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Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, IFAD, Alvaro Lario, agriculture, climate change, global challenges

FM Nirmala Sitharaman meets IFAD president, discusses issues of mutual interest, emerging global challenges

During the meeting, the finance minister stressed that multilateral institutions should effectively contribute to ensuring food security by investing in…

June 15, 2023 16:07 IST

agricultural commodities, tur dal, arhar dal

Govt holds meetings to monitor agri commodity prices

Retail inflation in tur and urad in May 2023 was 16.78% and 4.96% respectively on year.

June 14, 2023 03:45 IST

Kharif tidings: Higher MSPs have a bearing on decisions by farmers on which summer crops to grow

With the arrival of the monsoon, kharif sowing operations have begun in over 7.83 million hectares of land, which is…

June 13, 2023 06:30 IST

horticulture, loan, ADB, agricultural productivity, irrigation, farm households, irrigation schemes, water management, farm households

India, ADB sign $130 million loan to promote horticulture in Himachal Pradesh

The Government of India and the ADB have signed a loan agreement in order to increase agricultural productivity, improve access…

June 12, 2023 20:31 IST

Foodgrain procurement, Foodgrain procurement system, foodgrain production, Subsidised foodgrains, PMGKAY, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, Financial Express

Cut grain procurement from states with high mandi taxes: CACP

CACP urged the government to take appropriate policy measures to promote rice cultivation in suitable areas and reduce the area…

June 8, 2023 04:20 IST

Sowing climate resilience Premium Story

India must double its Agri-R&D budget if it is to reach levels of more than 1% of its Farm GVA.…

Updated: May 29, 2023 09:01 IST

FINANCIAL INCLUSION: Mastercard’s agri marketplace links farmers, traders and banks

The Farm Pass platform helps farmers to access credit & get better prices.

May 8, 2023 00:05 IST

PDS & climate-smart agriculture Premium Story

The obvious answer is to include more nutritious and climate-resilient crops such as millets and pulses in the PDS while…

Updated: May 1, 2023 08:18 IST

Climate-smart initiatives

Leading agri-business conglomerates like ITC are addressing weather-related challenges

April 22, 2023 04:30 IST

Agriculture Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar, pesticides, Millets, Agriculture, Economy

Agriculture Minister releases crop-specific SOPs for pesticides application through drones

The minister also released a booklet titled “Machinery for Millets Production, Processing and Value Addition”, an official statement said.

April 20, 2023 20:44 IST

sustainability, ESG, climate change, energy consumption, G20 presidency, greenhouse gas emission, financial support, climate action, TERI, institutional capacity, investment

Farm to peel: Embracing digital technology and sustainable farming

Today, technologies like remote sensing, big data, analytics, the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) are used by…

April 2, 2023 11:00 IST

Food security, Global Food Security, Nutrition, Undernutrition, Cold war, China, Opinion

Food security and national security of India

According to the Global Food Security Index 2022, India has a prevalence of undernutrition of 16.3%.

March 27, 2023 20:11 IST

Parliamentary committee raps agriculture department for under-utilisation of funds

The committee has urged the department to undertake the planning of utilisation of allocated funds seriously and ensure expenditure of…

Updated: March 15, 2023 13:08 IST

Raising farm income Premium Story

The goal of doubling farmers’ income can’t be seen in isolation from the need to promote sustainable and diversified agriculture

Updated: March 6, 2023 07:51 IST

Finolex looks to expand non-agriculture segment business

Finolex Industries is planning to increase its share of plumbing, sanitation pipes and fittings business, and achieve a 50:50 split…

March 6, 2023 02:15 IST

Can ChatGPT revolutionise agriculture? Here’s what farmers can do with it

OpenAI/ChatGPT can be used with voice typing in local languages, allowing farmers to easily get solutions to their queries.

March 4, 2023 12:51 IST

Agriculture budget went up 5 times in 9 years to over Rs 1.25 lakh crore: PM Modi

Addressing a post-budget webinar with stakeholders of agriculture and cooperative sectors, the Prime Minister said India’s agriculture budget has increased…

Updated: February 24, 2023 15:49 IST

Cabinet nod to set up 2,00,000 agri-fishery-dairy cooperatives

“The plan would be implemented with the support of NABARD, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and National Fisheries Development Board…

Updated: February 16, 2023 07:37 IST

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