Tag: Agriculture

India can take leadership in the region with available competency and intense demand for technology to improve agricultural productivity in a sustainable manner...................

As per experts, If the domestic production of Lentils does reach 1.60 million tons, then domestic prices expected to remain around the MSP of Rs. 51,000 per metric ton with a minor fluctuation................

Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted a conditional exemption to the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics(ICRISAT), Hyderabad, Telangana for the deployment of drones for agricultural research activities.........................

BGU is among the world leaders in the field of desert agriculture and water-related research and will be consulting regarding the establishment, development, launch and operation of the joint Academic Research Institute...................

DBT Biotech KISAN hub for western dry region kicks start mega farm demonstrations cum training program for smallholder seed spices farmers of Western Rajasthan.......................

The new farm laws provide the required platform to fetch the right remunerative to any buyer they want to sell their produce, writes Dr Shivendra Bajaj, Executive Director, Federation of Seed Industry of India....................

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%).............

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.............

Indian parliament on 20th September passed The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020. Prime Minister has assured that procurement at MSP will continue....................

To be held at 5 pm on Friday, September 18, 2020, this focused discussion will cover key aspects such as sowing, weather impact, the impact of monsoon this season, expected production, demand and supply, as well as price outlook for Kharif pulses viz., Urad, Moong, and Tur.......................