agriculture

Researchers from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTech) have recently explored bacterial communities associated with red, brown, and green macroalgae marine seaweeds to isolate…
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The government has been promoting natural farming through a sub-scheme, Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati (BPKP), under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), since 2019-2020. So far, 4.09 lakh ha area has been brought under BPKP.…
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Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0 was announced on 27 October 2021, enhancing the existing provisions, mainly focusing on transporting perishable food products from the hilly areas, North-Eastern States and tribal areas. For facilitating and…
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The Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, has said the International Year of Millets (IYOM) – 2023 would provide an opportunity to increase global production, efficient processing and better use of crop…
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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), jointly with a farmers’ NGO, Pothu Vivasayeegal Sangam, have developed a unique, efficient, and cost-effective agricultural transportation system to address the labour…
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The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, has said that the Agriculture sector is the backbone of our country and our rural economy and agriculture have such strength that the country can easily…
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APEDA, an export promotion body for agricultural products of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, has made an outreach strategy for the promotion of agro-export to accomplish the export target of USD 23.56 billion for the financial year…
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The Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, and an Indian delegation travelled extensively from Tel Aviv to visit a desert boutique farm, Be’er Milka, owned by a farmer of Indian origin Mr. Sharon…
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Sustainable food systems are critical for sustainable development. I congratulate CSE for organising this very important discussion, said Rajiv Kumar, vice-chairperson, NITI Aayog, while delivering the keynote address during the inaugural…
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The Government has adopted several developmental programmes, schemes, reforms and policies that focus on higher incomes for the farmers. All these policies & programmes are being supported by higher budgetary allocations, non-budgetary…
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