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Fish production rose from 800,000 tonnes in FY 1950 to 4.1 million tonnes in the early 1990s. From 1990 through 2010, Indian fish industry accelerated, reaching a total marine and freshwater fish production to about 8 million metric tonnes
Aquaculture to aid in creating Aatmanirbhar Bharat and facilitate rehabilitation for reverse migrants Read More
There has been satisfactory progress of sowing area coverage under ongoing Kharif crops in India
Kharif crops sowing grows 5.71% by Sep 18, 2020 Read More
Cultivable land area under organic farming has increased from 11.83 lakh hectare in 2014 to 29.17 lakh hectare in 2020 in the country
5 Govt schemes, promoting organic farming in India Read More
The report will offer a detailed analysis of the major global trends in agri-food markets and trade, including quantifying the growth of agri-food global value chains over the last two decades
FAO to release report on State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2020 on Sep 23 Read More
PMMSY aims at enhancing fish production by an additional 70 lakh tonne by 2024-25, increasing fisheries export earnings to Rs.100,000 crore by 2024-25, doubling of incomes of fishers and fish farmers with many other programmes
Things you need to know about Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana Read More
Proposal to enhance custom duty on formulated agrochemicals is against sustainability of Indian farming and ‘Make in India’, CropLife India said
Doubling custom duty on pesticide formulations will hurt farmers hard: CropLife India Read More
Indian Council of Agricultural Research has conducted long term studies on the impact of Bt cotton which did not show any adverse effect on soil, microflora and animal health
What’s the latest from the Govt. on cultivation of GM Crops? Read More
DARE and ICAR have developed a country wide network of 103 agricultural research institutes, 75 agricultural universities including three central agricultural universities and 11 ATARIs ably supported by a network of KVK at the district level
All you need to know about progress of agricultural research in India Read More
Agrovision 2020 is a large scale agricultural show from CNH Industrial and will be broadcast online on September 17. The live interactive broadcast will cover the new perspectives of agriculture, as well as major farming events and activities
CNH Industrial to present mega farm machinery show in Russia’s Agrovision 2020 Read More
FAO is rolling out innovative data tools to help countries track progress as COVID-19 pandemic poses new monitoring challenges
FAO report on food and agriculture underscores lack of progress in achieving Sustainable Development Goals Read More