated Rs 1,000 crore as ‘Market Intervention Fund’ to prevent farmer distress. HYDERABAD: With farmers in the State failing to get rem

Telangana government is planning to promote one of the popular tuber crops tapioca cassava, karra pendalam, with a view to encourage farmers to diversify from water-intensive paddy crop and culti

HYDERABAD: Scores of classrooms that normally echo with academic lectures and discussions will become stocking centres for paddy and other agriculture produce in telangana. With a bumper crop of ov

Unless the state changes course quickly, its policies will hurt the medium, small and marginal farmer, who make up 85% of its agricultural sector. When the Telangana Rashtra Samithi came to power w

PATNA: Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi said on Wednesday that over 1.20 lakh new kisan credit cards(KCC) were distributed in the state and more than 14.36 lakh cards renewed during the c

Announcing this to the media, chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao said that the state government will spend nearly Rs 30,000 crore to procure about 1.05 crore tonne of paddy and another 14.5 lakh tonn

Bihar Agriculture minister prem kumar today said state government would give grant of Rs. 9 lakhs to farmers to set up primary packaging and processing units for horticulture crops like fruits and veg

From growing a kilo of mushrooms to winning the Nari Shakti Puraskar, this Bihar Nari is all things inspiring! Years ago, when Bina Devi married into a family of Dhauri village, Munger district, Bi

Bihar Agriculture Minister Prem Kumar said implementation of the "agriculture roadmap" has given a major boost to both production and productivity Bihar Agriculture Minister Prem&nbs

India is called an agricultural country because 70 percent of its population depends upon agriculture in one way or the other. The concept or method of farming has changed a lot with the time. In the

The new Bio Oil Ponneem has been developed for the control of agricultural pests, termites and mosquitoes. It is natural oil formulation, which is highly effective in comparison to the chemical pestic

Mung bean, popularly known as Moong daal in India, is cultivated both in summer and Kharif seasons in India. It is one of the main pulse crops that get ripened in a short span of t

“A nation which destroys its soil, it destroys itself. Forest are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and gives fresh strength to our people.”  T

The Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur, Karnataka celebrated?“Annual Cashew Day”?on the theme ?"Empowerment of Scheduled Caste Community through Scheduled Caste Sub Plan 

“It is possible to grow your own organic vegetables in your own concrete balcony using homemade compost. You don’t need acres of land.” Three years ago, when the Bruhat Bengaluru

Babulal Gandhi, a resident of Phaltan in Maharashtra’s Satara district, is a man of few words who has lived the majority of his life in harmony with nature, and dedicated it towards the pursuit

Farmers get fixed salaries every month and 10 per cent of the yield profits, thus making it a win-win model for all! When Rakesh Mahanty, a B.tech, realised that his ever-present listlessness was d

Among all the varieties of mangoes in India, Alphonso mango is the most demanded variety due to its sweetness, richness, and flavor. It is also known as Hafoos, Hapuz or Aapoos. Du

Almond is one of the most liked nuts. Consuming this nut is very beneficial for health as well as skin. However, almonds are quite expensive to buy. So, you can grow an almond plant in

Yuktix GreenSense, off-grid remote monitoring, and analytics solutions for agriculture were installed by Yuktix Technologies as a part of a project to improve the livelihood of tribal f

Agriculture is our only recourse to get food – if farmers chose to do anything but farming, hunger will strike mankind. However, agriculture is also accused of being the source of misery in Indi

At present, although the majority of India's cattle is non-descript, there are 26 well defined breeds of cattle and 6 breeds of buffaloes found all over the country. These can be broadly classifie

State Bank of India (SBI), country's largest bank provides various types of agricultural loans to farmers. It caters to the agriculturists & farmers needs and has a huge network of 15000 branc

The Central government has initiated many schemes to develop India’s Agri scenario and the state government of Maharashtra has recently come up with the idea of enhancing the storage facilities

According to the analysis of Jan KisanAndolan over the  relief package of Rs. 1.75 lakh crore announced by the Finance Minister of India today. They felt they should have received a package more

  Congress on Friday demanded that the government immediately make arrangements to procure thousands of tones of chilli, maize and other agricultural produce from the farmers. The procure

All the stakeholders such as government bodies, trade organisations, trade associations, professionals, WTCs and even accelerators, incubators, startups would be major contributors to the centre-of-ex

Presently, many farmers in the country are facing problems due to constant change in weather. Hailstorms with recent rains have caused huge damage to many crops. Hence at this point of time, farmers n

Advancement in medicine and agriculture can save more lives than any other field of research. So while the nations of the world are busy fighting economic battles, boosting political manipulations and

Silage and hay are preserved or stored feed given to the cattle during a shortage of green forage. Silage is very nutritious and easy to digest feed for the cattle. Storing the silage is much easier t

To fulfil Modi’s vision of doubling farmer’s income by 2022, the central government has come up with many resolutions on storage and subsidy scheme. Recently, the state gove

The financial year 2019-20 is about to end, but still many targets have not been completed by the government. This is why the Madhya Pradesh government is again inviting applications for the remaining

Agriculture being the largest employment generator in India accounts for almost 50% of the country’s total workforce & is their primary source of livelihood. World Trade Center Associatio

Good news for students who want to pursue a career in agriculture. Soon, the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies also known as UPES will start a “School of Smart Agriculture” at its

Good news for students who want to pursue a career in agriculture. Soon, the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies also known as UPES will start a “School of Smart Agriculture” at its

Mung bean, popularly known as Moong daal in India, is cultivated both in summer and Kharif seasons in India. It is one of the main pulse crops that get ripened in a short span of t

Devang represents one of the many people who switched from the corporate world to organic farming with an aim to not only grow their own food but also make organic veggies accessible and affordable to

In the protein-rich group of crops, red gram or pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] occupies an important place among rainfed resource poor farmers because i

India’s agriculture sector contributes only 14-15 percent towards the country’s GDP however it consumes 40-45 percent of total employment. Almost half of the agricultural land depends

SHARE   SHARE   SHARE   EMAIL   SHARE   COMMENT While the government’s 16-point action plan to boost agriculture is welcome, what&rs

The Modi-led BJP government is set to transfer around Rs 15,000 crore to nearly 75 million farmers from 1st of April under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. Under PM-Kisan yojana gove

The MoFPI is focusing on building cold chain infrastructure across the country, for seamless transfer of perishables from production to consumption areas, through the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yoja

  Inaugurating the Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela-2020 in Delhi, Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar has called upon agriculture graduates and scientists

More than 100 Mobile Apps compiled to help farmers Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar said in Rajya Sabha that govt is using social media platforms like Faceboo

New Delhi: According to a statement from the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, the Government of Himachal Pradesh and the World Bank signed an $80 million loan agreement on Wednesday to improv

Though the 16-point action plan for agriculture laid down in the 2020 Union Budget continues prioritising subsidies and safety nets over agricultural investments, it does not make any fundamental impr

Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary said the PM-KISAN scheme has been successfully implemented across the country. The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PMKSNY) has be

Amid the global economic slowdown due to Coronavirus pandemic, the government of India has been taking every possible measure to lessen its impact over Indian commodities and industries and emphasis o

SAMRUDHI is based on an 8-pillar strategy focused on simultaneous reforms. The first agriculture policy in Odisha was formulated in 1996, which conferred the status of industry to agriculture. Subs

 From creating sensors to  assess farming conditions to designing wearable tech that helps Detect disease in cattle, these women are helping the agriculture sector with their innovations.

According to the report, every ninth agri-tech startup in the world is originating from India, adding that there has been a 1.7-times increase in average farmer income in last decade, enabling farmers

With the government ensuring that cooperatives get rid of their SMP inventory, the last few months have seen an increase in milk prices, both at the procurement and the consumer end.  

This is being seen as a big pro-farmer move by the government in its bid to increase farmers' income. The Modi-government Wednesday hiked the Minimum Support Price (MSP) on Rabi crops from 50%

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has directed the officials to work in coordination with the Centre and make efforts to get the assistance released at the earliest to the farmers whose crops were damaged due

Himachal Pradesh and World Bank have signed USD 80-million loan to boost agriculture and water management in the state. It will help them to create better farming conditions in the state. The Gover

Nagula Gangaram, a progressive farmer of Nizamabad district who is popularly known as Chinni Krishnudu, is known for his experiments in agriculture. Nizamabad: Normally, paddy is cultivated th

  UrbanKisaan, the Vertical Farming Startup that puts quality first, has debuted its 3000 sqft new-age urban farm and retail store in Manikonda, Hyderabad. Here, customers can walk into the re

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is an apex development financial institution that often extends financial help to banks operating in rural India so that the farmers could

The AIEEA (UG) is conducted for admissions into 11 bachelor degree programmes in agriculture and allied sciences (other than veterinary sciences) in agricultural universities. Students tend to choo

In view of the falling price situation, the Tea Board has finally released the subsidies that were pending for some time. After releasing the subsidies, M Balaji, Tea Board’s Executive Direct

Farmers have to go through many problems including financial crisis, which becomes harder in the old age. In order to help farmers deal with all such problems, the government has launched the Pradhan

The State Government of Maharashtra has come up with many initiatives including loan waiver schemes for development of the agriculture sector and farmer’s welfare. The State Government has till

To give special emphasis to “Women in Agriculture”, Agriculture World is brought out a special edition in the month of March 2020 and the theme for the same is #EachforEqual

Animal husbandry is the fastest-growing Agri-business not only in India but across the globe. After farming, animal husbandry is considered as the second most important source of income for farmers. T

Hydroponics is a branch of hydroculture, in which plants are grown without soil by using water solvent which consists of minerals nutrient solution. Terrestrial plants may be grown with 

It is very important to have farm machinery or equipment for modern agriculture. It is said that where there is less agricultural labor, there is an increase in crop yield. But some farmers are unable

Indian finance and corporate affairs minister, Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting 2020-21 budget has set a target of USD 14 billion (INR 1 lakh crore) from blue economy exports. She also propo

Odisha State has about 6.5 million hectares of cultivable area out of the total geographical area of 15.6 million ha, accounting for 41.16%. Rice is the main crop of the State covering 75-80% of the t

In this rapidly growing industry, there are many farmers’ in India who are earning around Rs 3 lakh per acre through cultivation of medicinal plants.  Herbs and aromatic plants are widel

Vanilla, one of the exotic and second most expensive spices after Saffron has brought the flavor of success in the Indian market. In the present context, Vanilla farming can be regarded as the most re

Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people who contribute a relatively small amount to raise awareness about everything from social iss

For those farmers who are looking to boost their incomes, here is a list of five agri-tech startups that can revolutionize their business.  #1 TechnifyBiz #2 Ninjacart  #3 Cropin

Biosecurity refers to the procedures used to prevent the introduction and spread of disease-causing organisms in poultry flocks. Because of the concentration in size and location of poultry flocks in

Livestock plays an important role in the Indian economy. About 20.5 million people depend upon livestock for their livelihood. Livestock contributed 16% to the income of small farm households as again

Egg production and consumption have increased rapidly over the last decade, but there remains scope for significantly more expansion Under the “business as usual” scenario, India is set

The Pocket Guide for Poultry Diseases, offers poultry producers useful tips on how to maintain a healthy population of chickens along with information on flock management and disease detection. (Unive

Consumption of eggs continues to grow with changing dietary preferences and population growth. Countries around the world are growing and changing their diets with the recognition that eggs are a g

Future growth in animal protein consumption will come from developing regions that currently don’t consume as high amounts of dairy, poultry products. Changing diets in Asian countries and ur

Increasing protein consumption, rising incomes drive consumption of eggs Around the world, consumption of eggs in 2014 remains higher than a decade ago. This increase is particularly notable in dev

Egg production and consumption have increased rapidly over the last decade, but there remains scope for significantly more expansion. Under the “business as usual” scenario, India is se

Eating up to one egg per day may be good for you and does not increase the risk of heart attack or stroke as previously feared, say researchers. The study, published in the journal The BMJ, adds to

As per a recent study published in the journal 'The BMJ', it has come to light that if you eat one egg a day, it does not increase the risk of heart attack or stroke as previously feared, say

 More measured irrigation can help conserve water, suggests author of new study In India nearly 60 per cent of land area is used for agriculture, nearly half of that artificially irrigated. Hi

Promise of cold storage capacity at villages, warehousing at blocks, refrigerated rail coaches to reduce losses Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the setting up of storage fa

A new study examined how flow of goods, resources and people in global market facilitated farmers’ livelihoods  Can small farmers benefit from globalisation? Can they have bett

Over the years, inaccurate estimations of electricity consumption have led to untargeted approaches being applied to optimise power sector. “The entire idea of agriculture has changed now. We

India has most number of organic cultivators but only 1.1% of acreage. Organic farming may not be mainstream yet, but it has rapidly grown in stature in the last two decades, accordi

Multilayer farming helps this Madhya Pradesh farmer grow a combination of vegetables round the year Akash Chaurasia is a marginal farmer from Sagar town in Bundelkhandregion in Madhya Pradesh, that

A total of 17 successful agriculture-related entrepreneurs from Punjab made presentations under Uddam and Uddan programmes of the Punjab Agri-Business Incubator (PABI) at Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Sa

This is because agriculture in India is largely dependent on chemicals including pesticides and their usage has a huge impact on the health of humans, animals, bio-diversity and the environment. Pe

“Organic agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems, and people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity, and cycles adapted to local conditions, ra

For starters in this area – an entrepreneur is someone who organizes, starts, operates and in effective control of a business or commercial venture. She or he could also be an innovator in produ

 India is likely to give the United States access to its dairy and poultry markets in exchange for renegotiated terms for its pharmaceutical, textile and industrial exports under a new bilateral

BENGALURU: With rumours doing the rounds that coronavirus — COVID-19 — spreads through consumption of chicken, eggs and other such livestock, Central and state authorities have clarif

As part of the International Women’s Day 2020 celebration, a three-day training programme for farm women was organized on the topic “Poultry production and management”  by Krish

  Coronavirus does not spread through poultry, said a statement released by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India(FSSAI) on Tuesday amid rumours that consumption of poultry can spre

New processing plant, hatcheries and feed mills are planned India’s top poultry company, Suguna Foods, has announced plans to invest in its domestic market, as well as in Bangladesh and Kenya

The online market or mandi started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Government to double farmers’ income has turned successful today. According to the data released by the government, so far arou

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, popularly known as (PM-KISAN) scheme completes one year today (24th February, 2020). Government had started the scheme with a view to increase the income of farmers

Amid the huge crisis over the global market due to the Coronavirus effect, the central government is planning to promote organic farming to boost Indian agriculture and commodity market into a self-de

Technology makes farming more sustainable and the Tamil Nadu government is focussed on giving a vantage point to farmers so that they can negotiate on an equal footing, said Shunchonngam Jatak Chiru,

  Ranchi: The JMM-led coalition government on Friday said announced on the floor of the House during the ongoing budget session that it will bring a state agriculture export policy within a pe

The latest report by IMARC Group, titled “Indian Bio Agriculture Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2020-2025” finds that the India bio agriculture

arming is rapidly becoming a passion for people in Assam. Educated youths are cultivating strawberries, oranges, tea and aromatic joha rice. Nandita Barua, a post-graduate and a native of Amiyapur

Among all the calamities caused by climate change, an increase in the salinity of the soil is one. It is projected that, by 2050, about half of today’s arable land across the world will be affec

Agri Asia is one of the prime international Exhibitions organized in India specifically on Agriculture Sector, The objective of ‘Agri Asia 2020’ is to bring together all the

BENGALURU : The outbreak of novel coronavirus has refocused attention on animal farming practices and the additives that go into animal feed. Even otherwise, there’s been a growing consumer

PRESENTING his maiden Budget in the Haryana Assembly, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who also holds the Finance portfolio, pledged his government’s commitment to the national goal of making

India’s pesticide sector is governed by a more than 50-year-old law. A new pesticide management bill is expected to be introduced in the parliament during the ongoing session. Many pesticid

BW Businessworld is in possession of a letter from Praveen Malik, Commissioner, Department of Animal Husbandry (DAH), Government of India, where it is made abundantly clear that “Poultry has not

Though the 16-point action plan for agriculture laid down in the 2020 Union Budget continues prioritising subsidies and safety nets over agricultural investments, it does not make any fundamental impr

Trichy: Bharatiya kisan Sangh has appealed to prasar Bharati to educate farmers about chemical free organic farming and thereby assure the availability of safe food for the people and help the farmers

Women are of vital importance to rural economies. Women as farmers, laborers and entrepreneurs are the driving force of India’s farmland. In India, agriculture including vari

In India, agriculture has always been the epicenter and the steering wheel of the economy. Since independence, India has been an agrarian economy and we have sought to give a great boost to farmers an

  Unique challenges, unique conditions, unique climate. Each phrase describes the growing country of India. To meet these challenges, egg farmers in India require a bird that has been tested a

India, the world's largest milk-producing nation, has traditionally restricted dairy imports to protect the livelihoods of 80 million rural households involved in the industry India has offered

  MANGALURU: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is working in close coordination with department of consumer affairs on reports of mustard oil being adulterated with othe

  BHUBANESWAR: Members of All Odisha Poultry Forum (AOPF) and All Odisha Layer Farmers Association (AOLFA) on Wednesday appealed people of the state not to believe in the rumour spread by some

  Ernakulam Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is set to ensure availability of authentic desi poultry in urban homes of the city. The KVK will collect one-day-old chicks from organic pou

Coimbatore-based Suguna is one of the leading poultry integrators in India with operations covering all areas of the poultry sector India's largest poultry enterprise Suguna is to invest around

  Patna:  Bihar Agriculture Minister Prem Kumar today said state government would give grant of Rs. 9 lakhs to farmers to set up primary packaging and processing units for horticulture cr

Agricultural subsidies are necessary, as the Indian economy is largely dependent on the farming sector. Similarly, a significant chunk of farmers investment is dedicated to the pieces of machinery. As

“There is no right or left ideology in the world. It’s only whether you are an open or closed economy and Maharashtra is open for doing business and engaging with the world,” Aaditya

Seed quality can help to enhance yields and farmers’ income. Uttar Pradesh government is working to create special seed zones across the State to make quality seeds available to its farmers,

Though the 16-point action plan for agriculture laid down in the 2020 Union Budget continues prioritising subsidies and safety nets over agricultural investments, it does not make any fundamental impr

On the sidelines of Centre for Policy Research Dialogues 2020, experts urged the Modi govt to take comprehensive reforms in the sector. New Delhi: Multiple agriculture experts urged the Narend

People across age categories have an opportunity via either free or paid visits to these farms to come and learn about a healthier way of living – and better appreciate the farm and organic prod

Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Chaudhary said a number of schemes have been launched towards fulfilling this goal, and budget allocation for the sector has also been increased substantially

The Cotton Corporation of India, has been exercising commercial cotton operations and cotton minimum support price operations to protect the interests of the cotton farmers and the predominantly cotto

The post-harvest management company in its first estimates for 2019-20 rabi crop has said that there is a record food grain production led by the wheat crop along with corn and jowar. NEW DELHI: &q

Like farmers, the government has extended the facility of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to fisheries and animal husbandry farmers in the budget for 2018-19 to help them meet their working capital needs. Til

High-yield cows are being produced in 'cow factories' with the aim to conserve indigenous varieties via surrogacy and IVF. The aim is to phase out nondescript low-yield varieties and breed ind

In Maharashtra, sugar production till 29th February 2020 was 50.70 lakh tonnes , compared with 92.88 lakh tonnes produced last year same period. In the current 2019-20 SS, out of 145 sugar mills opera

Agartala: With Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb announcing to give importance to organic farming and promote rural livelihood by increasing land under organic farming from 2,000 to 9,000 hectar

The BusinessLine Handbook of Indian Agriculture 2020, which was released in New Delhi on Thursday, offers a comprehensive 360-degree analysis of India’s agricultural economy, with forw

The importance of sustainable management of water in a changing climate cannot be over-emphasized. Depleting water resources, besides land degradation and desertification; loss of biodiversity; and ne

On the sidelines of Centre for Policy Research Dialogues 2020, experts urged the Modi govt to take comprehensive reforms in the sector. New Delhi: Multiple agriculture experts urged the Narend

Poultry was not found to be involved in the transmission of 2019 nCov to humans in any report globally The letter also mentioned that similar viral outbreaks of coronavirus in past (SARS 2002-03,

Hyderabad: Since week there have been purported messages/posts on social media claiming that broiler chickens are spreading corona virus, are getting viral in Telangana. As such there is no scien

Protein Day will mark the onset of an annual commemorative day to rally Indians towards the mission of protein awareness and sufficiency. Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Right To Protein, a nation

full plate of chicken dishes for Rs 30 may sound unbelievable but it was a dream come true for chicken lovers in Gorakhpur. The Poultry Farm Association on Saturday organised this Chicken Mela to d

While there are holistic legislations and authorities to protect India’s coastline, forests and wetlands, the same is not true in the case of agriculture. Declaring the Cauvery delta as a pro

Ministers, celebrities dispel fears over coronavirus It was an evening of fun, entertainment and mouth-watering egg and chicken snacks to dispel misconceptions and drive home a message that there i

Hy-Line International has launched a breeding programme in India for the Hy-Line W-80, which is set to be a unique Indian variety. As reported in The Poultry Site, Dr Petek Settar, Hy-Line Int

To meet the requirement of skilled workforce in poultry production sector, a long duration training programme for small poultry farmers was organised at Krishi Vigyan Kendra here. Scientist in char

Don’t go by rumours, COVID-19 doesn’t spread by eating poultry products: Experts  BENGALURU: With rumours doing the rounds that coronavirus — COVID-19 — spreads th

Novel coronavirus cannot spread through consumption of chicken and eggs, said doctors, microbiologists and experts in veterinary sciences on Saturday, attempting to clear the air on the possibility of

The poultry industry in Karnataka is facing an existential threat in the wake of false news on social media and rumours linking the COVID-19 with it. BENGALURU: The poultry industry in Karnataka is

The Indian population has been relatively immune to coronavirus, so far. However, the same can’t be said about many industries in the country. The poultry industry in India has lo

  The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) on 26th February 2020 launched its own cotton brand ‘Hira’ in Mumbai. CCI felt the need for a brand to assure the consumers of a good &

Prolonged monsoon of last year and other climatic changes in the state Maharashtra have severely affected the production of Alphonso mangoes in the Konkan belt and moreover delayed the arrival of the

Bottle Gourd or most popularly known as ‘Lauki’ is one of the most important vegetables which is grown in almost every state across India.  Moreover, it’s one of the most profit

India has potential to become the biggest producer and exporter of farm commodities owing agriculture being engrained in our way of life and the presence of diverse agro-climatic regions. The capabili

India has potential to become the biggest producer and exporter of farm commodities owing agriculture being engrained in our way of life and the presence of diverse agro-climatic regions. The capabili

In India, goats are among the main source of meat. In fact goat meat is one of the choicest meats & has huge domestic demand. Owing to its good economic prospects, goat rearing under int

Animal husbandry is one of the most lucrative and demanding business not only in India but across the globe. Moreover, if the animal husbandry business is done with dedication and understanding, then

The average annual income of a farm household was?Rs. 98,000 in 2015-16 that has been taken as the base year. Many initiatives are on to achieve the target with the Centre initiating several meas

Mr.Vivaik S/o Shri Charan Singh, B.A, Resident of Agra (UP) who was doing parental business of Truck Transport showed keen interest in commercial goat farming. As per advice from Central Institute for

Animal husbandry is the fastest-growing Agri-business not only in India but across the globe. After farming, animal husbandry is considered as the second most important source of income for farmers. T

When you’re building a house, the first thing that you need to ensure is that you have a strong base which will support the remaining structure. The stronger the base, the better built and quali

In this rapidly growing industry, there are many farmers’ in India who are earning around Rs 3 lakh per acre through cultivation of medicinal plants.  Herbs and aromatic plants are widel

Badal said that the under its flagship programme “Crop Loan Waiver Scheme” Punjab has waived off the entire crop loans of all small and marginal farmers (upto 5 acres) having loans upto Rs

Under the PM-KISAN scheme, the Centre transfers an amount of Rs 6,000 per year, in three equal instalments, directly into the bank accounts of the farmers

Animal Husbandry Commissioner Praveen Malik in a letter to Vijay Sardana, Advisor, Poultry Federation of India, said that poultry was not found to be involved in the transmission of coronavirus. &n

Officials said all the poultry birds within the infected zone, one km radius of the OUAT poultry farm where the flu outbreak was reported, have already been culled and safely disposed of.  &nb

Ernakulam Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is set to ensure availability of authentic desi poultry in urban homes of the city. The KVK will collect one-day-old chicks from organic poultry farme

Visakhapatnam: Chairman of Vizianagar Hatcheries Private Limited and Veterinarian Gandhi Reddy said coronavirus would not infect poultry and people should not fear consumption of eggs and chicken. He

PATNA: The foodgrain production in the state has registered sustained growth. The Economic Survey 2019-20, based on the achievements made in the 2018-19, noted that the potential of the primary sector

BAREILLY: Central Avian Research Institute (CARI) in Bareilly has launched a project for socio-economic uplift of women hailing from the tribal Thuru community by teaching them about rearing poultry.

??"I expect that in the new year, those states which are not associated with the Kisan Samman Yojana will at least become a part of it this year," the Prime Minister said at a function in Tu

Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, while launching the app, said that farmers will now have easy access to high value and technical agricultural equipments at their doorsteps.  

The government plans to run a Kisan rail through PPP model for transport of perishable goods. Finance minister has announced measures on expansion of warehousing facilities. In order to preserve pe

Gross daily volumes of commodity exchanges are ?33,000-34,000 crore per day currently. New Delhi: Commodity exchanges, facing low trading volumes, are pinning their hopes on farmers directly sellin

The PM will transfer the last instalment of the cash directly to the accounts of six crore families of farmers across the country. The PM had launched the scheme in February last year at Gorakhpur in

A string of agritech startups are set to play a dominant role in disseminating information to farmers Imagine a farmer being able to keep track of livestock remotely, using a mobile phone, or being

The festival aims to encourage Indian women entrepreneurs and farmers to connect with buyers and thus, empower them through financial inclusion, while also promoting organic food produce in India.

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajn stressed the need for innovation in agriculture sector and added that there was a need to strengthen agricultural education and research. HYDERABAD: Telang

The Agriculture Minister said that there are vast opportunities for fish farming in Haryana as geographically, saltwater and waterlogged areas are available in the State; therefore these areas should

The Agriculture Minister has also appealed to the farmers to inspect their fields and immediately report the presence of any locust attack in their fields and inform about the same to the local Agricu

The government in Budget 2020-21 has raised the farm loan disbursal target by 11 per cent to Rs 15 lakh crore for the next fiscal and allocated Rs 1.6 lakh crore to implement various plans in agricult

HYDERABAD: Agriculture minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy on Saturday said the central government has given green signal to the state’s request for taking up oil palm cultivation in 45250 acres.

HYDERABAD: Agriculture is becoming unsustainable as a profession and there is an urgent need to make it more attractive and sustainable, Vice President M venkaiah Naidu said here on Saturday. Naidu al

Telangana saw its highest production of agricultural crops since formation at 1.3 crore metric tonnes for the year 2019-20, according to the directorate of economics and statistics. The statistics dep

BIJNOR: The Bijnor agriculture department has started promoting “cow-based zero budget” farming in the district, to ensure that farmers use cow dung and urine as manure and reduce expenses

India set a target of making available agricultural credit of up to Rs 15 lakh crore in financial year 2020-21. “Non-banking finance companies and cooperatives are active in the agriculture cred

This is the age of innovations where every individual is striving to explore the world of business and entrepreneurship. Aided with the technology, creating innovations has become easier and quicker f

Agriculture Minister Jai Parkash Dalal said today that the Centre had laid great stress on micro-irrigation in the Budget with an aim to promote the method among farmers. Interacting with mediapers

The agriculture ministry has roped in the government''s e-governance services provider CSC SPV to fast-track registration of eligible farmers for Kisan Credit Card. Under the collaboration,

Patna: The food grain production in the state has registered sustained growth. The Economic Survey 2019-20, based on the achievements made in the 2018-19, noted that the potential of the primary secto

The average annual growth rate in real terms in agriculture as well as its allied sectors has remained static in the last six years, in turn impacting farmers’ income, the Economic Survey 2019-2

Agriculture in India defines familial tradition, social relations, and gender roles. Women in the agricultural sector, whether through traditional means or industrial, for subsistence or as an agricul

The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) was launched on February 24, 2019 in Uttar Pradesh and all states are implementing the scheme, except for West Bengal. On the first anniversary of l

Farmers are the only producers who don't get to declare the price of their produce in market. And this is highly unfavourable. When I began doing fieldwork’ in the grain mandis 

In the forthcoming budget it is expected that the government would look at Direct Benefit Transfer for agri input subsidy using Aadhaar linkages so as to eliminate leakages.    

Ernakulam Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is set to ensure availability of authentic desi poultry in urban homes of the city. The KVK will collect one-day-old chicks from organic poultry farme

Som Parkash emphasises need to double farm income via increased production As part of the Centre’s efforts to make India a $5-trillion economy, and a global powerhouse, by 2024-25, spice farm

Rising prices of pineapple have brought the hopes of stable returns for the farming community this harvest season after two consecutive years of distress. “Since January, we are getting bette

Use of soil health card has helped farmers substantially reduce the cost of production and achieve higher production, thereby increasing farm income up to ?30,000 per acre, depending on the cr

The country’s sugar exports may cross 5 million tonnes (mt) in the current marketing year ending September. Global demand will be higher because of a production deficit of 8-9 mt, industry body

Arrival of new turmeric showed improvement in Erode market on Tuesday. At the Erode Turmeric Merchants Association Salesyard, new turmeric was sold at ?5,509-6,464 a quintal of finger turmeric

In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set out on his dream to double farmers’ income by 2022. The years that followed have been a challenge for rural India with agri GDP growth plummeting from 4

Dichlorvos, which is also known as DDVP is a potent insecticide. It can kill locusts with a single squirt The pesticide - Dichlorvos, that is used to tackle the menace caused by locusts effectively

The Centre on Saturday said it has disbursed Rs 50,850 crore to farmers so far under its landmark scheme PM-KISAN, enabling them to meet farm input cost and household expenses. The Agriculture Mini

Thousands of farmers attending the occasion were updated with modern agriculture information and technological tools that raise new hopes on how to manage their farms and sustainable farm produce.

The Cabinet has approved revamping of the crop insurance scheme to help farmers manage risks better and cleared a proposal to create 10,000 farmer producer organisations (FPOs) to give cultivators eco

Under the PMFBY, which was launched in February 2016 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it is mandatory for loanee farmers to take insurance cover under this scheme. Currently, 58 per cent of the total

Farmers are given Rs 6,000 per year in three instalments of Rs 2,000 each under the scheme aimed at providing financial support to small and marginal farmers across the country.  

The government on Sunday said eight states, including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Karnataka, have finalised action plan for agriculture export policy which aims to double such exports. &

Agriculture ministry seeks Rs 60,000 cr for FY21 against Rs 75,000 cr in FY20 budget. NEW DELHI: The agriculture ministry has sought 20% less funds for the PM-KISAN scheme — that pays farmers

A latest government study has revealed that the use of soil health card has helped growers reduce substantially the cost of production & achieve higher production, thus boosting farm income up to

So far, 19, 60,152 farmers have registered under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana, a pension scheme launched by the Centre.  Under this pension scheme, the government had decided to add 5

To empower farmers across the country, now the central government is making a special plan for the fish farmers. Soon National Fisheries Policy will be introduced so that the fishery industry in India

Information and Broadcasting Minister, Prakash Javadekar said that Cabinet has approved a Rs 4,558 crore scheme to promote dairy sector that will further benefit around 95 lakh farmers in 50,000 villa

Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of State for Agriculture said that the Central government has decided to include ‘air-conditioned Kisan coach’ in all express trains to carry perishable v

The three-day National Dairy Mela 2020 was held at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) in Karnal. Contests were organized in as many as 10 different categories, including beauty as well as mi

The scheme's beneficiaries will reportedly number around 8 crore for the April to July period, leaving around 5.8 crore potentially eligible farmers out of the net. This means a saving of over Rs

Minister of State for Agriculture Purshottam Rupala said the raising of farm income was not possible with growth in only one sector, but the government was making efforts to promote allied sectors of

Vertical Farming in cities maybe the solution to depleting resources and world’s population touching 10 billion by 2050. A vertical farming system on a tree termed ‘Glasir’ further s

Poultry has emerged as the fastest growing segment not only in the livestock sector, but of agriculture sector as a whole. Poultry keeping, both, on a small scale and large scale has flourished all ov

Animal husbandry is the fastest-growing Agri-business not only in India but across the globe. After farming, animal husbandry is considered as the second most important source of income for farmers. T

If you are planning to start a poultry farm and looking for banks or financial institutions that can help you with this then keep reading this article. Animal husbandry is an important branch of agric

After Zero Budget farming, the government is planning to introduce a zero cost poultry for the production of no cost protein rich egg and meat. Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister, Giriraj Singh

India has potential to become the biggest producer and exporter of farm commodities owing agriculture being engrained in our way of life and the presence of diverse agro-climatic regions. The capabi

The Union Budget 2020 on agriculture sends a clear message. That the Modi government is committed to sustainable agriculture (organic and javik kheti). Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman spell

According to agriculture minister, 1.65 crore farmers and 1.27 lakh traders have registered on e-NAM portal and have traded of Rs. 91,000 crore. Ministry for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare organis

Government of India eased ways to secure credit for farmers to purchase agriculture land in India. Government is striving to confront the problems faced by farmers in agriculture sector. To ensure liq

Vertical Farming in cities maybe the solution to depleting resources and world’s population touching 10 billion by 2050. A vertical farming system on a tree termed ‘Glasir’ further s

Chairman of vizianagar Hatcheries Private limited and veterinarian Gandhi Reddy said coronavirus would not infect poultry and people should not fear consumption of eggs and chicken. He also urged the

Wheat production in the 2019-20 rabi season is estimated to be 6.27% higher than last year’s output, the NCML estimates showed. The output of rice is estimated to go up 5% from last year. Total

The survey said that the Food processing sector constituted as much as 8.83 per cent and 10.66 per cent of Gross Value Added (GVA) in manufacturing and agriculture sector respectively in 2017-18 at 20

India has remained consistently a net exporter of agri-products, touching Rs 2.7 lakh crore exports and imports at Rs 1.37 lakh crore in 2018-19,” the survey said. India has remained consiste

Recognising the need for inclusive growth of farm mechanization sector in the country, a sub mission on Agricultural Mechanization was launched in 2014- 15. Under the scheme, total funds allocated dur

Sanjiv Bajaj Chairman, CII Western Region and MD & CEO, Bajaj Finserv Ltd, “I congratulate the FM for adopting a holistic approach towards Union Budget encompassing - Aspirational India, Eco

FM said that 15 lakh farmers would be provided funds to set up grid-connected 15 lakh solar pumps. NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced expansion of Pradhan Mantri K

In her second Budget presentation, the Finance Minister also said Nabard refinance scheme will be expanded. NEW DELHI: The government has pegged the agricultural credit target at Rs 15 lakh crore

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the Aviation Ministry will launch the Krishi Udan scheme to assist farmers in transporting agricultural products so that it improves the

Focus is on helping farmers become competitive with liberal agri markets & state support for livestock, fisheries Rural India will get a heavy dose of investment to help farmers become competit

The Commerce Ministry's DGFT said that the export is allowed only through Chennai port and the outbound shipment of the commodity should be completed by March 31 this year. Krishnapuram onions are

The country had produced 23.40 mn tonnes of pulses during 2018-19 crop year, still short of annual domestic demand of 26-27 mn tonnes. The gap is met through imports. However, for the current year, th

Government of India has allowed export of 6 million tonnes of sugar during 2019-20 under Maximum Admissible Export Quota (MAEQ) to help deal with the surplus sugar stocks in the country.

Budget has allocated Rs 2.83L cr for agriculture and allied activities, irrigation & rural development. Agriculture can be a wealth creator and the Economic Survey has identified areas where

??Spot prices have increased up to 20% in the past two months and are currently Rs 200-400 per quintal more than the MSP of Rs 2,000 in most parts of the country. Demand for bajra is increasing from E

“We are planning to roll out separate products for pre sowing losses, post-harvest losses due to cyclonic rains and losses due to unseasonal rainfall. State government in consultation with farme

Availability of good soil moisture across major Rabi producing states has also laid the foundation for good produce. Keeping in consideration the large scale post monsoon developments and the sowing r

The Agriculture Minister said that there are vast opportunities for fish farming in Haryana as geographically, saltwater and waterlogged areas are available in the State; therefore these areas should

Researchers from Japan have bred genetically engineered chickens that lay eggs carrying interferon beta, a protein known to fight diseases like cancer and hepatitis. The method could eventually c

Poultry Battery cages are housing systems which are mostly used for chicken rearing and suitable for several methods of animal production.  The term was derived from the arrangement of similarly-

As per the final estimate for 2018-19 released by agriculture ministry, the country achieved record production of rice and wheat at 116.48 million tonnes and 103.60 million tonnes respectively. The pr

Respiratory infections in chicken are seen worldwide but especially in temperate poultry-producing areas in winter months. There are many common viral diseases which can affect the respiratory system

To increase the income in real terms would imply restructuring poultry processes & policy interventions. Fundamentally there are three ways in which income of farmers may be enhanced, vi

Between reducing the use of antibiotics and dealing with rampant bacterial infections of poultry, there is need to create safe prevention solutions, writes, Managing Director – Vetphage Pha

Livestock plays an important role in the Indian economy. About 20.5 million people depend upon livestock for their livelihood. Livestock contributed 16% to the income of small farm households as ag

  The Global Egg Protein Market is expected to grow from USD 893.41 Million in 2018 to USD 1,452.54 Million by the end of 2025 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.18%. Egg Protein Mar

Hyderabad, which has the distinction of being the highest producer of eggs, has gone on to upset farmers, with prices of the produce expected to go down further. “As of now, a poultry farmer is

One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme will be implemented from 1st June 2020 across the country, informed Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister on Monday. While interacting with media, the minister sa

BV-300 (White) Layer stock performance specifications Livability at growing period - 97 – 98% Livability at laying period- 94 – 96% Peak egg production - 97% + No of weeks a

As per preliminary reports received from the States, the total area sown under Rabi crops as on 27th December, 2019 stands at 571.84 lakh hectares as compared to 536.35 lakh hectare for correspon

Poultry is one of the fastest growing segments of the agricultural sector in India today. In the poultry industry, value added products utilizing poultry eggs, culled birds for human consumption ha

The central government planned to widen the means in order to measure the earnings of farmers’ by calculating the income of cultivars in the financial year 2022-23. In the year 2016, the governm

Need of the hour is to address issues of small and marginal farmers by providing them right information and basic agricultural inputs: Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Inaugurating the first ever National

Narendra Singh Tomar Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare exhorted that there is a need to address the issues of small and marginal farmers through generation of right knowledge acces

Tamil Nadu has become the first state in the country to enact a law on contract farming  The law would safeguard the interests of farmers when there is a bumper crop or during major fluctuatio

The effect of Cyclone Maha over the Lakshadweep area is likely to bring widespread rainfall in Tamil Nadu and Kerala for the next 48 hours. On 30th October 2019, several districts of Tamil Nadu, inclu

In a bid to introduce contemporary agriculture –Agri and allied sectors with their best practices, technologies, processing and marketing that can inevitably help countless farmers and platform

One of the main reasons for the deteriorating air quality of Delhi and NCR is Stubble burning in Haryana and Punjab.  Everyone including the government is trying to find a solution for crop resid

India witnessed a jump of nearly 50 percent in organic product exports touching the Rs 5151 crore-mark ($757 million) in 2018-19. According to estimates by Agricultural and Processed Food Products

Netherlands is the second largest exporter of agricultural products in the world (2018: US$ 100 billion) and has vast experience in managing supply chains for fresh vegetables, food and flowers to mar

The government data has revealed that India's rice exports dropped 29% in August to 644,249 tonnes, due to weak demand from African countries for non-basmati rice, among other factors.

Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) is bringing together eminent personalities of Indian and global agriculture, food and agribusiness sectors on one platform on the event of 12th Global Agr

AGRI & ORGANIC MELA wishes to introduce contemporary agriculture, horticulture, dairy farming, and food processing technologies along with their best practices.  The AGRI & ORGANIC MEL

The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, popularly known as TNAU launched a 1.5 acre demonstration plot on Ultra High Density Planting or UHDP in Mango at the College Orchard of Horticultural College &

India witnessed a jump of nearly 50 per cent in organic product exports touching the Rs 5151 crore-mark ($757 million) in 2018-19. According to estimates by Agricultural and Processed Food Products

Around 500 ‘organic farming’ clusters will be formed in Goa, with around 50 clusters in Bardez alone, under the Paramparaghat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Each of the clusters will have

The ICAR through the twitter platform has recognised The Giant Leaf of Macaranga nicobarica an Andaman Nicobar native has been reported to be a  potential as an alternative to plastic food wrappe

central government increased the MSP or minimum support prices CCEA has approved Rs 85 / quintal increase in wheat MSP to Rs 1,925 / quintal for the 2019-20 rabi crop, which is up from Rs 1,840 / q

The Severe Cyclonic Storm "KYARR" over east-central Arabian Sea moved west-northwestwards with speed of 12 kmph during the past 06 hours, intensified into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm and la

The government is planning to set up a Rs 6,660 crore fund to nurture 10,000 farmer producer organisations (FPOs) across the country over the next five years   Under this programme, the agric

The Jammu and Kashmir government is proposing to increase the price of apples under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for apple growers in Kashmir. NAFED, which is the nodal agency for procuring

 Artificial Intelligence and big data are going to be a game-changer in the agriculture sector, and the government is aiming to collate about 80 percent of such data by 2020,  The data wi

 Onion prices, which are ruling high at Rs 70-80 per kg in the national capital and other parts of the country, will calm down from November onwards when fresh Kharif crop hits the market,  

Agricultural scientists in India have achieved a big success. After almost 23 years of continuous hard work, a new variety of lady finger (Bhindi) has been developed. This latest variety has been deve

The government has opened the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) portal for self-registration by farmers this week, Farmers who have not been enrolled can use the opportunity to register the

The Indian Institute of Horticultural Research has developed two tomato hybrids, exclusively meant for the processing industry. These hybrids – Arka Vishesh and Arka Apeksha – are disease-

Tamil Nadu has once again won the prestigious Krishi Karman Award for its performance in agricultural production. This year, the award has been given for good production of oilseeds, Not only Tamil Na

The weather department of India has issued ‘heavy to very heavy rainfall’ warning over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, Mahe, and South Interior Karnataka duri

Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare on Tuesday (24 September 2019) launched two mobile apps i.e. CHC Farm Machinery  App & Krishi Kisan App for Geo-Tagg

After the grand success of Dharti Mitr 2017 and 2018 where the top four organic farmers of the country were rewarded at Organic World Congress, the ORGANIC INDIA proudly announces Dhart

The Bank of Baroda has launched its Agri digital platform ‘Baroda Kisan’ on 21st September 2019. Now farmers can access the platform on their mobile phones. this web-based portal woul

The onion prices across the country have started rising in spite of stable supply to the Lasalgaon onion market in Maharashtra. The wholesale market is the bell-weather for the precious commodity acro

The total kharif oilseeds production in the country during 2019-20 is estimated at 22.39 million tonnes which is higher by 1.11 million tonnes than the production of 21.28 million tonnes during 2018-1

ICRISAT announced on its website that he All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) for Chickpea identified two desi chickpea (Bengal chana) varieties—‘Pusa 10216’ and ‘MAB

The Agriculture Ministry has been asked to ensure quick release of the first two installments for this year under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana as the Centre looks at measures to increase c

A new approach to?inoculate plants against viruses can be used as an alternative to toxic pesticides, which is harmful to insects as well as the environment. Scientists from the Martin Luther Unive

JPGA Kissan Mela is the perfect platform to gain access to the most promising prospects under one roof. JPGA Kissan Mela provides a unique platform to showcase products, services, and technolo

After Zero Budget farming, the government is planning to introduce a zero cost poultry for the production of no cost protein-rich egg and meat. the government has commissioned two research institutes

FarmHannong, South Korea’s leading Agrochemical Corporation has announced the launch of its herbicide Critel® (Metamifop) in India with its local partner & distributor FMC. FarmHannon

In collaboration with the UNCCD, FAO, and the WMO, GWP co-organised?the?Drought Preparedness Day?as part of the UNCCD Drought Initiative. The UNCCD Drought Toolbox provides tools and methods to red

An RBI panel on Friday suggested setting up of a federal body on the lines of the GST Council to implement reforms and boost credit flow in the agriculture sector, besides pitching for direct transfer

AgriTech platform DeHaat announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Coca Cola India to work with over 50,000 litchi growers in east India. With this venture growers will be p

Escorts has showcased the country’s first Hybrid Tractor, hybrid backhoe loader & multi-utility backhoe loader.  The company says that it is a prototype model and they will so

To boost the export of basmati by incorporating quality traceability features in its production and supply, the Punjab government has launched an ambitious project of registration of all Basmati growe

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Friday approved the merger of biotech company MonsantoNSE  India Ltd with BayerNSE  CropScience    

The monsoon withdrawal is running behind schedule. Rainfall for the country as a whole continues to be in surplus and has clocked in at three percent as of Thursday, with more rains expected in the co

The 14th edition of UMEX 2019, the internationally renowned exhibition focusing on Used Machinery will be organized from 20-22 September 2019 Bombay Exhibition Center, Mumbai, India. Used Machine

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREGA) scheme which has initiated many jobs in Indian rural scenario is going to be a better&

Germany joins Belgium, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, and Malta in recognizing the need to phase out glyphosate-based weedkillers till 2023. The decision that was announced on 4t

Horticulture firm, INI Farms has entered into a joint venture with Munger Farms, a leading independent blueberry grower from USA, to create a global-value-chain for blueberries in India. This partners

Highlights of SeedWorld Enhancing Seed Trade Focus on Asia and Africa National and Global Participation Addressing Policy, Trade and Technology Issues Event Name: Seed World 2019

The State Bank of India (SBI), Thiruvananthapuram has entered into an agreement with the Kudumbashree Broiler Farmers Producers Company & Kudumbashree Mission for funding poultry farmers under the

Receding waters in flood-affected regions of Bihar, Odisha, and Karnataka have helped in recovering area under paddy cultivation, narrowing from last week's shortfall of 1.75 million hectares to j

Finnish firm Fortum India signed an agreement with Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar to make textile fiber from paddy straw that is otherwise burnt by the farmers causing p

Harsimrat Kaur Badal, minister of food processing industries, inaugurated the first mega food park in Telangana on Thursday. Promoted by Smart Agro Food Park Pvt Ltd, it is located in Lakkampally, a v

With better monsoon rains in August, the sowing area of Kharif crops has improved significantly. presently The crop condition of Kharif crops is “good” and production will be “good

“The per capita availability of water is estimated to decline further to 1,465 cubic meters by 2025 and 1,235 cubic meters by 2050. If it declines further to around 1,000-1,100 cubic meters, the

The India Meteorological Department is planning to develop weather forecasting system at the village level, covering an area of 2-3 km, to mitigate the loss of crops and livestock due to climate chang

A decade ago, Ram Bahadur Yadav, 48, a resident of Chhaprey village in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh was a depressed man. He was not unable to clear the civil services entrance exam and was stru

One more product from Kerala has received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Tirur Vettila or betel leaf is the latest entry to the status. Produced in Tirur and close by areas of Malappuram district

The International Space Station (ISS) is about to get a bit spicier in November 2019 this year. Astro Scientists are hoping to send up Española chili pepper plants (Capsicum annuum), which coul

Rivulis Irrigation India, which is part of the global micro irrigation firm Rivulis Israel announced the launch of Manna, a satellite-based software solution for irrigation in the country. Manna Ir

More than half of all seeds sold in India are not certified by any proper testing agency and are often of poor quality. The Centre now hopes to mandate uniform certification by pushing through a re

In intensive poultry production, most antibiotics are used as antimicrobial growth promoters and/or used as prophylactic and metaphylactic treatments to healthy animals. Reducing such antibiotic inter

NCML’s projections, which focussed mainly on foodgrains, said that production may rise by a marginal 0.7 percent. Skymet, which concentrated on four major crops — rice, pulses, soyabean, a

Nearly half of the country received excess rainfall in August, which recorded 15 per cent more precipitation than normal, according to data shared by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). This

Lignin is a complex organic polymer rich in polyphenols with antimicrobial qualities. It is found in almost all dry plants including crop residues and the woody bark of trees, the Centre of Innovative

India on Tuesday pitched for harmonisation of individual national standards on Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) among SAARC nations to boost regional trade in south Asia.   GAP is a standar

Walmart Foundation announced grants of about ?34 crore ($4.8 million) to Digital Green and TechnoServe as part of its long-term commitments to support initiatives that focus on improving farmer l

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has presented a project proposal to improve farmers’ income and ensure nutrition security in Telangana. Besides ensuring the doubling of farmer&rsquo

The government on Wednesday announced a Rs 6,268-crore subsidy for export of 6 million tonnes (mt) of sugar for 2019-20 marketing year, starting in October, to help cash-strapped mills liquidate surpl

India is the world's biggest importer of vegetable oils, buying nearly $10 billion worth a year, its biggest import after crude oil and gold.  The country's consumption of vegetable oi

Jharkhand government is running different schemes to increase women’s active participation in agriculture like other fields. Recently, with an initiative to st

A top executive of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has presented a project proposal to improve farmers’ income and ensure nutrition security in Telangana. Besides ensuring th

The present rule does not allow farmers take new loans before clearing past dues but now  Public sector banks are likely to make a pitch to the government for allowing farmers borrow afresh even

Crops on over 4,000 hectares in Punjab have been completely destroyed by floods, Besides, crops on 24,112 hectares got submerged in 561 villages of 13 districts, he added. Maximum damage was witnessed

Asia’s cocoa industry is scouring for ways to boost local bean supplies as the region’s chocoholics munch through more candy than ever. Asia’s a hotbed for cocoa demand, and Indonesi

Pusa 1121 is exported to countries including Iran, Saudi Arabia, and UAE Commodities exchanges NCDEX (National commodities and derivatives exchange) and ICEX (Indian commodity exchange) launched basm

The Tobacco Board has fixed the crop size of Virginia tobacco at 136 million kg (mkg) for the 2019-20 crop year, and it has been retained at the same level as last year

Kharif acreage down 2% but cotton planting up by 6%, Till date, farmers have sown a total of 975 lakh hectares (LH), nearly 2 percent lower than 998 LH planted in the corresponding week of previous Kh

The new type has been approved by the University level variety evaluation committee and is to be placed before the State Level Variety Release Committee before it is popularized for soil conservation,

The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), the body which recommends minimum support prices (MSP) for crops, has advised the government to launch a scheme for commercial crops in which f

West Bengal government's agriculture department is installing as many as 180 meteorological observatories in the agricultural farms and research stations across the state to study the weather cond

Here are five ways to reduce ammonia levels in poultry houses: Ration composition and diet management, provision of a balanced, complete diet are of the highest importance. Problems occurri

As India is becoming modernized day by day the requirement of organic products is increasing, the certification and regulation of the organic sector come into being and thrived. In order to satisfy

The Centre is currently planning a key reform in food procurement by mandating biometric identification for cultivators to weed out malpractices and make sure&n

The recent landslides and floods following heavy rainfall in coastal Karnataka and the Western Ghat regions have severely affected farmers in arecanut-growing regions, Though the survey to assess the

According to the fourth advance foodgrain estimates released by the Agriculture Ministry on Monday,Rice and wheat production in the country scaled new heights to make up for the dip in pulses and coar

Those facing a scarcity of quality of soil for farming do not need to worry anymore. The soil-less mix, developed by the Ernakulam Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) of the Central Marine Fisheries Research I

Electrolyzed oxidative water applied using electrostatic spraying is an effective means of eliminating pathogenic and indicator populations of bacteria from hatching eggs. Using this method in a pilot

Banks have started a Kisan Credit Card (KCC) saturation campaign with the support of respective State-Level Bankers’ Committees (SLBCs) & District-Level Bankers’ Committees (DLBCs) for

The State Bank of India (SBI) will organize a Mega Farmers Meet known as 'Kisan Milan' at around 14,000 rural & semi-urban branches across the nation on 20th August 2019. Kisan Milan

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has developed two Nano Formulations to help protect yield and enable farmers get better price. Two nanoformulations – Fruity Fresh and Nano Sticker and

Monsoon rains are crucial for farm output and economic growth as the agricultural sector forms about 15 percent of India's $2.5 trillion economy. India received 45 percent more rainfall than the 5

Out of 328 million hectares of land in India, around 147 million hectares are experiencing some form of degradation. There is enough scientific evidence to show that intensive irrigation and high

The Government to soon launch the farmer-friendly crop insurance scheme to maximize benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), to maximize the benefits Govt invited suggestions from

Turmeric prices go up At the Erode Turmeric Merchants Association Salesyard, finger turmeric was sold at Rs5,648-7,414 a quintal and root variety was sold at Rs5,290-7,000. At the Regulated Marketin

The Bay of Bengal, the powerhouse of monsoon, is forecast to remain active through the rest of August, popping up a helpful circulation or two, but confining rain mostly to the North-East, East India

The ICAR-Central Institute on Postharvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana has developed a system for transporting live fish to help the farmers to sell their produce in live conditions and earn m

Government to Launch New App to Help Farmers Rent Costly Equipment, Keeping in mind the popular app ‘Uber’, the government named it ‘Uber for Tractors’ which aims to reach and

According to data from APEDA, The farm exports dipped 10.61% in value terms to Rs 28,910 crore in the first quarter of the current financial year. The country had exported agricultural commodities wor

The government will soon launch a more farmer-friendly crop insurance scheme to maximise benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana The aim of this scheme is just to maximise benefits to

The trace minerals manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) are essential minerals in the diet of laying hens as they are needed for growth; they play an integral role in the immune system, carbohydr

The?ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod?has been distributing the QR coded coconut seedlings for the past three years. The labels having a size of 4.0cm x 2.5 cm with an emblem

Many people suffer from vitamin D deficiency, which as well as causing brittle bones can lead to an increased risk of respiratory diseases Exposing poultry to UV light boosts vitamin D content in e

Whitefly spoil cotton plants in 2 ways - firstly by sucking the juice and secondly by excreting honeydew in which sooty mold develops. Damage caused by direct feeding decreases the photosynthetic acti

The Telangana government has extended Rythu Bima, a life insurance scheme for farmers, for one more year. It will pay Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) ?934 crore as premium for ?5-lakh cover

The event will bring together Sugar Industry decision-makers from across the country with technical experts, farmers, government officials and food processing industries for a day-long targeted networ

A livestock technology company, Tropical Animal Genetics (TAG) has come out with a technology that will ensure lactation in cows without the need for pregnancy & birth. Co-Founder & Mentor of

The Karnataka Poultry Farmers and Breeders Association (KPFBA) announced that the Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI), part of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, is collab

Starting with South - the India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert in four districts of Kerala and also IMD Warns of Extremely Heavy Rainfall with Thunderstorm in  Karnataka, Goa, G

The animal and fisheries resources department would soon distribute subsidy to the tune of 30% to general category  and 50% to scheduled caste (SC) applicants for setting up poultry farms in the

Central Citrus Research Institute (CCRI) has prepared a database of 6,000 orange growers from across India. The data is being used to send advisories through interactive voice response (IVR) calls tim

Media Today Group is organizing the 8th edition of “Poultry & Livestock Expo 2019”, an International event from 30th August to 1st September, at BIEC, Bangalore, India. This would brin

Innovations in data monitoring and analytics are gaining commercial attraction. Poultry transport data shows the value Transport Genie monitors livestock from farm to their destination with

 Especially the below mentioned 9 pesticides not be used during  Basmathi rice cultivation & these pesticides are also been banned by the government, adding that the basmati is a pr

Use rotary weeder from 15 DAT at 10 days interval. It will save labor for weeding, aerates the soil and root zone, prolongs the root activity, and will also improve the grain filling by efficien

  Multiple Cropping: It is defined as “growing of two or more than two crops in the same field in the same time in a year” Advantages of Multiple Cropping: Multiple croppi

Rainfall during the second half of the monsoon (August and September) for the country as a whole is forecast to be 100 percent of the long period average (LPA) with a model error of ±8 percent.

Sun-dried Azolla on chemical analysis showed that rich in crude protein, trace minerals, and vitamins and hence it can be used as livestock feed as an unconventional feed. The best result we can expec

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the creation of a 4 million metric tonne sugar buffer stock for one year. This will support the industry by not only providing cash support to

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday increased the nutrient-based subsidy (NBS) rate for sulphur by 31 percent to ?3.562 per kg from ?2.722 in 2018-19 while keeping that for nitrogen, phosphorus,

The good news is that the current vigorous phase of the monsoon will continue, with favorable weather systems developing in different parts of the country.  The shortfall in monsoon rainfall sin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has begun the use of Artificial Intelligence on a pilot basis for crop cutting and yield estimation under its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima

The ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai; Dr.?Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth,?Akola?and ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur signed a Tri-Partite Memora

Argentina (G-20 state and key Latin American country), within the strategic partnership with India, has decided to be a partner for the development of the agricultural sector in India and further coop

The dairy sector in India grew at a rate of 6.4 percent annually in the last four years against the global growth rate 1.7 percent, Despite being ranked number one in milk production, the per animal p

Rains in guar growing districts have weakened the prices in the last few days as sentiments of higher output have prevailed. The guar sowing is expected to improve in several guar growing districts in

The AgriBusiness GlobalSM Trade Summit is a global sourcing event for crop protection and plant health products. Its core attendees work in the upstream value chain as manufacturing companie

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) envisages the use of improved technology to reduce the time gap for settlement of claims of farmers. Accordingly, the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation an

“The late onset of monsoon and delayed Kharif sowing resulted in the deferment of product placement in the market, which impacted our Q1 (financial year’s first quarter) results.

A targeted export strategy that identifies and boosts the right products is imperative for achieving double-digit export growth. An export strategy assumes greater significance given a rapidly changin

Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have extended highest subsidies under different programmes, including those for safety purposes and for kerosene, to their fishermen in 2018-19 . G

The Health Ministry has banned the manufacture, sale and distribution of antibiotic, Colistin and its formulations for food producing animals, poultry, aqua farming and animal feed supplements in a bi

India is likely to include agricultural items in the planned producer price index (PPI) basket, breaking from the common practice in most OECD countries, to get a better picture of farm-gate prices

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute has launched a research project for developing an online platform so as to facilitate effective fish marketing systems.   The project on fi

Students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed a “smart agricopter” to eliminate manual spraying of pesticides in agricultural fields and help identify crop hea

    Green Cauliflower is known as Broccoflower, which is Broccoli. The purple and orange varieties are also available in the market.?Although it may look different than the popular whit

The fear of fall armyworm (FAW) spread all across the country that has already started impacting the Kharif maize crop for which entities involved in creating awareness among the farmers hav

S No  Commodities Traded 1  Arhar 2  Moong whole 3  Masoor whole 4  Urad whole 5

Production of pulses this year is down 8.7 per cent from last year’s record production of 25.42 million tonnes to 23.22 million tonnes. This was primarily due to drought-like conditions in pulse

The monsoon has covered the entire country with rain clouds reaching west Rajasthan on Friday ,The rain deficit since the start of the monsoon season on June 1 stands at 18% as of Friday (Source IMD )

The Indian government has approved a sum of Rs 206.8 crore for a Central Sector Scheme named ‘Implementation of Agriculture Export Policy’ that aims to double farmers’ income by the

Turmeric prices ruled higher in the Erode market on Wednesday. The root variety price went up by Rs450 a quintal at the Erode Turmeric Merchants Association salesyard and by rs300 at the Regulated Mar

  The total area under organic farming in the country has gone up by 20 per cent to 27.7 lakh hectares (lh) till date This includes 10.97 lh already declared organic under the National Prog

India's monsoon rains were 20 per cent below average in the week ending on Wednesday, as rainfall was scanty over the central, western and southern parts of the country, the weather office said, r

In a first, the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries has decided to roll out a scheme to increase rural household income. Under the scheme, rural households will receive free cattle, a

Pepper prices too in the international market is constantly increasing. It always hovers around Rs 700 to Rs 800 per kg ,the Tamil Nadu  state government is offering a subsidy of Rs 20,000 per he

The government currently offers two crop insurance schemes– the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and the Restructured Weather-based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS).  under this Cr

The egg production in West Bengal has grown by 7.5% in value terms in the financial year 2018-19. The total egg production was to the tune of Rs 860 crore in FY19 as compared to Rs 800 crore in FY18.&

“The farmers have reduced the cotton acreage due to delayed monsoon. The government has increased the minimum support price for the current Kharif season by 2 per cent. Meanwhile, the MSP of gro

In Maharashtra  Out of 36 districts 26 districts (72 %) are facing water shortage and due to this crop failure has extended over 85.76 lakh hectares - affecting 82 lakh farmers.as the situation i

  Zero-budget farming is being promoted in several areas as a low-cost, natural alternative to prevalent practices of heavy use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, which can degrade the so

Kharif sowing improved drastically with the increase of monsoon rainfall since last week. The sowing shortfall is down to 8.61 percent, covering 413.34 lakh hectares (LH), compared to 452.3 LH covered

Making crop insurance voluntary to all farmers, removal of high premium crops, giving flexibility to states to provide customised add on products -- are some of the key changes the Centre is plannin

  Significance  The objective of the scheme is to supplement or increase agriculture, modernize processing and decrease agricultural-waste and to utilize the potential in the fishery s

In its bid to disincentivise farmers from excessive use of chemical fertilizers, the government is preparing to move on a long considered proposal for direct cash transfer of the subsidy amount to far

The Centre Wednesday launched three new technology initiatives to transfer over Rs 70,000-crore fertiliser subsidy directly to farmers' bank accounts.  These initiatives are -- a dashboard

The Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPCI) has welcomed the decision to hike the import duty on cashew kernels (both wholes and brokens) and cashew other items (semi–finished cashew an

The Fall Army worm (FAW), or spodoptera frugiperda, is the latest threat that the agricultural sector is facing. FAW, which wreaked wide Spread Distruction in Africa, entered Karnataka last year and s

Government is soon going to make changes to make insurance companies more accountable in settling of crop insurance claims     

Poultry Knowledge Day 2019 on Tuesday 26th November is a globally recognised technical seminar that precedes the world class 3-day Poultry India 2019 exhibition from November 27, 2019. The m

Dairying through cooperatives to be encouraged by creating infrastructure for cattle feed manufacturing, milk procurement, processing & marketing. 10,000 new Farmer Producer Organizations to

Broiler Poultry Farming Broiler segment in poultry is one of the fastest growing segments in recent times. It is the tender, young meat of male or female chicken. It’s weight ranges from 40 g

The 19th edition of Agri Intex, a trade fair organised by Codissia in association with the Tamilnadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has been scheduled for July 12-15 at the Codissia Trade Fair Complex

The scientists of Cambridge have developed a vegetable-picking robot that uses machine learning to identify and harvest a commonplace but challenging agricultural crop. It uses machine learning for it

All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) together with All India Agriculture Workers Union (AIAWU) will organize a national conference on ‘Agrarian Crisis & Alternative Policies’ on 11 and 12 July

After eight years of collaborative work, two high oleic groundnut lines have been identified by India’s coordinated release program to go commercial. This means processors and consumers in India

The Kisan Credit card facility has been extended by the central government to fisheries and animal husbandry farmers to help them meet their short term credit requirements of rearing of animals, poult

The Indian Agriculture sector is one of the largest in the world and one of the major contributors to the nation's GDP. This sector is faced with some tough challenges such as reducing land resour

Government said the hike in MSP (minimum support prices) for kharif crops, approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), is in line with offering farmers 1.5 times the cost of producti

The government has raised the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy, a key kharif crop, by 3.7 per cent to Rs 1,815 per quintal for the 2019-20 crop season.  The MSP for paddy has been increased

Agriculture ministry has signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) with IT major IBM for undertaking a pilot study on weather forecast and soil moisture information in three districts of Bhopal, Rajkot and N

he Cabinet has approved higher support prices for kharif, or summer-sown crops, a new labour code that will allow minimum wages to be paid by cheque or bank transfers to workers of both organised and

Corteva Launches New Insect Control Solution for Corn Farmers  Corteva Agriscience has introduced a new insect control solution to India’s corn farmers, following the decision by th

Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation and Tata Trusts have joined hands to set up India Agritech Incubation Network (IAIN) and launch ‘Social Alpha Quest for Agritech Innovations’. The IAIN i

AGRI INTEX is geared up to mark its 19th edition. In retrospect, successful 18 editions, over 1 lakh business and industry visitors, more than 450 exhibitors, 970 booths, 300 product categories and tr

West Bengal government has announced a crop insurance scheme in collaboration with the Agriculture Insurance Company of India (AIC), for the 2019 kharif season. The scheme called Bangla Shashya Bima (

The government plans to launch warehouse-based trading over electronic platform National Agriculture Market (eNAM) — which aims to provide competitive prices to farmers.    &nb

The southwest monsoon will rapidly accelerate its move towards northern India and reach Himachal Pradesh in 2-3 days, propelled by a system of heavy clouds over the Bay of Bengal that will move toward

 DRR Dhan 44  was developed by Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, under the IRRI-India project on Stress Tolerant Rice for Asia and South Africa (STRASA). Thou

Overripe fruits become waste and create microbes and pathogens, which is not good for human health as well as for the society also.   To overcome the problem of over-ripeness of fruits, the

The government has removed restrictions on imports of pea seeds, a move which may help reduce prices and increase availability of the commodity in the domestic market. While the imports were allowe

With the Union Budget around the corner, the Karnataka Poultry Farmers and Breeders Association (KPFBA) wants the the Government of India to consider all poultry farming activities as ‘Agricultu

Monsoon rains have covered most parts of cane, cotton, and soybean fields in western India and some parts of rice-sowing areas in central and northern India,  A shortfall in monsoon rains has na

A group of Indian scientists at the Division of Plant Biology at Bose Institute supported by funds from the Department of Biotechnology has developed a new salt-tolerant trans

In a bid to double farmers' income by the year 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is set to use digital technology to modernise and organise agricultural activities in rural Ind

Method 1:  Take a spray bottle and fill it with soapy water. Splash the leaves of infected plants with this and rub off. This will not only clean the plant but prepare it for further treatm

India ranks 2nd?in terms of total food production globally and is home to 1.3 Billion consumers with an increasing demand for processed food. The food processing sector is a sunrise sector in India wi

Agriculture is the primary source of livelihood for about 58 percent of India’s population. Gross Value Added by agriculture, forestry, and fishing is estimated at Rs 18.53 trillion (US$ 271.00

Cornell Sathguru Foundation for Development (CSFD) and Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) has signed an MoU for the advancement o

The  government has approved a pension scheme for all small and marginal farmers (SMF), subject to certain exclusion clauses, with a view to provide social security net as they have minimal or no

The central government has targeted spending Rs 25 lakh crore on the rural and farm economy over the next five years, which will reflect in allocations to be made in these sectors in the annual Budget

Dragon fruit is cactus species which is also known as pitaya. It is found mainly in Vietnam, Israel, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Due to the favourable climate, it can also be grown in India. Low rain

The Telangana State Agriculture Department, PJTSAU and the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture reviewed the monsoon’s status and came out with the advisory. They projected that th

Bayer, after years of research, has launched a new chemical Aqua K-Othrine to control mosquito breeding ,this chemical can be mixed with water instead of diesel and used for fogging. This is the first

Agri-Horticultural Society of India (AHSI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Singapore Botanical Gardens, a unit of The National Parks Board, Singapore, to work together on shared set of o

Agro & Poultry East Africa provides a unique opportunity to expand your brand in one of the most astonishing business destinations in Africa. This event showcases products like Agriculture Fibers,

A rising export demand has impelled pineapple growers in Kerala’s to focus on the globally accepted MD2 variety          The fruit characteristics of MD2 variety with

Active Monsoon gives heavy rains in Kerala and Coastal Karnataka, more in offing Although the progress of Monsoon 2019 remained stagnant, but Monsoon surge remained active over Kerala, Co

 Maharastra  state experiencing a drought, but the budget has a strong Rural Focus. The allocation for agriculture and animal husbandry at Rs 10,611 crore this year  is 18.7%

The new e-marketplace for tea to be set up at Jorhat in Assam by India’s leading B2B e-commerce company, mjunction services limited, will use an innovative e-platform to be devised in consultati

NCOF launched waste decomposer culture in 2015 which is proving as miracle all over the country. It is used for quick composting from organic waste, soil health improvement and as plant protection age

India will impose higher tariffs on 28 American products including almonds, apples and walnut effective from June 16th .  The new tariffs are expected to bring in $220 million of revenue to In

The ongoing trade war between the US and China offers an opportunity to India for boosting exports of as many 350 products such as chemicals and granite to these countries

 The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has set up 50,000 metric tonne (MT) capacity steel silos storage helping Patiala overcome the problem of rotting foodgrain to certain extent.   

Planting of summer-sown crops in India such as soybean, cotton, rice and corn has been delayed by at least two weeks because of the slow progress of monsoon rains in central and western parts of the c

These species of plant are getting extinct as they have been in cutting and destruction since long for its advantageous products. The wood obtained from this tree is of good quality which is

To encourage organic farming among farmers in Uttar Pradesh, Kisan Pathshalas, known as ‘The Million Farmers’ Schools’, have been launched in the state. The schools aim is to encoura

Pusa Bhindi-5 (DOV-66) a high yielding variety of okra with superior fruit quality and Bhendi Yellow Vein Mosaic Virus resistance for Kharif season for northern plains has been developed by ICAR-India

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the “very severe” cyclonic storm Vayu will not make landfall in Gujarat as it has moved towards the sea. However, the cyclone which

 According to the prediction of India Meteorological Department (IMD), the cyclonic storm is likely to strike the coast of Gujarat as severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 110 to120 kmph tom

Sugar Patients generally are scared of eating fruits due to the glucose content in it but there is one fruit which can cure diabetes. This red color fruit is known as small Apple or Ara

Extending  benefits of the PM Kisan scheme to landless farmers and farm workers , Incentive and popularize usage of organic manure for improving carbon content in soil, promote aqua –cultu

Exporters of onion were earlier availing incentives under Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) at the rate of 10 per cent.  The government has removed incentives for export of fresh and

Microgreens are a vegetable green, harvested after the Cotyledon leaves have developed, not to be confused with sprouts or shoots that are used both as a visual and flavor component or ingredient

India’s leading weather & agriculture risk monitoring company, Skymet Weather Services has released a Kharif Report. In the report, it has shared the prediction for the upcoming Monsoon