Agriculture

The 4 th Advance Estimates of production of major crops for 2018-19 have been released by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare on 19 th August, 2019. The assessment of production of different crops is based on the feedback received from States and validated with information

To address air pollution and to subsidize machinery required for in-situ management of crop residue, a new Central Sector Scheme on ‘Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi’ for the period from

Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, D.V. Sadananda Gowda launched the Phase-II of the Direct Benefit Transfer of Fertilizer Subsidy (DBT 2.0), here on 10th July. The Department of Fertilizers (DoF) has implemented the Phase-I of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system in fertilizer subsidy

Realizing the potential and benefits of organic farming and to improve the economic condition of farmers in the country, Government of India is promoting organic farming through the dedicated schemes of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North

Kisan Suvidha Mobile App and Pusa Krishi Mobile App have 10,63,080 and 40,753 downloads respectively since their launch. The following services and information are available on Kisan Suvidha Mobile application: Weather Forecast Extreme Weather Alert Market Price of commodities Dealers - Fertilizer

Giving a major boost to the farmers’ income, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for all kharif crops for 2019-20 season. The move will lead to increased investment and production through

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) for undertaking a pilot study in 3 districts of Bhopal, Rajkot and Nanded in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra respectively, with IBM India Private Limited, in New Delhi today. IBM’s Watson Decision

The government has been promoting traditional farming in the states through dedicated schemes, namely, Mission Organic Value Chain Development North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) and Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) since 2015-16. Under these schemes assistance is provided to the farmers for on

Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) is expected to leverage investment of Rs 31,400 crore, handle of 334 lakh MT agro-produce valuing Rs 1,04,125 crore, benefit 20 lakh farmers and generate 5,30,500 direct/ indirect employment in the country by the year 2019-20. This was stated by Union

The fund released by the Government to States/UTs under e-NAM scheme based on need during 2015-16 to 2018-19 is Rs. 423.23 crore. Many facilities are available to farmers at e-mandis for using e-NAM platform among which the major facilities are as under: (i) Farmers can access the prevailing

In the Lok Sabha, on Tuesday, Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, informed that all landholder farmers’ families in the country are eligible for the PM-Kisan Scheme, except those covered under the following exclusion criteria: (I) All Institutional Land holders

The total foodgrain production in the country during each of the last three agriculture years (July-June) i.e. from 2015-16 to 2017-18 are given as under: Year Production (in million tonnes) 2015-16 251.54 2016-17 275.11 2017-18 285.01 In order to increase production and productivity of agricultural