Tag: Productivity
Farmers & experts discuss benefits of biotech crops & new breeding...
While farmers spoke about increased crop productivity and seek approval of more biotech crops, scientists list out benefits of biotech crops including the potential to ensure nutritional security........................
New research findings by Indian scientists might improve rice productivity
In a new study, researchers from the leading institutes in India have identified a region in the genome of rice, which seems to have the potential for improving productivity.........................
Indian agriculture sector needs a fresh outlook
The government needs to address the concerns related to agriculture on an urgent basis to enable the sector to flourish, writes Rajesh Aggarwal, Managing Director, Insecticides (India)........................
Area under hybrid varieties increasing, leading to improved nutrition: RM Singh
India produced only 1.73 MT maize earlier, which has reached 25.89 MT in 2016-17 and is expected to cross 27 MT in 2017-18. This The average productivity in India is 2.43 ton/ha................
ICAR completes 88 years: Proud of our scientists, says agriculture minister
Mr Radha Mohan Singh congratulated Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for having braved the odds despite challenging circumstances to achieve notable success in improving agriculture system and enhancing production and productivity.......
India’s dairy sector bets big on embryo transfer technology
The central government in collaboration with 12 states is spearheading the mass embryo transfer programme under National Mission on Bovine Productivity, promising a revolution in bovine breeding........
India produced foodgrains at record 275.68 million tonnes in 2016-17
The 4th Advance Estimates of production of major crops for 2016-17 have been released by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare on 16th August, 2017..............
Maharashtra tops NITI Aayog’s first ever Agriculture Reform Index
NITI Aayog has launched the first ever Agricultural Marketing and Farm Friendly Reforms Index to rank the various states....