Agriculture minister inaugurates CII Food & Agri Week 2020
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar virtually inaugurated the India – International Food & Agri Week, being organised from October 16-22, 2020
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ICAR’s Kritagya hackathon to promote technology solutions for women friendly farm equipment
Students, faculties, innovators and entrepreneurs from any university or technical institution across India can apply and participate in the event in the form of a group
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Agriculture Minister flags off National Rabi Campaign 2020
The National Conference for Rabi Campaign 2020 has set a target of 301 million tonnes of foodgrain production for 2020-2021
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How has been the cardamom cultivation over the years?
Cardamom is a highly climate sensitive and location specific crop. Pest and disease incidence is also very high in cardamom. Cardamom is grown mainly in high altitude areas and hence the scope for area expansion is limited
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5 Govt schemes, promoting organic farming in India
Cultivable land area under organic farming has increased from 11.83 lakh hectare in 2014 to 29.17 lakh hectare in 2020 in the country
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What’s the latest from the Govt. on cultivation of GM Crops?
Indian Council of Agricultural Research has conducted long term studies on the impact of Bt cotton which did not show any adverse effect on soil, microflora and animal health
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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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Amid farmers’ protest, 3 Bills related to agriculture tabled in the Lok Sabha
The three Bills related to the agriculture and farmers did not go down well among the farming community as the community held nationwide protest on the occasion
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Centre sets target of covering 100 lakh ha in 5 years under micro irrigation
The Government has created a dedicated Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) of Rs. 5,000 crore with NABARD with the objective to facilitate states in mobilising resources for expanding coverage of micro irrigation
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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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