Educating farmers on benefits of organic farming
Krishi Vigyan Kendras impart training on various facets of agriculture and allied sectors including production of organic inputs for organic farming to the farmers
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Use of technology for sustainable farming practices
ICAR has undertaken research for development of crop varieties that are resistant to diseases and extreme weather conditions
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Newly formed Advisory Committee to make IPGA knowledge hub for pulses and grains industry
The committee to help IPGA Management gain further insights and understanding into the pulses sector, provide better support to its stakeholders, and provide more informed, nuanced, and effective policy inputs and recommendations to the government
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MoFPI, MTA, TRIFED, ICAR, NSFDC, NAFED and NCDC come together for implementing PM-FME scheme
The cooperation will define convergence mechanism in implementation of PM-FME (PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises) scheme
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World Soil Day highlights the role of soil biodiversity in boosting food production and nutrition
New FAO report on soil biodiversity examines the potential of soil organisms in ensuring sustainable agri-food systems and mitigating climate change
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APEDA, IIMR make action plan for promotion of millets and millet products
Considering highly climate resilient, less water intensive, can be grown on dry-lands with high nutrition value, millets are also termed ‘smart food’ in various regions of the world
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SABC releases the book, ‘Crop Health Management – An Indian Story’
The book provides an overview of multiple farming methods including organic farming and IPM practical aspects, aiming to accelerate sustainable farming and food production in India
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Newly launched millet food finder shows a revolution is underway
The “Millet Finder”, launched today, discovered a surge in the use of millets, with over a thousand modern convenient products in a very wide range, across all the inhabited continents
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Digital innovation will transform agriculture: Senior Adviser, NITI Aayog
Future agriculture will use sophisticated deep techs such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, robots, temperature and moisture sensors, aerial images, and GPS technology to maximise agricultural output, she said.
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Lessons from COVID-19 crisis with respect to biodiversity and livelihood
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
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