Agriculture

Farmers in dry areas of Rajasthan are taking advantage of the ''Mukhya Mantri Jal Swawalamban Abhiyan' and turning their farms to give them profits. After all water is the basic need and this problem has been solved taking advantage of this programme of the state government. मरु प्रदेश को पानी की

The 1 st advance estimates of production of major Kharif crops for 2017-18 by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare is as under: Foodgrains – 134.67 million tonnes. · Rice – 94.48 million tonnes. · Coarse Cereals – 31.49 million tonnes. · Maize – 18.73 million tonnes. ·

11 Divyangs of Maharajganj in UP have formed a small agricultural manufacturing company primarily for sale of chemical-free, organic, produce. Read more... उत्तर प्रदेश के महाराजगंज जिले के 11 दिव्यांगों ने साथ मिलकर अंश लघु कृषक उत्पादक कंपनी लिमिटेड की स्थापना की है। इन दिव्यांगों ने एक शानदार

The total sown area as on 1 st September 2017, as per reports received from States, stands at 1028.14 lakh hectare as compared to 1034.28 lakh hectare at this time last year. It is reported that rice has been sown/transplanted in 366.30 lakh ha, pulses in 137.61 lakh ha, coarse cereals in 180.60

For the first time, farmer Kapil Kumar was required to have his fingers scanned to buy fertilizers from a grain market in the north Indian state of Haryana. Biometric scans of farmers like 27-year-old Kumar are a key part of a pilot program by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to identify

The total sown area as on 25 th August 2017, as per reports received from States, stands at 1013.83 lakh hectare as compared to 1019.60 lakh hectare at this time last year. It is reported that rice has been sown/transplanted in 358.28 lakh ha, pulses in 135.96 lakh ha, coarse cereals in 178.85 lakh

The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana ( PMFBY) with simplified provisions has made it more farmer friendly. The scheme provides the farmers maximum financial protection against non-preventable natural risks. Simplification of the Scheme Following review of erstwhile crop insurance schemes PMFBY has

Himachal Pradesh is promoting organic farming in a big way and over 22,000 hectare has been brought under organic farming. A Rs 321 crore project is under implementation in the state for diversification of agricultural activities under which the farmers are being motivated to adopt organic farming

The government launched a portal, e-RaKAM, to provide a platform to sell agricultural produce, on Tuesday. A first of its kind initiative by the government, with the help of technology this portal will connect farmers of the smallest villages to the biggest markets of the world through internet and

Improved Cultivation and Advanced Retting Exercise for Jute (Jute – ICARE) was launched in 2015 to popularize/introduce some of the better agronomic practices and recently developed microbial-assisted retting among farmers intensively in a few blocks in West Bengal and Assam on pilot basis. The

Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), South Asia Regional Center (ISARC) at campus of National Seed Research and Training Center (NSRTC) in Varanasi. Under the proposal, a Centre of Excellence in Rice Value Addition (CERVA) will be set up

Read this story of a farmer, Nandkishore in Solan, Himachal, who is earning more than a lakh of Rupees every month from tomatoes and capsicum, that too without adequate irrigation facilities... हिमाचल के सोलन के पिछड़े क्षेत्र में रहने के बावजूद नंद किशोर ने सिंचाई सुविधा न होने के बाद भी दो साल