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It is reported that rice has been sown or transplanted in 10.67 lakh ha, pulses in 5.91 lakh ha, coarse cereals in 16.69 lakh ha, sugarcane in 50.01 lakh hectare and cotton in 20.68 lakh hectare
Kharif crop sowing crosses 115.9 lakh hectare area Read More
Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for making agriculture viable, profitable and sustainable to improve the lot of farmers and ensure home-grown food security
VP calls for making agriculture viable, profitable & sustainable Read More
Bayer is a German stock corporation and is a life sciences company with competencies in the areas of healthcare and agriculture while Monsanto is a global supplier of agricultural products like seeds, biotechnology traits, and herbicides
India approves acquisition of Monsanto by Bayer AG Read More
The Central government has set up a chief ministers’ sub-group to coordinate policy approaches for agriculture and MGNREGS with the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh as the convener
CMs’ sub-group to sync policy approaches for agriculture and MGNREGS Read More
The Council of the European Union stressed close cooperation with FAO on climate, food waste, antibiotics resistance and many more agricultural issues
EU hails FAO’s role in sustainability in food & agriculture Read More
As on June 2018, SLCM manages a technology enabled network of more than 2,835 warehouses and 19 cold storages across India spread over 48.70 million sq. ft. area with a capacity of more than 662.62 million MT
SLCM bags SCMPro Demand Planning and Forecasting Award Read More
The report suggests to realign cropping pattern keeping in view water availability, irrigation, supplies in canal irrigation system, improve micro-irrigation and invest in water harvesting and encourage participatory irrigation management
NABARD releases water productivity mapping report for 10 crops Read More
The action plan aims to generate quality human resources from the institutions of higher agricultural education. It encompasses several new initiatives including, steps to attract talented students, reducing academic inbreeding and addressing faculty shortage
Cabinet approves action plan for agricultural education Read More
Industry association, CLFMA is leading the agenda of sustainably increasing animal protein production in the country through focusing on the following top three priorities
3 steps that can transform India’s livestock sector Read More
New FAO tool lists concrete steps ways to speed up implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda
20 actions to transform food and agriculture Read More