Tag: Agri
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund applications cross the Rs. 8,000 crore mark
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund is bringing together the collective power of all stakeholders in the Agriculture ecosystem with sanctions crossing Rs. 4000 crore mark............................
DBT celebrates its 35th Foundation Day, stakeholders laud its exemplary work
The e-book "DBT Fights COVID- From Virus to Vaccine" showcasing initiatives and achievements of DBT in mitigation of COVID-19 pandemic, unveiled.....................
Experts demand removal of ban on GM crops, say their efficacy...
It is time that regulators along with scientists speak of the efficacy of these technologies so that decisions are not based on speculations......................
#Budget2021: Agri experts welcome move to integrate 1000 more mandis...
Integration of 1000 more mandis into National Agriculture Market (eNAM) would lead to nearly 30% of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) markets being connected and in terms of value, said Sitharaman while reading her budget speech...................
IIT Kharagpur researchers develop automation devices for profitable sugarcane plantation
Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed devices for automating a range of functions for planting sugarcane buds, fitted with an autonomous fungicide application......................
Netafim India launches ‘FlexNet’ to boost next generation farming in India
The piping solution for above and below-ground drip irrigation systems makes #FarmingSimplified and offers upto 30% reduction in labour cost..................
Export of essential agri commodities increases by 43.4% during April-September, 2020
Major commodity groups that have recorded positive export growth during April-Sept, 2020-21 vis-à-vis April-Sept, 2019-20 are Groundnut (35%), Refined Sugar (104%), wheat (206%), Basmati Rice (13%) and Non-Basmati Rice (105%).............
India Pulses & Grains Association hosts webinar on Kharif Crop Outlook...
While Dr. S K Malhotra, Agriculture Commissioner says that they expect to break the 2017-18 pulses production record this year, Dr. Makarand Kulkarni of Skymet Weather Services warns of a possible delayed monsoon withdrawal.............
Exports of agricultural commodities increases by 23.24% during March to June...
The agricultural exports as a percentage of India’s agricultural GDP have increased from 9.4 % in 2017-18 to 9.9 % in 2018-19.................
Allow Bt Brinjal trials in India, Alliance for Agri Innovation urges...
As per Alliance for Agri Innovation (AAI), a special interest group of Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII), field trials are the only way to ensure safety of crops and blocking such these amounts to blocking national development..................