Tag: Farmers
Tackling the menace of Fall Armyworm to bolster farmers’ income in...
SABC has launched an ambitious multi-year “PROJECT SAFFAL" to safeguarding agriculture and farmers against Fall Armyworm in India. It has invited partners from agricultural value chain to join the fight against fall armyworm and bolster farmers’ income...……..
22 sub projects worth Rs 3147.22 crore approved for dairy farmers’...
As per the union agriculture and farmers' welfare minister, under Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF), 22 sub-projects have been approved as on January 2019 for providing greater access to rural milk producers by strengthening dairy infrastructure...………..
Budget 2019: What’s there for agriculture sector?
To provide an assured income support to small and marginal farmers, government is launching Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi. While budgetary allocation of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Ministry has been raised by around 2.5 times...…….
Gramophone: e’s way of farming helps farmers in getting better yields
The Ujjain based digital agriculture startup, Gramophone aims to provide the best package and practices to the farmers that will give higher yields............
Pratibha Syntex receives ‘Jaivik India Award’ for its direct farmer linkage
Company's Vasudha Organic aligns with Sustainable Development Goals (the SDGs), which are adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015.............
9th international conference on micro-irrigation to be held at Aurangabad
The conference will provide a forum for discussions and deliberation through seminars, exhibitions and sessions and will serve to build awareness regarding large-scale use of micro-irrigation.................
Agri ministry releases recombinant ELISA kits for diagnosis of key animal...
The novel Enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA) kits will help in the diagnosis of notifiable diseases in India, Glanders and Equine Infectious Anaemia which require special diagnosis for control and eradication in the country...……..
Drip Pool Programme vastly improves the livelihoods of marginal farmers in...
Farmers in the Drip Pool Programme have been able to enjoy a 31% higher net income from their cotton cultivation compared with farmers that are not using drip irrigation...……………..
“Technology must spread quickly to enable farmers to harness its potential”
As per the Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, the utilization of power of technology to ensure farmers’ welfare is essential for the overall growth of the Indian economy...…………..
Indigo & Mahyco launch a joint initiative to improve farmers’ livelihoods...
Aimed to help mitigate the effects of environmental stress on crops, this is Indigo’s first venture into smallholder markets. Its collaborative associate, Mahyco Grow has built an extensive network of grower relationships that can be leveraged...……………….