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Information Technology must also focus on agribusiness and agriculture markets to improve the farmers’ income because they are un-remunerative, Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has said
Information Technology must focus on agribusiness & agri-markets: VP Read More
National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) has honoured Odisha’s shrimp farmer, Anjan Dandapat for successfully implementing scientific practices in shrimp farming
NFDB honours Odisha’s shrimp farmer Read More
The Central government has decided to continue nutrient based subsidy and City Compost Scheme till 2019-20.
Nutrient based subsidy on fertilisers to continue Read More
The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee rallied thousands of farmers in a protest Black Flag March in New Delhi, declaring total No Confidence in Narendra Modi government’s announcement of minimum support price
Farmers protest against Modi’s MSP, show black flags Read More
The Forest and Farm Facility initiative – a partnership among FAO, IIED, IUCN and AgriCord will scale up its efforts to help forest and farm producers and their organisations develop climate-resilient landscapes and farming
Global partnership to strengthen climate-resilient farming Read More
The Indian Sugar Mills Association has called the revised Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane for sugar season 2018-19, approved by CCEA as “unaffordable” for the sugar mills
ISMA calls new sugarcane FRP ‘unaffordable’ for sugar mills Read More
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for sugar season 2018-19 at Rs. 275 per quintal for a basic recovery rate of 10 percent
Cabinet approves Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane Read More
Addressing a gathering in New Delhi, Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that agriculture is the backbone of Indian economy and it should be on the top of the agenda of the government
Agriculture should be on top of Govt agenda: Vice President Read More
AIKSCC an umbrella organisation of around 200 farmer’s organisations from across India, has termed the MSP for Kharif crops recently declared by the government, as a “historic betrayal” with the farmers
Farmers’ body terms MSP hike as ‘historic betrayal’, to hold nationwide stir Read More
ISMA has estimated that sugar production in 2018-19 sugar season will be around 350 – 355 lakh tonnes. This is about 28 – 33 lakh tonnes higher than the current 2017-18 SS production of around 322.5 lakh tonnes
Sugar production estimated to be 355 lakh tonnes in 2018-19 Read More