Tag: Agriculture
India’s rice export to China gets major boost
Five more rice mills have been cleared for exporting non-basmati rice, from India to China, taking the total to 24 rice mills...………..
“Technology must spread quickly to enable farmers to harness its potential”
As per the Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, the utilization of power of technology to ensure farmers’ welfare is essential for the overall growth of the Indian economy...…………..
Govt creates special fund for fisheries & aquaculture
The proposed Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) will augment fish production to achieve its target of 15 million ton by 2020 set under the blue revolution...………….
Indigo & Mahyco launch a joint initiative to improve farmers’ livelihoods...
Aimed to help mitigate the effects of environmental stress on crops, this is Indigo’s first venture into smallholder markets. Its collaborative associate, Mahyco Grow has built an extensive network of grower relationships that can be leveraged...……………….
Working in a phased manner to achieve the goal of zero...
As per the union agriculture minister, to attract the youth of the country towards agriculture, a project called 'Arya' is being run through Krishi Vigyan Kendras and the farmer first program is also playing a leading role in this direction...…………...
Tanager celebrates the contribution of women in agriculture
The company has inaugurated office of all women farmers producers company...………..
SATAT initiative to promote compressed biogas as green transport fuel
Titled SATAT, the initiative is aimed at providing a Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation as a developmental effort that would benefit both vehicle-users as well as farmers and entrepreneurs...………...
A developed agri-food value chain to enhance farmers’ income, reduce losses:...
As per the union agriculture minister, Radha Mohan Singh, the modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet will be created under the PM Kisan SAMPADA Yojana...………...
Govt modifies operational guidelines for PM Fasal Bima Yojna
Under the new operational guidelines at the onset of the rabi season, which starts from 1st of October, performance evaluation of insurance companies has been made stringent...……………..
India & Egypt to cooperate in the field of agriculture &...
Under the MoU between two countries, a Joint Working Group (JWG) will be formed to enhance cooperation on matters of mutual interest including consultations on bilateral issues...…………….