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Cotton research bodies in India, Uganda to develop new seed variety

M Soundariya Preetha Countries aim to boost income of farmers in African nation

Black pepper prices have crashed from ₹760 a kg in 2017 to ₹490 a kg and then to ₹290 a kg.

Farmers hit by sharp decline in pepper prices

E.M. Manoj Cheaper imports from Vietnam via Sri Lanka, duty-free, blamed for distress

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman alongwith MoS for Finance Anurag Thakur and her team members.

Agriculture sees biggest boost in allocation in Union Budget 2019

Varun B. Krishnan Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her maiden budget in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The budgeted expenditure for 2019-20 was pegged at Rs. 27.86 lakh crore, a 13.4% increase over the revised estimates for 2018-19.As usual, interest payments and subsidies (for food, petroleum and fertilizers) made up the largest components of the budget. Each rectangle in the visualisation below represents the percentage of total budget allocated under each sector. Budget allocation FY20In terms of

Budget 2019: Farmers should take up zero-budget farming, says Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu Net Desk ‘Ease of doing business and ease of living should also apply to farmers’

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Government releases kharif crops production estimates

A farm worker with hydroponic fodder.

Hydroponic fodder to revitalise dairy sector

FARMER'S NOTEBOOK Agri-Business

Oilmeals exports fall in August

IFMR Capital bets on agri-finance

Spices Board to open signature outlets in foreign markets

Oilmeals exports fall by 42 p.c. in August

Sustainable agricultural practices

Solvay, an international chemical group and a leader in guar derivatives has teamed up with L’Oréal in a scalable three-year project to teach and

Makes farming a profitable venture

An edible food forest raised on zero-cost principle

Kharif sowing reaches 999 lakh hectares

The total area sown under kharif as on September 4, 2015 has reached 998.67 lakh hectares compared to 979.40 lakh hectare last year at this time,

Coffee exports up 14% in Apr-Aug

Coffee production for the current marketing year is expected to touch a new peak of 3.56 lakh tonnes.

Help for hi-tech farm entrepreneurs

Considering its potential, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation has identified hi-tech farming and farm-based enterprises and start-ups for

Tools to reap profits

‘Super Bazaar’ brings all farming needs under one roof.

Kharif sowing crosses 967 lakh hectares

According to the latest data, the area under pulses and oilseed has increased during the period under reference.

Spinning a success story

A total of 38 coconut producer companies have been formed, with Kerala accounting for 23, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka six each and Andhra Pradesh three

Centre blames Delhi govt for not acting against onion hoarders

With onion prices rising up to Rs. 80 per kg in the national capital, Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday blamed the

Kharif sowing crosses 938 lakh hectares

The total sown area under kharif crop as on August 21, 2015 stood at 938.41 lakh hectare compared to 929.48 lakh hectare for the corresponding period

India to ship 10,000 tonnes of rice bran oil

India is expected to ship 10,000 tonne of rice bran oil this financial year after the Union Government eased restrictions on its bulk sale, giving a

Technology intervention helps

More important development is the raising of sugarcane through germination and not supplanting stems of the harvested cane

Onion prices soar high

As onion prices go high, here we take a look at Mehaboob market in Hyderabad. Photos: G. Ramakrishna

Wholesale onion prices jump to Rs 57/kg at Lasalgaon

Wholesale onion prices on Saturday rose to Rs 57 per kg at >Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, Asia’s biggest onion market, which could further spike

From farmer to businessman

The fact that food companies prosper but farmers commit suicide shows that profits are in the market, not the farm. It is time to replicate the Amul story many times over

Deficient monsoon puts 4 states, 5 crops at highest risk

As many as four states, which contribute more than one-third of total foodgrains production, and five crops totals to one-fourth of total output are

Financial aid for vermi-compost plants

Under Soil Health Management of National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture, Financial assistance is being provided at 50 per cent of cost subject of

National e-market for agricultural commodities

The Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC) has mandated Small Farmers’ Agri Business Consortium (SFAC), which is a registered society of DAC,

Dial EGGCOS for green eggs

Green eggs are in great demand at the supermarkets because of the assurance of quality with which they come.

Move to beef up agricultural market infrastructure

In order to create an integrated agricultural market at national level, the Government has formulated a Central Sector Scheme for “Promotion of

Oilmeal exports sharply down

Exports of oilmeal declined sharply by 86 per cent to 18,410 tonnes in July 2015 from 1.32 lakh tonnes in the same period of the previous year. The

A new approach to rice cultivation

Farmers use friendly insects to boost profit

Now, an app to fight plant diseases

The proliferation of affordable smartphones in the market and its ever increasing user base, especially among farmers, has prompted a senior

Rice procurement target set at 30 MT

The Government has finalised the procurement target for kharif marketing season (KMS) 2015-16 at 30 million tonnes. At a meeting of state food

Compulsory testing of packaged food products

All food business operators will have to ensure testing of relevant chemical and/or microbiological contaminants in food products. This in line with

Kharif crop area

The Ministry of Agriculture has said that the total sown area under kharif crop as on July 31, as per reports received from States, stood at 764.28

Special fund set up to provide credit to food parks

The Central Government has created a special fund in NABARD with a corpus of Rs.2,000 crore to make available affordable credit to establish

WASP ushers in ‘green farming’

Modern methods of cultivation and non–traditional varieties are the new trend

Project Unnati to boost mango yield

Jain Irrigation Systems Limited (JISL) and Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. (HCCBPL) have joined hands through Project Unnati (meaning

13 Mega Food Parks get Centre's final nod

The Central Government has accorded final approval to thirteen proposals for setting up of Mega Food Parks in various parts of the country including

White revolution offers a way out

A successful workable model for women empowerment in dairy business.

Success saga in inland farming

Farmers in the country usually follow the agricultural practices only after successful practices and inventions set by scientists of government and

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