Tag: Agriculture
President inaugurates international conference ‘Agricon 2018’ & ‘Agriexpo 2018’
Mr Ram Nath Kovind emphasised on the need to see grain production, dairy farming, animal husbandry and fisheries, poultry, horticulture and sericulture as part of a composite approach to modern agriculture..................
C V Raman Fellowships bring African & Indian researchers closer
African fellows are aiming to use their training, gained through collaborative research in Indian universities as well as science and technology institutions, in various ways..............
President of India addresses 56th convocation of IARI
The President of India, Mr Ram N Kovind suggested the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) to start 'Innovation Centres' or 'Incubation Centres' to help students to launch start-up ventures in the agricultural sector..........
Agriculture industry stakeholders hail budget 2018
The decision on MSP, promoting cluster-model approach, along with the focus on bamboo, food processing, and market development has been lauded by the agriculture stakeholders.................
Budget 2018: Govt launches big ticket schemes for farmers
A series of populist schemes aimed at increasing the agricultural production besides increasing farmer income were announced by the union finance minister, Mr Arun Jaitley in his budget speech..............
Rapid detection kits for adulterants in fresh fish launched
Developed by Kochi based Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, the rapid detection kits help in protecting the consumers’ health from the chemical used for fish preservation...............
India participates in the 10th Global Forum for Food & Agriculture...
The Indian delegation to 10th Global Forum for Food & Agriculture, Berlin, Germany from 18th -20th January 2018 is being led by the Union MoS, Agriculture, Mr Gajendra Singh Shekhawat...........
Govt launches first agri-commodity options contracts in guar seed
National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) Agri-Options in Guar Seed aim to provide farmers better engagement in the commodity markets..........
Agriculture minister emphasizes on breed registration for documenting vast animal genetic...
As per the union agriculture minister, Radha Mohan Singh, there is a need to protect our native animal genetic diversity in the light of the global scenario after World Trade Organization (WTO) and Intellectual Property Rights...........
BioVoice eMag December 2017 – January 2018 Issue-7 Volume-2
BioVoice eMag December 2017 – January 2018 Issue-7 Volume-2:
In this issue of the BioVoice magazine, the ‘Cover Story’ focuses on the various policy initiatives taken within...