UN agricultural arm IFAD to grant $150 million to India in next 3 years
United Nation’s International Fund forAgricultural Development ( IFAD ) will provide grants worth $150 million (about Rs 1,001 crore) to India in the next three […]
Agriculture
India’s organic food market to treble in four years
The market for organic food in this country is likely to treble in the next four years, according to a report from business chamber Assocham […]
Cultivable Land Decreasing Per Year, Food Surplus India Might Become Food Deficient In Future
With 35% of the agricultural households having less than 1 acre of land, another 35% holding between 1 and 2.5 acres, and only 30% households […]
High agri prices to put pressure on food inflation
The WPI rise of 0.34 per cent in April was because of two successive years of drought, resulting in lower output of pulses, sugar and […]
Dairy provides livelihood to 60 million farmers in India
Rs. 582.09 crore have been allocated for 35 proposals under the National Gokul Mission Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister has […]
Eliminating poverty in India- Economic impacts of agriculture and poverty
Agriculture, is necessary for economic growth of every country. The agriculture sector provides economic opportunities to farmers and effectively contributes in national income. More than […]
SKUAST Jammu ranked India’s 6th State Agriculture University
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu ( SKUAST Jammu) has been ranked 10th in the ranking of Agricultural Institutions in India, the […]
Mamata announces focus on youth, sick tea gardens
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who took charge of the state for a second term on Friday, declared the young generation would be […]
The relationship between monsoons and food prices in India isn’t as simple as it seems
It’s a widely-held belief in India that a good monsoon brings with it a drop in food prices. But a study by brokerage Nomura, which […]
India: An agricultural powerhouse of the world
The anatomy of global agriculture has undergone a complete metamorphosis in recent decades and is structurally very different now. According to the World Factbook of […]