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Myanmar farmers going against the grain with apps

Many farmers are turning to tech to address the knowledge gap in a country where two thirds of the workforce are...

18 Feb 2018 11:33 AM IST

The amount was for drought-affected farmers.

Bombay high Court denies bail to Four who siphoned funds for farmers

The accused had denied the charges and stated that they were falsely implicated in the case.

18 Feb 2018 4:25 AM IST

The rains since July 1 have especially provided succour to central parts of the state that are major producers of food grains.

UP officials fudge records, create 527 fake farmers to earn over Rs 2...

A First Information Report (FIR) was filed against the officials and the middlemen.

17 Feb 2018 12:38 PM IST

Lakhs of farmers had to wait for loan waiver as software glitches delayed the implementation.

Budget 2018: Twin focus on farmers, MSME sector

The Prime Minister had set an ambitious target of doubling the Indian farmers' income by 2022.

2 Feb 2018 6:34 AM IST

Workers carry wheat sacks at a mandi in Punjab.

Tardy procurement: Heaps of problems pile up for farmers

The state government has ordered that illegal trading of wheat from UP and Rajasthan must be stopped.

30 April 2018 2:17 AM IST

Shetti to go on a 9-day yatra for farmers

During the yatra, forms regarding the loan waiver will also be distributed.

29 April 2018 6:31 AM IST

Agriculture is one of those sectors where we have seen no reforms, whether in terms of export-import policies or domestic constraints.

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.

24 April 2018 3:30 PM IST

Representational image of farmers cutting and gathering the sugarcane stems while harvesting.

India likely to pay cane growers to help sugar mills: sources

Government officials insist India's plans to directly pay cane growers would not contravene WTO rules.

10 April 2018 10:56 AM IST

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Survey: Many students Want to be farmers

The results of the same were shared with the students, their parents and teachers as well.

31 July 2018 6:35 AM IST

Mr Gupta said that exports should be out rightly kept out of the purview of GST as paying the tax first and getting refund is cumbersome and is affecting exports.

Task force set up to evaluate and curb import dependance, says govt

Some countries including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have imposed ban on import of certain agricultural products.

30 July 2018 3:48 PM IST

Science must address the problem of land degradation and water duty on crops to find solutions that are context-specific and resource sensitive.

Farm friendly: Agriculture needs science, not politics

Sadly, political economy has pushed agriculture science to the background.

29 July 2018 2:31 AM IST

Afghan farmers harvest rose petals from a rose garden near Jalalabad in the Dara-i-Noor district of Nangarhar province. (Photo: AFP)

Guns and roses: Farmers in war-torn Afghanistan enjoy sweet smell of...

The sweet smelling crop is providing farmers in Nangarhar province with a viable alternative to growing opium poppies.

24 July 2018 12:07 AM IST