Tag: Agriculture
Assam witnesses decent increase in fish & milk production
The leading North Eastern state has has produced 634 thousand tons of fish in the year 2016-2018. The production of milk in the state also increased by 3.6 percent in 2016-2018 compared to previous two years...…………….
ICAR celebrates its 90th foundation day, agriculture minister lauds its role
Addressing the stakeholders at the 90th Foundation Day ceremony of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, the agriculture minister, Radha Mohan Singh praised it for the vital role in achieving government's vision of doubling farmers’ income by 2022...….
Punjab signs MoU with SAB Industries to set up Rs 719-cr...
Few studies have indicated the availability of biomass to the tune of 120-160 million tonnes annually which, if converted, has the potential to yield 3,000 crore litres of ethanol annually...…………….
India gets its first-ever biofortified sorghum
This improved sorghum variety was developed by ICRISAT under HarvestPlus – sorghum biofortification project and was tested as PVK 1009 in Maharashtra state and in All India Co-ordinated Sorghum Improvement Project (AICSIP) trials...………..
Kerala botanists discover two new ginger species in Arunachal
While researchers found the new specie, named Amomum nimkeyense (Zingiberaceae) in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh, the other named Amomum riwatchii (Zingiberaceae) was discovered in neighbouring Dibang Valley district...………….
Farmers get a big boost as govt hikes MSP of Kharif...
Giving a major boost for the farmers’ income, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for all kharif crops for 2018-19 Season...………...
High level meeting on ‘mariculture in India’ held at Rameswaram in...
Union Agriculture Minister, Radha Mohan Singh chaired the inter-session meeting of consultative committee on “Marine Fisheries-Mariculture in India” at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu...............
Biotech crop adoption leads to greater socioeconomic opportunities, reveal studies
Two new studies by International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) and PG Economics show continued environmental and social benefits of biotech crop use and adoption................
Make agriculture viable, profitable & sustainable: Vice President
Inaugurating a two-day National Consultation on Making Agriculture Sustainable and Profitable in Pune, the Vice President of India, Mr M. Venkaiah Naidu called for improving the lot of farmers and ensuring home-grown food security............
PM interacts with farmers across the country through video bridge
Expressing happiness in interacting with farmers from over 600 districts, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi said that farmers are the ‘Annadatas’ (food providers) of our nation...........