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The growth story of organic farming is unfolding with increasing demand not only in India but also globally
With largest number of farmers, India’s organic farming makes new record Read More
Bt cotton in India and Bt Brinjal in Bangladesh experience that the benefits of “To Bt” choice by far are preferable to the losses of “Not to Bt”, Dr Shivendra Bajaj, Executive Director, Alliance for Agri Innovation (AAI) writes
To Bt or not to Bt – does this question persist anymore? Read More
Krishi Megh will enable farmers, researchers, students and policy makers more equipped with updated and latest information regarding agriculture, research, education and extension in digital form generated by ICAR institutes and state agriculture universities
Agriculture Minister launches ICAR’s Krishi Megh, a step towards digital agriculture Read More
The current Bt Brinjal which is going for field trials, were approved by Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) in May 2020, was developed by the ICAR-National Institute of Plant Biotechnology
Alliance for Agri Innovation urges government to allow Bt Brinjal trials Read More
Dr. Shivendra Bajaj, Executive Director, Federation of Seed Industry of India writes on the regulatory framework and need for GM engineered crops in India
Safety and regulation of GM crops in India Read More
With breakdown of market linkage, lowering demand and rising input cost, like other sectors, COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted Indian dairy sector too which contributes 26 percent to country’s agricultural GDP and provides livelihoods to millions of rural households. Dr. Gunjan Bhandari and Priyanka Lal from ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana discuss on the recovery of the sector
Is Indian dairy sector buoyant enough to sail through COVID-19 crisis? Read More
The technical paper also outlines the drone regulation in other countries such as the EU, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, citing the best practices in agrochemical spraying
Using drones for agrochemical spray, FICCI-CropLife Paper seeks a robust policy framework Read More
B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture deals with agriculture and a multitude of allied disciplines to encourage practical and skill-based training with smartly designed modules
NMIMS SAST launches B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture programme Read More
In a day, 25 to 30 Kg of fodder is generated in a Kambala Machine, thereby creating enough fodder for at least 4 to 5 cows in a week
Kambala: Hydroponic source of high protein dairy fodder Read More
Objective of the MoU is to conserve the MAPGRs at designated space of ICAR-NBPGR in long-term storage module — as per availability — in the National Gene bank and or at regional stations for medium term storage module
NMPB and ICAR-NBPGR sign MoU to conserve medicinal and aromatic plants genetic resources Read More