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Saturday, November 23, 2024

Agriculture

Schemes to bolster the Bamboo Industry

On the request of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India, has amended the import policy of Agarbatti and placed it from “Free” trade to “Restricted” trade, w.e.f. 01.09.2019,  to restrict...

APEDA with Basmati Export Development Foundation organizes awareness creation programme for the basmati rice growers

For boosting exports, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)’ arm Basmati Export Development Foundation (BEDF) has taken an innovative step to sensitize farmers involved in the cultivation of Basmati rice. As a part of the initiative,...

Digital Platform Kisan Sarathi launched to facilitate farmers to get ‘right information at right time’ in their desired language

Farmers can avail personalised advisories on agriculture and allied areas directly from scientists through the digital platform: IT Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw In order to facilitate farmers to get ‘right information at right time’ in their desired language, a digital...

APEDA inks MoU with NAFED for strengthening export linkage of Farmer Cooperatives & FPOs

For harnessing exports potential of agricultural and processed food products of cooperatives as well Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) today signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing...

APEDA facilitated exports of Burmese grapes ‘Leteku’ to Dubai

In a major boost to harness the export potential of agricultural and processed food products from north-eastern states, a shipment of fresh Burmese grapes referred as ‘Leteku’ in Assamese language has been exported to Dubai from Guwahati by air...

APEDA in collaboration with Indian embassy organize virtual buyer seller meet for boosting agricultural and processed food products exports to Algeria

In a bid to boost agricultural and processed food products exports, APEDA in collaboration with Indian embassy has organized a virtual buyer seller meet (VBSM) with Algeria where key stakeholders in the agricultural value chains from both the countries...

India and Fiji sign MoU for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors

The MoU will prove to be a milestone in further strengthening the multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries: Shri Tomar Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar and Fiji’s Minister of Agriculture, Waterways & Environment, Dr....

Narendra Singh Tomar addresses the 42nd session of FAO Conference

Agriculture has always been a high priority for India and Government of India is always  committed to the welfare of farmers: Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Unflinching efforts of FAO with all the member countries to improve agriculture productivity, end hunger...

Farm Mechanization to boost income of farmers and growth of the agricultural economy

Farm Mechanization - A mandatory change Empowering farmers through Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) Under the scheme, Government of India releases funds for Farm Mechanization like Establishment of Custom Hiring Centres, Farm Machinery Bank, High-tech Hubs to different states To empower the...

Digital India Corporation & Indian Council of Agricultural Research signs MoU to provide ‘Demand Based Tele Agriculture Advisories’ to farmers

In order to facilitate farmers by providing location specific ‘Demand Based Tele Agriculture Advisories’, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Digital India Corporation (DIC), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology  have...

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GeM Partnership with Sikkim: Boosting Digital Procurement Across India

The Indian government’s public procurement portal, Government e-Marketplace (GeM), has recently signed a landmark agreement with the Sikkim government....