Tag: ICAR
Income of farmers cultivating medicinal plants could be doubled via improved...
As per Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Director General, Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR), the farmers cultivating medicinal plants need.....
ICAR registers 9 new germplasm of indigenous farm animals as breeds
The Breed registration Committee in its meeting on 21st June, 2016 at New Delhi approved registration of nine new breeds of livestock and poultry.....
Plant Genome Savior Community Award to be presented on 24th August
The award ceremony will be held at Delhi to honor the farmers engaged in the conservation of genetic resources of land races and wild relatives of economic plants.....
Govt to spend Rs 250 crore on sustainable agriculture practices
This amount would be incurred on this project which India has achieved in the form of grant-in-aid. This project will be implemented....
India’s leading experts seek removal of barriers to agribiotech innovation
The renowned agriculture experts gathered at the event organized by the Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS) advocated....
Moderate increase in students opting for agriculture courses
The data on number of students joining agriculture education at graduate and post graduate levels suggests that there has been.....
New 93 seed hubs to come up with outlay of approx...
Central government has approved these seed hubs under National Food Security Mission to boost the production of pulses in India....
India’s agricultural research & education system is one of world’s largest
With 102 research institutes and 73 agricultural universities spread across the country, Indian research and education network is said to be the largest ever globally
12 lakh tons of flood tolerant seeds given to Indian farmers...
According to the union government, the eco-friendly flood tolerant seeds have been helpful in raising the plants of various crops....
Govt says it is taking steps to increase production of pulses
During the year 2016-17, demonstration of new techniques for pulse production is being carried out in 31,000 hectares....