Tag: Agriculture
C-CAMP launches nationwide Agriculture Grand Challenges backed by Karnataka govt
Agriculture and healthcare take centre stage at launch & showcase of several high-impact C-CAMP innovation programs with Government of Karnataka........................
ICAR scientists developed 1575 varieties of 70 field crops in last...
During 2014 till January 2021, a total of 1575 varieties of 70 field crops have been developed which include 770 of cereals, 235 of oilseeds, 236 of pulses, 170 of fibre crops, 104 of forage crops, 52 of sugarcane and 8 of other crops......................
Mahila Kisan Biotech Fellowship to smallholder Kavita Shivkiran
The fellowship award ceremony was held on her cotton field situated at village Balaya of Mundwa tehsil of Nagaur district, Rajasthan..................
NSAI & FSII reach a consensus on commercialization framework for superior...
A landmark for the Indian seed industry, it can lead to sustained development of traits and new plant varieties, thus making the Indian agriculture competitive......................
Cisco & Social Alpha’s Krishi Mangal initiative to support high-impact agritech...
Pilots implemented by start-ups over one year will positively impact 17500 marginal farmers across Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh..................................
Genome editing offers new ray of hope to tackle malnutrition
The policymakers must be convinced about how gene-editing is a golden opportunity to enhance human nutrition, writes Dr Rishi Kumar Tyagi.....................
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund applications cross the Rs. 8,000 crore mark
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund is bringing together the collective power of all stakeholders in the Agriculture ecosystem with sanctions crossing Rs. 4000 crore mark............................
Less than 4% Indian farmers have adopted sustainable agricultural practices: CEEW
The study, supported by the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), finds that scaling up sustainable agriculture would be critical to improve farm incomes and bolster India’s nutrition security in a climate-constrained future...........................
Corteva Agriscience establishes an ecosystem of FPOs to help women farmers...
Aims to improve livelihoods through market-oriented interventions and a focus on self-reliant agri-entrepreneurship........................
Ministry of Agriculture signs MoU with Microsoft for a pilot project...
Microsoft has come forward to start a pilot project in selected 100 villages in 10 districts of 6 states (Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh) to develop a farmer interface for smart and well-organized agriculture, including post-harvest management and distribution.....................