by Bishakha Dey | Apr 10, 2021 | Agriculture
Promoting Indigenous Varieties of Rice Indigenous varieties of rice are being promoted through varieties programmes in the country by the Government of India. As many as 574 indigenous varieties of rice have been propagated and tested at more than 10,000 farmers’...
by Bishakha Dey | Mar 29, 2021 | Agriculture
India’s Organic Food Market on a Rising Curve Organic farming is a sustainable agriculture system that excludes the use of synthetic inputs in farming and relies on on-farm inputs such as crop residues, farmyard manure, enriched composts, vermi-compost, oil cakes,...
by Bishakha Dey | Mar 17, 2021 | Agriculture
Swaraj Tractors launches series of initiatives in paddy mechanisation in South India Swaraj Tractors, a part of the $19.4 billion Mahindra Group, has introduced a series of initiatives in paddy mechanisation in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, as the company strengthens...
by Bishakha Dey | Mar 2, 2021 | Agriculture
Aromatic plants & scientific beekeeping inspiring farmers in Himachal Pradesh Farmers in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, keen for new livelihood options to supplement their income from traditional crops like maize, paddy, and wheat, have found a new...
by Varun Rai | Feb 19, 2021 | Agriculture
National Food Security Mission (NFSM) initiatives to increase Production and Productivity of food crops National Food Security Mission (NFSM) was launched in 2007-08 to increase the production of rice, wheat and pulses through area expansion and productivity...
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