FSII member seed companies pledge over Rs 9 Cr for COVID-19 relief measures
FSII along with its members have been at the forefront of the efforts to maintain seed supply to the farmers during the COVID-19 lockdown period
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Rabi crops sowing stands at 571.84 la ha by December
Rabi wheat has been sown in 297.02 lakh hectares, rice in 13.90 lakh hectares, pulses in 140.13 lakh hectares, coarse cereals in 46.66 lakh hectares and area sown under oilseeds is 74.12 lakh hectares
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Urgent need to strengthen Indian seed delivery system: ASSOCHAM-PwC report
The study titled, ‘Sowing the policy seeds of a flourishing agriculture sector,’ suggested that high-quality seed varieties used by tribal and hilly communities be brought into the informal seed chain with some amount of genetic purity
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Drought tolerant & disease resistant chickpea varieties set to get released
Releasing two new chickpea varieties is a successful story of collaboration of ICAR institutes, state agricultural universities and an international organisation
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Bills to check spurious seeds, pesticide management soon: MoS Agriculture
We are pursuing both the Bills, on pesticides management and on seeds, says MoS Agriculture
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Centre emphasises to encourage youth for adopting agriculture
Minister of State for Agriculture, Kailash Choudhary emphasised on giving prominence to agriculture and redesigning image of farmers to inculcate a sense of self-dependence
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Bayer CropScience reports annual results for FY 2018-19
Bayer CropScience has registered revenue from operations of Rs. 26,85.7 crore, compared to Rs. 27,49 crore in the previous year. Profit for the year stood at Rs. 2,37.6 crore, compared to Rs. 3,00.1 crore in the previous year
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Agri Entrepreneurship: Earning livelihood through seeds production
With support from Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Khargone, Mohan Singh Sisodiya, a farmer has helped generating livelihoods for 2000 farmers through seeds production
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32nd ISTA Symposium & Congress to be held in June/July 19
The conference aims to explore the seed export potential of India. The event will bring together 800 global seed experts from 80 countries with a common goal: share information and ideas about the seed trade
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New study identifies India as major seed hub in Asia
Four Indian seed companies featured in top 10 of first ever Access to Seeds Index for South and Southeast Asia
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