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FPOs will benefit small, marginal and smallholder farmers by giving access to technological inputs, finance, and better markets and prices for their crops
10K Farmer producer organisations to create avenues for development: Agri Minister Read More
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved setting up of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) worth Rs.15,000 crore
Cabinet approves setting up of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund Read More
Economic Survey emphasises on farm mechanisation, livestock, fisheries, food processing, financial inclusion, farm credit, crop insurance, micro irrigation and post harvest management
What Economic Survey 2019-20 means for agriculture? Read More
As part of the MoU, JSF will partially fund and support the operations of NABARD and other implementing partners towards this end. The Foundation will also build necessary market and financial linkages for farmers in target states
JSF signs MoU with NABARD to raise farmers’ incomes Read More
The portal will provide a very, useful and transparent system to the beneficiaries
ENSURE portal to ease livestock subsidies under DBT Read More
The approval entails an estimated fund size of Rs.7,522 crore, comprising Rs.5,266.40 crore to be raised by the Nodal Loaning Entities, Rs.1,316.6 crore beneficiaries contribution and Rs.939.48 crore budgetary support from the government
CCEA approves creation of fisheries development fund Read More
India presently has the largest population of youth (356 million between 10-24 years) in the world (UN Report, 2014), even larger than China (269 million)
MAYA to attract youth in agriculture Read More
The agreement will enable the Ministry of Water Resources to release Central assistance to prioritised projects under PMKSY as per the requirements from time to time
Revised MoA signed for funding of 99 irrigation projects Read More
The report suggests to realign cropping pattern keeping in view water availability, irrigation, supplies in canal irrigation system, improve micro-irrigation and invest in water harvesting and encourage participatory irrigation management
NABARD releases water productivity mapping report for 10 crops Read More
In India, about 20.5 million people depend for their livelihood, upon livestock sector, which contributes about 4 percent to country’s GDP and 26 percent to total agriculture GDP
CLFMA CFO Forum emphasises vital role of livestock in rural India Read More