Centre approves 7 food processing projects worth Rs 234.68 crore
These food processing projects will leverage private investment of Rs. 173.81 crore and are expected to generate employment for 7,750 persons
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Ninjacart, KiloFarms grow first set of residue-free tomatoes
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.
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Agriculture ministry organises meet on ‘Value Chain Creation for Kiwi Fruit’
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
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Orange production is estimated at 64 lakh tonnes in 2019-20
Major states engaged in orange cultivation are Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Haryana
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All you need to know about progress of agricultural research in India
DARE and ICAR have developed a country wide network of 103 agricultural research institutes, 75 agricultural universities including three central agricultural universities and 11 ATARIs ably supported by a network of KVK at the district level
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Indian pomegranates to hit Australian supermarkets for the first time
Indian pomegranates will soon appear on Australian shelves for the first time in another positive development in the Australia-India agricultural relationship
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Agriculture minister flags off Anantapur-New Delhi Kisan Rail, to strengthen farm economy
The Kisan Rail is conceptualised to provide priority to the farming sector and facilitate transportation of perishable agricultural products to various market places across India
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QR code makes fruits’ origin traceability possible for consumers
INI Farms, India’s leading farm to fork ag-tech fruit brand company has introduced origin traceability feature for all its fruits in the international and domestic market
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PM to inaugurate RLB Central Agricultural University, Jhansi campus tomorrow
The university had started its first academic session in 2014-15 and is offering Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses in Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry
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Agriculture minister discusses with CMs and state agri ministers on reforms and Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
Union Agriculture Minister held a detailed discussion with chief ministers and state agriculture ministers on recent agriculture market reforms and the new Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
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