by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Mar 2, 2023 | Agriculture
The ‘Orange Bowl’ of Manipur Ten years ago, around this time, this writer accompanied the Shaurya Chakra Awardee Col DPK Pillay, at his insistence, to the remote and beautiful district of Tamenglong of Manipur to study the potential of Citrus Reticulata Blanco...
by Sadhna Sinha | Feb 16, 2023 | Agriculture
India to have Record production of Rice, Wheat, Maize, Gram, Moong, Rapeseed & Mustard and Sugarcane Second Advance Estimates of production of major crops for agricultural year 2022-23 have been released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The...
by Darshan Singh | Feb 3, 2023 | Agriculture
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund crosses Rs.30,000 crore mark of capital mobilization Within two-and-a-half years of the implementation of the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), the scheme has mobilized more than Rs.30,000 crore for projects in the agriculture...
by Darshan Singh | Jan 22, 2023 | Agriculture
Self-Sufficient Sugar Sector The year 2021-22 has proven to be a watershed season for the Indian Sugar Sector. All records of sugarcane production, sugar production, sugar exports, cane procured, cane dues paid to the farmers and ethanol production were made during...
by Darshan Singh | Jan 3, 2023 | Agriculture
International Year of Millets (IYM) 2023 International Year of Millets (IYM) 2023 kick started on the New Year with focussed activities being undertaken by Central Ministries, State Governments and Indian Embassies in various parts of the world. Spearheaded by Prime...
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