Agriculture

Technologies for Agricultural Advancement

Agriculture ppb - February 9, 2021

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is engaged in developing high-yielding, disease/pest resistant varieties and technologies in crops, horticulture, animal and fisheries science...

Setting up a Central Research Institute in Kalahandi for Soyabean

Agriculture ppb - February 5, 2021

The Kalahandi district of Odisha produces Soybean on a very limited scale. The ICAR has established a national level research Institute on Soybean in 1987...

New Education Policy will be helpful in making agricultural sector more prosperous and employment-oriented:...

Agriculture ppb - January 27, 2021

Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare addressed the 92nd Annual General Meeting of the ICAR Society today.Shri Tomar briefed about...

The First meeting of Committee on Farm Laws appointed by Supreme Court held in...

Agriculture ppb - January 19, 2021

The first meeting of the Committee appointed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide Order dated 12.01.2021 to deliberate with concerned stakeholders on recently notified...

Cold Storage Facilities in the Country

Agriculture ppb - September 23, 2020

As per available information, there are 8186 number of cold storages with capacity of 374.25 Lakh MT is available in the country for storing...

Production Cost and MSP of Various Crops

Agriculture ppb - September 23, 2020

The details of percentage increase of cost of production and Minimum Support Price (MSP) of mandated kharif and rabi crops from 2016 to 2020...

Farm Sector: Key to revival of Post-COVID economy

Agriculture Janakish Badapanda - August 25, 2020

Agro-processing has now emerged as a major economic activity worldwide. The role of agricultural growth in lifting people out of poverty is also well-recognised,...

Effective price monitoring system is helping the farmers to get fertilizers at cheaper price:...

Agriculture ppb - August 21, 2020

Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri DV Sadananda Gowda has said that the Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has initiated...

Sowing area coverage under Kharif crops 8.56% more compared to corresponding period of last...

Agriculture pratisrutimedia - August 21, 2020

As on 21.08.2020, total kharif crops has been sown on 1062.93 lakh ha area against 979.15 lakh ha area during the corresponding period of...

Ministry of Agriculture funding start-ups under the innovation and agripreneurship component of Rashtriya Krishi...

Agriculture ppb - August 6, 2020

The Union Government accords very high priority to the agriculture sector. In order to contribute directly and indirectly to enhancing the income of farmers...