agriculture ministry
Tap seeds used in tribal, hilly areas: Study
The Indian seed market is dominated by maize, cotton, paddy, wheat, sorghum, sunflower and millets.
Commerce min calls meeting of stakeholders on increasing exports to China on Apr 5
Trade deficit with China increased to USD 63.12 billion in 2017-18 from USD 51.11 billion in 2016-17.
Foodgrains production may fall 1 pc to 281.37 million tonne: Agri Min
The country had produced 284.83 million tonne (MT) in the 2017-18 crop year (July-June).
Cabinet approves new procurement policy to ensure MSP to farmers
Under the new policy, the states will also have an option to choose the existing Price Support Scheme.
Govt may announce Rs 10,000 cr scheme to ensure MSP to oilseeds growers
The new scheme will be implemented for up to 25 per cent of the oilseeds production of the state.
PMFBY: Govt testing modern tech for assessment of crop damage
Currently, the crop cutting experiment (CCE) —the traditional random survey method is used to estimate crop yields of a location.
Take steps to reduce price of power tillers: Parliamentary panel to govt
Most farmers in the country are small and marginal, who could hardly afford costly agri-equipment and machineries.
Cabinet led by Narendra Modi to decide on MSP hike today
The govt is confident of receiving around Rs 13 lakh crore GST revenue this financial year.
Govt meets Rs 10 lakh cr credit disbursal target for FY18
Agriculture credit is growing every year and reached Rs 10 lakh crore last fiscal.
Cabinet note on new MSP policy soon
Agriculture ministry has finalised details of implementing the ambitious MSP schemes as announced in the budget.