Tag: Agriculture
India & Netherlands discuss ways to strengthen partnership in agriculture &...
The agriculture ministers of two countries stressed on the need for infusing modern technology in India’s agriculture with a focus on making technology affordable to small and marginal farmers............
CCI gives its conditional approval to Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto
The Competition Commission of India has announced that it has cleared the acquisition of Monsanto by Bayer, subject to compliance of certain modifications.............
Fisheries business in India grew by 27% in last 4 years,...
The budget provision of Rs 7,522.48 crore for establishing Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund has potential to benefit 40 lakh fishermen, especially women, self-help groups, weaker sections..............
Govt comes to the rescue of sugarcane farmers reeling under debt
In order to help sugar mills to clear cane dues of farmers, the Government has decided to provide financial assistance of Rs 5.50 per quintal of cane crushed in sugar season 2017-18 to sugar mills to offset the cost of cane...........
NAFED makes impressive turn around, RM Singh advises it to continue...
As a part fulfillment of its one time settlement amount of Rs 478 Crore, the National Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation of India has contributed Rs 220 crore as cash payment to its lender banks............
Equip farmers with knowledge, insights and products: Vice President
While addressing the workshop on biodiversity and sustainable agriculture for doubling of farmer’s income, the vice president, Venkaih Naidu stated that there must be a dialogue’ with farmers to discover new products and practices...........
Two women scientists to receive ICRISAT’s highest scientific award
Dr Mamta Sharma and Dr Pooja Bhatnagar-Mathur are joint recipients of the Doreen Margaret Mashler Award for 2018 by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).................
Experts from SAARC nations discuss impact of climate change on agriculture
More than 80 senior officers and agricultural experts from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan & Sri Lanka attended the inaugural session of SAARC regional Conference on “Climate Resilient Agricultural Policies, Strategies and Programmes”.............
India’s agri-tech & seed firms join hands to form “Alliance for...
AAI says it will promote development of new technologies in agriculture, including biotechnology and emerging plant breeding technologies, for the benefit of Indian farmers.............
BARC develops new mutant varieties of crops & vegetables
The major desirable traits in these crops developed by the Baba Atomic Research Centre include higher yield, seed size, improved agronomic and quality traits, early maturity and stress tolerance..............