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Drought cripples farm sector

The first two years of the Narendra Modi government were marked by big announcements that will take their time to materialise. The one sector that is unfazed by slogans is agriculture

Agri Business Policy could bring in Rs 10,000 cr investment to Gujarat

During past three years, the state has attracted an investment of about Rs 3,000 crore in the farm sector

Catalysing growth in agriculture using technology

AgriTech (agriculture technology) solutions not only ease the life of a farmer, but also have a huge impact on the produce of the crops, says Mohnish Sharma

Rajasthan seeks Israeli tech to strengthen agriculture sector

State agriculture Minister Prabhu Lal Saini is leading a delegation on a five-day tour of Israel

Agriculture leads net foreign exchange earnings

While India's services sector is highly import-intensive, imports component in agriculture is negligible since basic resources such as sunlight, land, water, etc are all available in the country

Make research misconduct involving agri inputs a criminal fraud: CCFI

Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI) claims that incidences of research misconducts in educational institutes, such as JNU, hurt Indian agriculture, which is sixth in agri exports globally

India: An agricultural powerhouse of the world

Unknown to many, India's agricultural products fetches higher earnings than trade in services or manufacturing. With proactive support, India can further enhance its farm exports and contribute to its prosperity

AP aims to achieve 18 mn tonne food grain production in 2016-17

Higher target based on expected hike in crop area, due to good monsoon and more water in command areas

Centre sets up panel to prepare roadmap to double farm income

The eight-member panel will identify potential areas of agriculture where more investment should happen

Agri-based stocks firm up on above normal monsoon forecast

Skymet said that the year's southwest monsoon should be slightly 'above normal', at 105 per cent of the Long Period Average

Making a case for taxing farm incomes

If income from agriculture was taxed on a par with other incomes, it could have fetched an additional revenue of Rs 50,000 crore in 2007-08 alone

Govt to launch two schemes to provide farm pumps, fans tomorrow

It will also launch a scheme to provide energy efficient fans that aim to save Rs 700 a year

Ashok V Bhuleshkar: Focus on agriculture to push economic growth

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's decision of redirection of finances towards rural development in the Union Budget 2016-17 is a breath of fresh air

Why Jaitley will find it hard to double farmers' income by 2022

Increasing input costs, lack of cold supply chain, lack of insurance benefits, and irrelevance of MSP are obstacles in agricultural growth levesl

PM promises 500,000 ponds for agriculture

Calls for construction of small reservoirs to conserve rainwater

Food processing minister asks 25% of FDI investment for agriculture infrastructure

Harsimrat Kaur Badal said he was pushing for 100% FDI in food processing sector with a purpose to raise farmers' income

12,000 farmers may take part in kisan mela

Punjab agrees to adopt PM's crop insurance scheme after recent hailstorm

Rains damaged wheat crop in parts of Punjab, Haryana: Govt

However, no damage to mustard and gram crops has been reported so far

12 lakh hectares of cultivable land lying unused: Govt

A draft land leasing Bill was discussed with states In a recent meeting in the NITI Aayog

Improbable plans in a pro-farmer Budget

While FM Arun Jaitley is being hailed for a Budget that focuses on agriculture, the vision to double farm incomes by reducing the cost of cultivation and increasing MSP is being met with scepticism