Cabinet approves MoU between India & Philippines on agriculture
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and […]
Agriculture
Entrepreneurship development is an integral part of farming process to increase profitability of farming: Vice President
New Delhi: Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said that Entrepreneurship development is an integral part of farming process to increase the […]
Part-time jobs could fix India’s farming crisis: Analysts
As farmers in India struggle with dwindling incomes and soaring costs, with huge debts triggering a wave of suicides, experts said one solution may be […]
2 lakh students opting for agriculture courses in India: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
By RAJIV SAXENA Union minister of state for agriculture and farmers welfare Gajendra Singh Shekhawat stressed the need to take up market-centered approach for the farmers […]
ITC, PepsiCo, Hershey Set To Pump Big investment In India
ITC would invest over Rs. 10,000 crore in food processing and logistics facilities, PepsiCo, along with its partners, would invest $2 billion in the next 5 years. […]
First Australian blueberries hit Indian market
The Australian fruit industry has made a breakthrough with the country’s first exports of blueberries to the Indian market, with the berries now in Kovai […]
Explainer: Why is India’s Agriculture in Crisis?
By P.G. Ambedkar Farmers are agitating, or committing suicide or abandoning farming altogether In the past few years, India has seen a series of farmers’ protests […]
Experts draw attention to sharp fall in agriculture’s contribution to GDP
By Rosamma Thomas JAIPUR: At a meeting on ‘Agriculture and Rural Management’ on Friday, Sankar Bhaumik of the Central University of South Bihar offered an overview of […]
Agriculture minister ask global companies to invest in India
By Madhvi Sally Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh said that there were many opportunities in the food processing sector which can be successfully tapped by […]
US nudges India to lower agriculture tariffs
New Delhi: The US has nudged India to keep agricultural tariffs low even as it has sought greater access in the markets here for American […]