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Saturday, November 23, 2024

Agriculture

India-Australia cooperation and collaboration in the field of Agriculture

Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar reviews collaboration in the field of Agriculture in a virtual meeting with his Australian counterpart A virtual meeting between Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Mr. David Littleproud...

Self-reliant and Digital India will only be realized by taking along the agriculture sector: Tomar

Digital ecosystem of Agriculture with farmers at the centre Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's determination has invigorated the farming sector- Agriculture Minister The Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the dream of a self-reliant...

Horticulture Cluster Development Programme to be implemented in 12 clusters covering 11 States/UTs

To ensure holistic growth of horticulture, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar virtually launched the Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP) today. In a pilot phase, the programme will be implemented in 12 horticulture clusters...

Low-chilling apple variety developed by Himachal farmer spreads far & wide

A farmer from Himachal Pradesh has developed an innovative self-pollinating apple variety that does not require long chilling hours for flowering and fruit setting. This has spread to plain, tropical, and subtropical areas in various parts of India, where...

India and Israel sign a three-year work program for cooperation in Agriculture

Indo-Israel villages of excellence to create a model ecosystem in Agriculture The work program 2021-2023 will strengthen India-Israel bilateral relationship: Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Taking forward the ever-growing partnership in agriculture between Israel and India, the two governments have agreed to...

Horticulture sector can play an important role in doubling farmers’ income

Union Agriculture Ministry has allocated Rs 2250 Crore for realizing the huge potential of horticulture sector in 2021-22 Keeping in view the huge potential and role of the horticulture sector in increasing farmer’s income, the Government of India has allocated...

Central Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute, Budni (MP) tests the first-ever electric Tractor in the Institute

The Institute obtains NABL Certificate of Accreditation for CMVR Test Laboratory Central Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute, Budni (MP) has tested the first-ever electric Tractor in the Institute. The institute received the application for an electric tractor under Confidential...

Innovative infra & farmer partnership models emerge in the 8,000+ crore strong AIF

Agriculture Infrastructure Fund is bringing together the collective power of all stakeholders in the Agriculture ecosystem Agriculture Infrastructure Fund applications cross the Rs. 8,000 crore mark, Sanctions cross Rs. 4000 crore mark With Rs. 8,000+ crore worth of applications, AIF is...

India’s Agriculture trade grows during 2020-21

Despite the pandemic export of Agri and allied commodities during Apr, 2020 - Feb, 2021 shows an increase of 18.49% India has witnessed tremendous growth of 727% for Wheat export and 132% for (Non-Basmati) Rice export during 2020-21 India has consistently...

Union Ministry of Agriculture signs MoU with Microsoft for a pilot project in 100 villages of 6 states

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's idea of digital agriculture is taking shape: Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Transparency at the central government level is benefiting the farmers and labourers Union Ministry of Agriculture and Microsoft India yesterday inked a Memorandum of Understanding...

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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....