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Centre launches new decision support system for agriculture sector

Krishi-DSS provides seamless access to comprehensive all-India data

Syngeta India introduces 2 crop protection products for crops like rice

Syngenta India on Monday said it has introduced crop protection products for many crops including rice and tomato. Syngenta India Pvt. Ltd is among the world's leading agriculture companies, comprising Syngenta Crop Protection and Syngenta Seeds. In a statement, Syngenta said it has launched 'Miravis Duo and Reflect Top crop protection products to ensure quality output. Miravis Duo is a cutting-edge fungicide approved for use in tomatoes, chilli, groundnuts, and grapes. It offers control over diseases such as Powdery Mildew, Anthracnose, and Leaf Spots, ensuring farmers higher quality produce. "It is estimated that farmers worldwide lose up to 23 per cent of their crops to fungal diseases each year. Miravis Duo offers crops robust and reliable disease protection, allowing growers better quality yield resulting in significant increase on the return on investment," the company said. The second product 'Reflect Top', is a specialised fungicide tailored for rice, a staple food in Indi

Bihar's large farmer population crucial for food processing: Paswan

Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday said Bihar with a large number of farmers can play a crucial role in the food processing sector. Addressing a meeting with industry leaders and micro-entrepreneurs from the food and allied sectors in Patna, the minister said he would like to strengthen the food processing sector in his home state. Paswan, the Union minister for food processing industries, said he would continue to work towards the uplift of farmers in the country as well as in Bihar. The food processing sector is very important and this can help elevate the economic status of India. I will strengthen the sector in my home state. Bihar is a state with a large number of farmers and can play a crucial role in the food processing space," he said. Paswan said he wished to see food processing as an employment-generating sector with maximum processing units across the country and Bihar. The union minister chaired the industry roundtable meeting with industrialists and ...

Multiple policies at various levels hurting farmers' income: Eco Survey

Suggests use of 'agri-stack' for better targeting of fertiliser subsidies

Financial impact of transition to green ammonia for fertiliser production

There is a large difference in the cost of production between grey and green ammonia

Avocado to Medjool dates: Exotic fruits that Indians can't stop eating

Imports are increasing and domestic cultivation is expanding for the taste and health benefits of these foods

Lack of remunerative rates, policy changes tether ethanol blending

India's ambitious plans for an agri-derived ethanol-fuelled transport sector rest on the twin pillars of remunerative rates and agricultural yields

Two govt insurance schemes for fisherfolk to be merged from June

Coverage of Rs 2 lakh was offered under PMSBY while a coverage of Rs 5 lakh was offered under GAIS

Uttar Pradesh govt plans to promote agri startups, introduce AI in farming

The Yogi Adityanath government is also planning to host a global farmers' summit 'Krishi Bharat' in November 2024 in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry

Madhya Pradesh farmers struggle to make the most of soaring wheat prices

In poll season, dwindling wheat production is a matter of political debate

Govt to conduct digital crop survey across India using AI to assess acreage

The initiative will assist in developing more accurate farm production forecasts, and facilitating timely implementation of suitable trade policy measures

Direct seeded rice cultivation shows big promise for small farmers

Over 47 per cent of small farmers got higher rice yields through the direct seeded method, shows study

Addressing zinc shortage to boost agricultural quality, soil health

Zinc content of crops increases crop yields and improves the quality of products

Lack of non-agri data hinders computation of farmers' income: Niti member

The lack of data on cultivators and their income from other sources has become a hindrance in determining whether farmers' income has actually doubled or not, Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand said, pointing out that they are earning more from non-agricultural sources. The Niti Aayog member further said that prices of agricultural commodities can not be fixed by a law as it has serious implications, which are neither in the interest of the agriculture sector nor individual farmers. "The government had fixed the goal of doubling farmers' income so that we make more efforts. There is a need for this assessment, where we are in terms of this goal. (But) the required data is not available with us," Chand told PTI in an interview. In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government set a highly ambitious target of doubling farmers' incomes by 2022. An inter-ministerial committee on "Doubling of Farmers' Income" was set up in April 2016 to recommend strategies to achieve this goal. The ..

Coromandel Int'l delivers 200 drones to women SHGs to modernise farming

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually hand over 1,000 drones, including 200 drones supplied by Coromandel International, to the members of various SHGs

Nabard estimates Rs 3.62 trn priority sector credit potential for FY25

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has projected a priority sector credit potential of Rs 3.62 lakh crore for 2024-25. This projection reflects a remarkable 32 per cent rise from its previous year's assessment, a bank official said Tuesday. The announcement was made during the State Credit Seminar held today, where NABARD launched the State Focus Paper (SFP) for FY 2024-25. The SFP serves as a consolidated document, outlining district-wise realistic potential in physical and financial terms for Rajasthan. Akhil Arora, Additional Chief Secretary (Finance), officially released the State Focus Paper in the presence of key dignitaries. Arora highlighted the role of NABARD and the banking fraternity as integral components of the development ecosystem. He stressed the importance of empowering youth and strengthening the Agri and MSME sectors, pitching for collaboration between the government and banking sector to achieve the mission of a 'Vikasit Rajastha

Farmers can sell sand that got deposited in fields during floods: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said farmers can sell sand which got deposited in their fields along the Sutlej and Beas rivers during last year's floods. Mann stated this on the second day of the budget session in the Punjab assembly after Independent MLA Rana Inder Partap Singh raised the issue. The legislator from Sultanpur Lodhi said that four to five feet of sand got deposited in agriculture fields in some villages of his assembly constituency following floods. The chief minister said the state government will allow farmers to sell up to four feet of sand that got deposited in their fields during the floods last year. "This sand will belong to the landowners and the state government will not charge any tax on it," said Mann, adding that a notification in this regard will be issued soon. Meanwhile, while participating in the discussion on the governor's address, Punjab Cabinet minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said the AAP government created a "record of development

Goyal launches platform to enable loans against produce to farmers

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday launched a digital platform to facilitate farmers in getting loans against their produce stored in registered godowns and said it would help boost the farming community's income and make agriculture an attractive proposition. The minister also announced that the Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA) would soon lower the security deposit paid by the warehouse owner to 1 per cent of the value of the stock from the current 3 per cent. At an event here, Goyal launched the digital gateway named 'e-Kisan Upaj Nidhi', which aims to facilitate farmers in obtaining post-harvest loans from banks against their stocks stored in the WDRA registered warehouses. The loans are provided against electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipts (e-NWRs). At present, there are more than 5,500 registered warehouses under WDRA, while the total number of agri-warehouses is estimated at around 1 lakh. The minister emphasised the need to .

Rethink the way we grow food

The fact is that the European farming system, which epitomises modern agriculture as we know it today, has survived only because of massive subsidy

Then and now: Protesting farmers want their voice to reach Delhi

Similar langar set-ups are placed every 500 metres across the protest site spreading up to 8 km. Tractors and trucks are lined up on the stretch, leaving a bylane for daily or emergency commute