Tag: Farmers
Govt’s policy on GM crops based on agricultural needs: Y S...
The policy to introduce transgenic crops in the country, as per the minister for S&T, is aimed at providing direction to research.....
Govt to strengthen modernization of dairy breeding farms
The union agriculture ministry is working on a number of initiatives related to genetic breeding of dairy animals....
National Milk Day: India remembers its greatest ever milkman
National Milk Day is celebrated in India on the birth anniversary of Dr Verghese Kurien, the Father of White Revolution in India.....
BioVoice eMag November 2016 Issue-7 Volume-1
BioVoice eMag November 2016 Issue-7 Volume-1:
The November edition of BioVoice features detailed cover story on challenges due to shrinking agricultural space in India and...
Govt keen on linking farmers to the agriculture e-market
21 states of India have modified the Acts related to their marketing system Inter alia and also issued licenses for the purchase of their yield....
Ensured adequate availability of fertilizers for Rabi season, says govt
All the cooperative societies, private retailers and wholesalers of fertilizers ahave been asked to provide fertilizers to farmers through all modes of payments.....
Farmers’ income may double in Rajasthan by 2022
Niti Aayog has given Rajasthan third place related to agriculture marketing and farmers oriented improvement index for the year 2016....
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.....
Farmers from 16 states urge PM Modi to commercialize GM Mustard
In a petition, the Rashtriya Progressive Kisan Association has sought PMO’s intervention to address the doubts of state government’s apprehensions on GM Mustard....
14 crore farmers to acquire ‘Soil Health Card’ by 2017
The union agriculture minister, Radha Mohan Singh has reiterated that central government is committed to ensure two fold increase.......