Assam government initiates step to procure 10 lakh MT paddy at MSP from farmers
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday directed stepping up measures for procurement of paddy by various agencies to…
Wheat sowing marginally down by 1.71%
According to the latest statistics given by the Agriculture Ministry on Friday, the area sown to wheat, the principal rabi…
Agricultural reforms needed for India
Agriculture, the modern terminology which generalises economic activities ranging from farming to animal husbandry, had been the pillar of global…
Darjeeling tea output sinks to record low in 2021
Darjeeling tea production, one of the world’s most popular tea varietals, fell to 6.5 million kg in 2021, the lowest…
India still waiting for global sugar prices to rise to strike export deals: ISMA
Indian sugar mills are still waiting for global sugar prices to rise to enter into further export deals, industry body…
October-December sugar output up 4.75% at 115.70 lakh tonne: NFCSFL
According to the sugar cooperatives body NFCSFL, the country’s sugar production increased by 4.75 percent to 115.70 lakh tonnes during…
Continue to focus creating infra, clusters with state govts: APEDA
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) on Friday said it is focusing on creating infrastructure and…
PM Modi to release Rs 20K cr to more than 10 cr beneficiaries under PM-KISAN
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 10th installment of financial benefits under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), transferring…
Record foodgrains production likely in 2022;farm laws repeal, price rise bitter pills for agri sector
Despite the pandemic blues, India’s robust agriculture industry produced record foodgrains this year, but the repeal of three agri-reform laws…
FSSAI draft norms on GM food unacceptable: Activists
Farmers’ activists led by Kavitha Kuruganti have condemned the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) draught regulations on…