Push to agri processing will boost investment
According to B Thiagarajan, chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Western Region, a drive for agri processing, a…
Lavender farming to see big boom under ‘one district, one product’ initiative in J & K
Bhaderwah (J&K) is considered as the birthplace of India’s purple revolution, Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district is likely to witness…
ICTforAg 2022: Two day global event on use of IT in agriculture on March 9-10
The ICTforAg 2022 conference will take place virtually on March 9-10, 2022, and convene leading stakeholders from the agri-tech and…
FSSAI seizes 21 kg of banned tobacco products in Tamil Nadu
FSSAI’s Designated Officer B. Vijayalalithambigai led the team that inspected the shops on Puliampatti Road in Cheyur on Friday from…
Maharashtra likely to opt out of PMFBY
The Maharashtra government is likely to opt out of the Centre’s flagship crop insurance scheme – Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima…
As per IPCC report climate change induced droughts major driver of food insecurity
Climate change has hurt agricultural production, and droughts have been a major driver of food insecurity, according to a new…
JLF2022: Climate change, Energy conservation & clean energy to be major topics of discussion
Scheduled from 5th-14th March 2022, the Jaipur Literature Festival will bring a brilliant line-up of sessions on climate change and…
Agrofood Chamber seeks ‘food processing hub’ status for southern States in agri budget
According to the pre-budget memorandum for the Tamil Nadu Agriculture Budget 2022-23 prepared by the Madurai-based Agrofood Chamber of Commerce…
ICAR-CIFT to collaborate with ICICI Foundation to develop rural fishery
The ICAR-CIFT (Central Institute of Fisheries Technology) and the ICICI Foundation have joined forces to maximise the exploitation of rural…
Date Palm (Khajur) cultivation in Rajasthan tend to change the fortune of hundreds of farmers
The Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.), one of the most important fruit crops cultivated in the arid regions, is distributed throughout…