Tag: Farmers
A jump of 15.91 % in paddy procurement in comparison to...
Government agencies procured 3,09,281.37MT of Pulses and Oilseeds. 91,55,297 cotton bales valuing Rs. 26,699.53 Crore procured, benefitted 18,95,581 farmers...........................
Govt to promote quality seeds production at gram panchayat level
The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare is encouraging farmers to take up seed production of pulses, oilseeds, fodder and green manure crops locally and make available required certified seeds at village level...................
Transformation of agriculture into a sustainable enterprise through FPOs
Atmanirbharata in Krishi is the buzzword today towards transformation of Agriculture into a sustainable enterprise through FPO and will enable Indian farmers to achieve global outreach thus establishing Atmanirbhar Bharat.......................
IIT Kharagpur develops solar-powered pest control system for smaller farm fields
The research team has developed a self-propelled boom-type sprayer that can be operated using solar energy while safely guided through the crops in smaller tracts of land......................
Social media empowers farmers to make judicious decisions
Social media can empower farmers as it brings in transparency, engagement, trust and authenticity in the supply chain, writes Dr Shivendra Bajaj...........................
Netafim India launches ‘FlexNet’ to boost next generation farming in India
The piping solution for above and below-ground drip irrigation systems makes #FarmingSimplified and offers upto 30% reduction in labour cost..................
New farm laws offer more markets and benefits to farmers
The new farm laws provide the required platform to fetch the right remunerative to any buyer they want to sell their produce, writes Dr Shivendra Bajaj, Executive Director, Federation of Seed Industry of India....................
Alliance for Agri Innovation celebrates 25 years of growing GM crops
Alliance for Agri Innovation (AAI), a special interest group of Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) is celebrating 25 years of planting biotech crops globally............
Amid lockdown, Tata Trusts initiative helps sustain farmers’ livelihood via collaborative...
The Collectives for Integrated Livelihood Initiatives (CInI), an initiative of Tata Trusts, has scaled up its network and is empowering Harichandanpur’s tribal smallholders to realize profitable returns through collaboration with the existing vegetable value chain.............
Govt committed to doubling farmers income by 2022, says Agri Minister
Strengthening agriculture and the rural economy together will strengthen India, stated Union Agriculture Minister, N S Tomar at the First National Consultative Workshop on Strengthening Agri- Logistics in e-National Agriculture Market (e-Nam) held in New Delhi...............