Agriculture

Arunachal hosts international buyer-seller meet on horticulture produce

19 Nov 2019

Govt hikes MSP for wheat by Rs85/qtl; pulses MSP up Rs325/qtl

24 Oct 2019

Govt relaxes Aadhaar seeding requirement for PM-Kisan scheme

11 Oct 2019

India’s onion export ban spooks Asian markets

03 Oct 2019

Govt sets stock limits for onion, bans exports

30 Sep 2019

The centre has fixed a stock limit of 100 quintal for retail traders and 500 quintals for wholesale traders, in a move to facilitate release of stocks in the market and prevention of hoarding by traders

APEDA organises international conference-cum-buyer seller meet in Agartala

27 Sep 2019

Govt moves fail to bring down onion prices from Rs70-80/kg levels

26 Sep 2019

Agrivoltaics proves beneficial with nexus across food, water and energy: study

12 Sep 2019

India’s foodgrain production at record 285 million tonnes in 2018-19

20 Aug 2019

More than 16.4 million farmers registered on e-NAM platform: minister

10 Jul 2019

Focus on economic and social development of rural sector at FM’s pre-Budget meet

11 Jun 2019

Maharashtra farmers to defy ban on GM brinjal and cotton seeds

10 Jun 2019

India’s 2018-19 grain output seen up 17.62 million tonnes at 283.37 million tonnes

04 Jun 2019

Nabard announces Rs700-cr venture capital fund for agri, rural startups

15 May 2019

Indian agri-food scientists develop coloured wheat varieties

07 May 2019

Black wheat developed by the NABI, for instance, may help prevent fat deposition, control glucose levels, improve insulin tolerance and lower blood cholesterol, as indicated by mouse studies at NABI

And now, PepsiCo takes farmers to court over potato IPR

25 Apr 2019

Following the filing of the case, the Commercial Court at the City Civil Court in Ahmedabad has barred farmers from growing and selling the potato variety till the next hearing scheduled for 26 April and had sought explanations from the farmers

Southwest monsoon rainfall in India likely to be normal, says IMD

16 Apr 2019

Coffee Board launches blockchain-based e-marketplace

29 Mar 2019

Modi launches Rs75,000-cr PM-Kisan scheme

25 Feb 2019

The PM-Kissan scheme, launched to address farm distress, guarantees Rs6,000 annually to each farmer with less than 2 hectares of land, in three installments

Faced with choice overload, Indian farmers say, 'I'll have what he's having'

25 Feb 2019

Genetically modified seeds have exploded in India since the government liberalized the economy in the 1990s

IBA asks banks to waive service charges on Kissan Credit Card

05 Feb 2019

Govt’s eNAM reports first inter-state agri produce sale

11 Jan 2019

Govt doubles export incentives for onion farmers to 10%

31 Dec 2018

FAO Council approves India’s proposal to observe an International Year of Millets in 2023

12 Dec 2018

Govt mulls Rs4,00,000-cr loan waivers to win back rural votes

12 Dec 2018

With elections round the corner, the Narendra Modi-led NDA government has no other option than fall back on the easy option of writing off farmers’ loans