Tag: Agriculture
India hosts first-ever international agrobiodiversity congress
The 1st International Agrobiodiversity Congress – IAC 2016 will gather 900 delegates from 60 countries in New Delhi...
Govt to allocate Rs 10 Lakh to each mandi for setting...
Apart from undertaking cleaning drives in 271 Agricultural Mandis, the union agriculture ministry has prepared Swachhta Action Plan.....
Maharashtra tops NITI Aayog’s first ever Agriculture Reform Index
NITI Aayog has launched the first ever Agricultural Marketing and Farm Friendly Reforms Index to rank the various states....
Young scientist’s technology for efficient pesticide use awarded
Manoj Kumar Patel, a young and enthusiastic scientist from department of Agrionics, Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh........
Govt constitutes expert committee to monitor bird flu
Besides, monitoring the situation, the Committee will assist the state governments in taking steps to contain the spread of Avian Influenza....
Impacting farmers’ lives through science: Biotech-Kisan & cattle genomics
The two programs spearheaded by the Department of Biotechnology are intended to have major impact on rural livelihood through science.....
Govt increases focus on productivity of oilseeds & pulses to achieve...
In order to reach self-sufficiency by the year 2025, productivity per hectare needs to be enhanced to about 1000 kg per hectare....
“Shrinking agriculture, its decreased GDP contribution is a global trend”
In an exclusive interaction with BioVoice eMag, Dr Prabhu L Pingali, Professor of Applied Economics and Director, Tata-Cornell Institute (TCI) spoke to Rahul Koul....
Govt to open Krishi Vigyan Kendra in all the districts across...
These agricultural science centres will help in connecting rural youth to the entreprenuership development schemes.....
Delivery of advanced technology to farmers a big challenge: agriculture minister
Tremendous challenge being posed on how we should deliver sophisticated technology to the farmers and to their fields, says Radha Mohan Singh