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The CCEA has approved a Central support of Rs.37,454 crore to the states and Rs.20,434.56 crore of debt servicing for loan availed by Government of India for irrigation development during PMKSY 2016-21
Cabinet approves continuation of irrigation scheme – Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana for 2021-26 Read More
Stellapps currently impacts 2.8 million farmers in 36,000 villages in India with its technology, and with this partnership, the Trouw Nutrition products will impact its entire customer base
Stellapps enters into a 5-year partnership with Nutreco for improving animal nutrition Read More
India is implementing National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture as one of the missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change. The activities include components to minimise the carbon footprint of agricultural activities
Know the interventions India is making in minimising carbon footprint in agriculture Read More
Solar technologies offer reliable and affordable energy, that too at an affordable cost. It is also sustainable and can help many rural parts of India which are still reeling under power outages. Dr. Shivendra Bajaj writes…
Indian farmers can rely on solar powered-irrigation for better crop productivity Read More
COOIT has estimated that the country’s mustard seed production would increase to 100-110 lakh tonnes in the rabi season of 2021-22 crop as a result of higher mustard sowing by farmers
Mustard production expected to touch record 110 lakh tonnes in Rabi season: COOIT Read More
Zero Budget Natural Farming has also been identified as a promising tool to minimise the dependence of farmers on purchased inputs, reduce the cost of agriculture by relying on traditional field-based technologies
PM to unveil roadmap of Zero Budget Natural Farming at a National Summit on Dec 16 Read More
Sagri-LEAF partnership, by leveraging the strategic funding by JICA, will deploy Satellite Big Data, AI, and ML solutions to predict harvest yields, improve nutrition content and work on diversification of crops to mitigate the risks
Sagri, LEAF join hands with JICA to improve livelihoods of small and marginal farmers Read More
Under the National Mission on Edible Oil-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP), emphasis has been given to promote micro-irrigation and water conservation in oil palm for efficient water management and judicious use of water
Facts you need to about India’s palm oil production since 2016-17? Read More
It is obvious that agrochemical companies will increasingly focus on introducing new generation formulations in their R&D capabilities and product mix to have an edge. Rajesh Aggarwal, Managing Director, Insecticides (India) writes
R&D is vital for the growth of crop protection sector in India Read More
The SOP for use of drone application for crop protection covers important aspects like statutory provisions, flying permissions, area distance restrictions, weight classification, drone registration among man other related issues
CropLife India welcomes Govt’s SOP for drone application in agrochemical spraying Read More