Tag: Agri
Export of essential agri commodities increases by 43.4% during April-September, 2020
Major commodity groups that have recorded positive export growth during April-Sept, 2020-21 vis-à-vis April-Sept, 2019-20 are Groundnut (35%), Refined Sugar (104%), wheat (206%), Basmati Rice (13%) and Non-Basmati Rice (105%).............
India Pulses & Grains Association hosts webinar on Kharif Crop Outlook...
While Dr. S K Malhotra, Agriculture Commissioner says that they expect to break the 2017-18 pulses production record this year, Dr. Makarand Kulkarni of Skymet Weather Services warns of a possible delayed monsoon withdrawal.............
Exports of agricultural commodities increases by 23.24% during March to June...
The agricultural exports as a percentage of India’s agricultural GDP have increased from 9.4 % in 2017-18 to 9.9 % in 2018-19.................
Allow Bt Brinjal trials in India, Alliance for Agri Innovation urges...
As per Alliance for Agri Innovation (AAI), a special interest group of Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII), field trials are the only way to ensure safety of crops and blocking such these amounts to blocking national development..................
Alliance for Agri Innovation celebrates 25 years of growing GM crops
Alliance for Agri Innovation (AAI), a special interest group of Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) is celebrating 25 years of planting biotech crops globally............
ICAR celebrates its 90th foundation day, agriculture minister lauds its role
Addressing the stakeholders at the 90th Foundation Day ceremony of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, the agriculture minister, Radha Mohan Singh praised it for the vital role in achieving government's vision of doubling farmers’ income by 2022...….
Govt says its agricultural policies focussed on doubling farmers’ income
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare while listing its achievements has stated that it has undertaken a slew of key measures to improve the state of Agriculture in India..................
First one in Bihar, Rajendra Agriculture University granted central university status
The university dedicated to the agriculture education and technology research.....