Tag: Agriculture
India’s agricultural & processed food exports grew at a steady pace...
Exports of products under APEDA basket rose from USD 17,321 million during 2011-12 to USD 20,674 million during 2020-21. Cereals (non-Basmati, Basmati rice and wheat) and livestock products exports have major share in APEDA’s export basket
AIM, NITI Aayog & UNCDF announce first AgriTech cohort
NITI Aayog is leaving no stone unturned to improve the agriculture sectoral landscape and we will continue till the milestones are achieved - Dr. Rajiv Kumar
Calling off farm agitation to add 0.25% in India’s GDP in...
The leading industry body is expecting GDP growth at 10.25% in the current financial year 2021-22
Govt allocated Rs. 8513.63 crores for agriculture R&D during 2021-22
The National Agricultural Research System (NARS) under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) works to upgrade technology and provide quality seeds of newly developed crops to farmers
AgroStar raises $70M in its Series D funding round
One of India’s largest digital farmer network and Agri-inputs e-commerce platform to accelerate growth through omni channel expansion and market linkages
Netafim India introduces Flexi Sprinkler Kit to increase yield in field...
The company, aims to cover 15,000 hectares of land and reach 15,000 farmers across India by 2022 through the innovation.......................
15% rise in export of agricultural & processed food products
APEDA exports up by 14.7% to $11.6 Billion in first seven months of current FY from $10.1 Billion over corresponding period last FY.............
Farmers & experts discuss benefits of biotech crops & new breeding...
While farmers spoke about increased crop productivity and seek approval of more biotech crops, scientists list out benefits of biotech crops including the potential to ensure nutritional security........................
MSP funding of Rs. 17,408 crore to CCI for cotton seasons...
In the last 2 cotton seasons, Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) procured around 1/3rd of the cotton production in the country and disbursed more than Rs. 55,000 crores directly in the bank account of around 40 lakh cotton farmers
New biotechnology centre set up at Arunachal Pradesh
The Minister underlined that the Department of Biotechnology has been playing a pivotal role to build capacity in the region for carrying out biotechnology research to address issues specific to the region and implement programmes for the benefit of the local communities...................