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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India Millet Mission campaign to begin in September
The Union Agriculture Minister will formally flag off the campaign for the National Year of Millets, in Pune which will be followed by a number of activities over the next few months
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VP calls for making agriculture viable, profitable & sustainable
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
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ICRISAT, NRGene boost chickpea and pigeon pea research
With the technology from NRGene, ICRISAT has chickpea and pigeon pea genomes to a reference level quality, that researchers can use. This would help maximise favourable nutritional properties of these high-protein legumes
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ICRISAT, KeyGene join hands for crop innovations
The two institutions will work together using novel crop innovation solutions based on KeyGene’s proprietary technologies and know-how
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Centre merges 11 agriculture schemes into Krishonnati Yojana
Total 11 schemes and missions such as MIDH, NFSM, NMSA, SMAE, SMSP, SMAM, SMPPQ, ISACES, ISAC, ISAM and NeGP – A have been brought under the umbrella scheme, Green Revolution — Krishonnati Yojana
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UN agency pushes for global coordination on bioeconomy
Bio products can improve access to food and, if produced sustainably, help address climate change
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FAO designates new unique agricultural heritage sites
FAO’s global agricultural heritage network now comprises 50 remarkable landscapes
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Plant protection convention adopts measures to check plant pests
The International Plant Protection Convention has approved standard measures on fruit flies, heat & chemical treatments, surveillance and wood packaging
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Family farmers must remain central to agroecology scale-up: FAO
Family farmers must remain central to bringing agroecology to scale, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva stressed in his closing remarks to the 2nd International Agroecology Symposium at FAO
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