Tag: Agriculture
Rapid test developed to detect aquaculture virus
Developed by scientists at the Vellore Institute of Technology University in Tamil Nadu, the virus detection test can easily identify the affected shrimp without taking much time or money.....
110 fold surge in cultivation of GM crops globally during last...
According to the latest ISAAA report, the genetically modified crops were cultivated on 185.1 million hectares of land in 2016, pointing towards their continuing adoption by the farmers worldwide.........
Cabinet approves SAMPADA for agro-processing clusters
Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters or SAMPADA is a comprehensive package to give a renewed thrust to the food processing sector in the country...........
Total food grain production target for 2017-18 to be 273 million...
In order to achieve the target of doubling farmers' income by 2022, the agriculture ministry has written letters to States/UTs to strategise and work on it........
Odisha govt signs MoU with Gates Foundation to transform agriculture
The Department of Agriculture and Farmers" Empowerment, Government of Odisha, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be working together to further the objectives of improving the lives of smallholder farmers......
A mobile app for shrimp farmers!
ICAR-CIBA has launched “Vanami Shrimpapp” a mobile app on Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) farming.........
Agriculture innovations mark ABLE-AG’s Earth Day celebrations
The Association of Biotech-led Enterprises (Agriculture Focus Group) believes that the continued innovation in sustainable agriculture will be the key to feeding a hungry world........
Agriculture trade worth INR 15,009 crores on e-NAM portal so far
The Department of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmer's Welfare in consultation with NITI Aayog identifies a set of 9 marketing reforms to be made in agriculture produce marketing committee (APMC) Acts......
Govt hikes MSP for raw jute for 2017-18 season
The increase in minimum support price (MSP) would benefit the Jute industry which supports the livelihood of around 40 lakh farm families..........
BioVoice eMag April 2017 Issue-11 Volume-1
BioVoice eMag April 2017 Issue-11 Volume-1:
The ‘April 2017’ issue of BioVoice eMagazine includes the COVER STORY on Biorevolution 2.0: India’s quest to become a biotech...