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Agriculture experts believe that the government’s dedicated focus on increasing investment in the agriculture and agritech sector will allow for all-inclusive development that will benefit farmers as well as agribusinesses
Innovations, Investments and Incentives: Would Budget 2022 Create a New Agriculture Economy? Read More
Experts and leaders of the agriculture and technology sectors have shown their confidence in ‘Drone Shakti.’ Hopefully, the sector would leverage the benefits of new technologies to create a win-win situation for all stakeholders
Budget 2022 prioritises agritech; Experts dub ‘Drone Shakti’ a game-changer Read More
The measures announced in the Budget is a great opportunity for the agriculture sector players to take forward years of work in bringing about a positive change in the livelihood of marginalised farmers, Palat Vijayaraghavan, Founder & CEO, LEAF writes
Budget 2022: Digitisation of agri ecosystem needs to be effectively implemented Read More
The use of drones will be promoted for crop assessment, digitisation of land records, spraying of insecticides and nutrients. The government will facilitate a fund to finance agri startups and rural enterprises in a PPP mode
Budget 2022: CropLife India welcomes the move on ‘Kisan Drones’ for agrochemical spraying, crop assessment and digitisation Read More
Agriculture has shown tremendous resilience during the Covid-19 crisis, needs further impetus as a minimum annual growth of 4% is necessary to sustain the momentum and make a significant dent on poverty
Union Budget 2022: Agriculture Sector Seeks Rational Reforms Read More
There are many stakeholders in the agriculture value chain who are reliant on this sector, and we need to bring in clarity to empower them, Palat Vijayaraghavan, Founder & CEO, LEAF writes
Budget 2022: Govt has to proactively encourage ideas for agricultural development Read More
The forthcoming budget offers an opportunity to fix an array of ancillary problems and fast run the wheels of reforms to accelerate the growth engine of the Indian agriculture sector, Randhir Chauhan, MD, Netafim India writes
Union Budget 2022-23: 9 Steps that can bring in decisive transformation and win back India’s farmers Read More
Kisan Rails have been introduced by Indian Railways to enable speedy movement of perishables including fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, fishery and dairy products
Here’s the facts about Kisan Rails transporting of agricultural commodities Read More
The finance minister has proposed to increase the agricultural credit to Rs 16.5 lakh crore which can be used by smallholder farmers for CapEx, may it be their vehicles or cold storage and other facilities that they require, Santosh Shinde writes…
Agricultural advancements vs Union Budget 2021-22 Read More
Agrochemicals and pesticides attract high taxation by way of GST at 18 percent. PMFAI appealed the government to keep GST in parity with other agri inputs by reducing GST rates to 5 percent. The same has not happened, writes Pradip Dave, President, PMFAI
Budget 2021-22 does not offer anything for agrochemical sector: PMFAI Read More