Page 10 - Farming

PM says zero budget natural farming should become mass movement

Zero budget natural farming reduces the cost of agriculture by relying on traditional field-based technologies which lead to improved soil health

PM Modi to address farmers on natural farming on December 16

Efforts are underway to promote and support initiatives leading to sustainability of the system, cost reduction, market access and better value realization to farmers

Time to make farming more remunerative, improve credit access: India Inc

Insurance, better infrastructure must to help farmers: CEOs

Improving farm support

The sector needs a more focused approach

With low water requirement, two rice varieties find fresh takers in Punjab

PR-121 and PR-126 encourage growers with short duration of harvest and low water requirement

Covid-19 calls for a new agriculture

The pandemic underscores the need to redefine our relationship with nature

Farm laws: SKM to observe May 26 as 'black day' over 6 months of stir

Samyukta Kisan Morcha is an umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions

Centre, UT taking steps to connect farming sector with global chain: J&K LG

Jammu and Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha said the central government as well as the Union Territory administration is taking several novel initiatives to connect the farming sector with global market chain.

Climate change cut global farming productivity 21% since 1960s

A new study shows that global farming productivity is 21 per cent lower than it could have been without climate change.

Climate change to put UK's farming, dairy sector under massive stress

The UK's two important farming sectors, dairy and potato growing, will be badly hit by climate change over the next 30 to 50 years, the country's national weather service the Met Office has warned

Retail inflation for farm and rural workers increase in February

Retail inflation for farm workers and rural labourers rose to 2.67 per cent and 2.76 per cent in February against 2.17 per cent and 2.35 per cent respectively in January, 2021

Budget 2021: Agri infra cess of Rs 2.5 on petrol and Rs 4 on diesel

According to the Budget documents, Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess of Rs 2.5 per litre has been imposed on petrol and Rs 4 per litre on diesel

Need to see farming as modern biz enterprise; reforms needed: Eco Survey

The Economic Survey on Friday suggested the government to see farm sector as a "modern business enterprise" for which "urgent reforms" are required to enable sustainable and consistent growth

Agritech charts a different course for the primary tiller of the land

From warehousing, water credit to farmland management, these start-ups are helping farmers thrive

Agrochemicals major Bayer forays into India's home garden segment

The company launches mini packs of hybrids vegetable seeds

Farmers sow rabi crops in larger area as monsoon withdrawal gets delayed

In all, the average area under rabi crops in the last five years is 62.02 million hectares which means that so far 43 per cent of normal area has been covered this year

This entrepreneur uses tech to help farmers improve cultivation methods

His first product was an AI-enabled I-card that mapped crops, soil and pesticides relevant to the farmer, and helped him buy inputs compatible with his needs

Will examine Punjab farm Bills thoroughly: Union Agriculture Minister

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said the Centre will 'thoroughly examine' the bills passed by the Punjab Assembly

Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology initiates asafoetida farming

Farmers of the remote Lahaul Valley in Himachal Pradesh have started taking up cultivation of asafoetida (hing), mainly due to the efforts of the Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology

Collective bargaining for better deals could make contract farming tick

Experts say Act raises questions on provisions that should have been debated