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While bringing transparency in agri commodity trade, new farm laws will force APMC Mandis to be competitive: Dr Shivendra Bajaj, FSII

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

There have been big controversies and protests over the new farm laws. Whether these laws will be beneficial or not for the farming community and how would they impact the agriculture sector in the long run, in an interview with Agriculture Post, Dr Shivendra Bajaj, Executive Director, Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) speaks on all these burning issues…

Ninjacart, Kilofarms grows first set of residue-free tomatoes

Allied Sectors / Horticulture

Ninjacart, KiloFarms grow first set of residue-free tomatoes

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

Ninjacart and Kilofarms have leveraged each other’s strengths to devise tech-enabled methods to assist farmers in achieving the finest grade of fresh produce through residue-free methods.

Agri Marketing / Agribusiness

IPGA webinar brings forth insights on lentil crops and global pulses trade

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

Pulses and oilseeds have been identified as priority sectors and NITI Aayog is also in the process of preparing a long-term policy framework on supply chain for pulses

Agri Marketing / Agribusiness

Agriculture ministry organises meet on ‘Value Chain Creation for Kiwi Fruit’

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

Presently, India is producing 13,000 metric tonnes of Kiwi in an area of about 4,000 hectare in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Himachal Pradesh

Allied Sectors / Dairying

How NDDB’s Vidarbha & Marathwada Dairy Development Project transformed the lives of farmers?

November 11, 2020November 15, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

Dairying has turned in as the ray of hope to ease farmers’ distress with NDDB’s initiatives enhancing the income of more than 91,000 farmers by providing fair share of consumer price

Policy

All you need to know about the scheme pushing solar energy in agricultural irrigation

November 11, 2020November 28, 2020 - by BK Jha - Leave a Comment

Government of India has amended the implementation guidelines for its existing scheme for pushing solar energy in agricultural irrigation

Farm Inputs / Fertilisers

IFFCO Bazar, SBI YONO tie-up to boost accessibility of farm inputs

November 6, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

The collaboration will help IFFCO Bazar to reach out to over three crore registered customers of YONO, a large part of which happens to be farmers

International

Europe, Central Asia call for more sustainable and innovative agriculture

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

FAO members from Europe and Central Asia reinforced their commitment to transform agri-food systems through innovation, digital technologies and sustainable practices, as well as create inclusive growth in rural areas

Opinion

Lessons from COVID-19 crisis with respect to biodiversity and livelihood

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 - by Abhijit Das and Bidyut Pritom Gogoi - Leave a Comment

COVID-19 pandemic has globally impacted the lives, environment and biodiversity in many ways. Abhijit Das, PhD Scholar at ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute and Bidyut Pritom Gogoi, M.Sc. Scholar, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (DRPCAU) write on the COVID-19 impacts on lives

Farm Inputs / Farm Machinery

Case IH appoints new dealer and launches new round baler in South Korea

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

Farmers in South Korea will soon have better access to Case IH machinery, parts and service, following the appointment of SangJu as the newest dealer of the nationwide Case IH importer, Samjung CMC