Tag: Land
ICRISAT intern wins top awards for developing bio-insecticide
The chemical composition of bullock’s heart plant is found to act as a defense mechanism against insect pests
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.......................
Drip Pool Programme vastly improves the livelihoods of marginal farmers in...
Farmers in the Drip Pool Programme have been able to enjoy a 31% higher net income from their cotton cultivation compared with farmers that are not using drip irrigation...……………..
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.........
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......
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........
India steps up efforts to increase palm oil production to meet...
Government of India is promoting oil palm by implementing several programmes since 1986-87 and from 2014-15 through NMOOP..........
Govt to close down HAL, 3 more pharma PSUs
The union cabinet has approved need-based sale of surplus land of four pharmaceutical public sector units.....
No time frame by govt yet for new forest policy
The union ministry for environment and forests has clarified that while it has been working on a fresh policy for forest land in India.....