State Agriculture Ministers’ Conference held in New Delhi
Agriculture minister urged the states to create awareness among the farmers on water conservation practices through drip and sprinkler irrigation and water harvesting
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Economic Survey: Priority should be given on irrigation water productivity
Economic Survey lays special emphasis on the agriculture and food sector as a large proportion of population is engaged in it despite the reduction in its contribution to overall growth
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Terra Drone surveys farm land for smart water management in Maharashtra
Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation roped in Terra Drone India as its technology partner to ensure efficient water distribution in 1,085 villages
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Can solar powered desalination meet water demand for agriculture?
Countries like India, China and Australia, among others are battling the challenge of producing food for an ever-increasing population amid droughts and increasingly volatile climate conditions
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Monsoon 2019: Farm input companies seem optimistic
Normal monsoon rainfall forecast by India Meteorological Department has instilled good sentiments among the agribusiness companies, hopping for better demand for agriculture inputs thereby, resulting into better sales during the Kharif season 2019
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Sustainable farming through commercial aquaponics
With shrinking land and water resources along with threats of climate change are putting challenges in front of India’s food security. And therefore, it is the need of the hour to think on alternative ways of farming. Anubhav Das writes on the future of such alternative ways…
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Volkswagen launches watershed management program in Latur
The watershed management program will restore and sustain natural resources, water and soil, and revive traditional farming methods, improving livelihood of more than 6,000 people
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Walmart Foundation supports IDEI irrigation project in AP
The irrigation project is expected to generate an additional US$7.4 million in annual farming income in Andhra Pradesh at the end of the project period, with individual gains of US$400 per smallholder farmer household per year
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Water management key to sustainable agriculture growth
India is facing the worst water crisis in its history attributed to its growing population, lack of adequate government planning, increased corporatisation, industrial and human waste, among other factors. RG Agarwal, Chairman, Dhanuka Agritech Ltd writes on how water management can be the key to sustainable agriculture growth
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Karnataka bets big on millets to combat climate change and providing nutrition security
Over the years, Karnataka has been taking progressive steps in agriculture sector. In the past, one such initiative, Rashtriya eMarket Services (ReMS), an online platform for agriculture commodity trade has been the core idea behind launching the e-National Agriculture Market (eNAM) in 2015 by the Central government. With the threats looming from climate change and frequent droughts, the state is promoting millets as smart food. In an exclusive interview with Agriculture Post, NH Shivashankara Reddy, Minister for Agriculture, Government of Karnataka discussed issues ranging from its millets programme to various agricultural policies of the state.
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