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Keeping in consideration the importance of bamboo, the Indian Forest Act 1927 was amended in 2017 to remove bamboo for the category of trees. As a result, now anyone can undertake cultivation and business in bamboo and its products
Centre launches 22 bamboo clusters in 9 states and unveils logo for National Bamboo Mission Read More
Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Act was passed by both the houses of parliament on March 5, 2014 and was functioning with a temporary campus at ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi
PM inaugurates College and Admin buildings of Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi Read More
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Tata Trusts have come together to set up India Agritech Incubation Network to identify innovative solutions that can impact small and marginal farmers
Gates Foundation, Tata Trusts to set up agritech incubation network Read More
FAO and KT aim to promote the use of technologies and innovations in development processes and value chains linked to agribusiness management and digital agriculture, and foster overall digital innovation and youth entrepreneurship in agrifood
FAO, Korea Telecom to advance digital agriculture innovation Read More
FAO emphasised the need for a sustainable and inclusive digitalisation of agriculture for family farmers to benefit
Digital technologies poised to transform agrifood systems Read More
With support from Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Khargone, Mohan Singh Sisodiya, a farmer has helped generating livelihoods for 2000 farmers through seeds production
Agri Entrepreneurship: Earning livelihood through seeds production Read More
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Murshidabad installed the poultry incubators that helped in fast hatching of eggs and increasing the production. This, in turn, helped the women self-help-groups to increase the production and become self-reliant
How poultry farming made West Bengal women self-reliant? Read More
The scheme will be linked to Rs 1000 crore ‘Cooperative Start-up and Innovation Fund (CSIF). The funding for the project will be up to 80 percent of the project cost for these special categories such as women, SC, ST, PwD while 70 percent for others
NCDC to promote entrepreneurship in cooperatives Read More
The model will integrate 6,000 smallholder farmers into expansive value chains with focus on advanced cropping systems and post-harvest management
Walmart, ICRISAT launch entrepreneurial agribusiness model Read More
An Assocham-EY study recommends the government to promote bio-fertilisers, bio-pesticides to decrease cost of organic cultivation; and pushing for specific policy to monitor organic production
Organic food may rise a family’s monthly budget to Rs1500 Read More