Karnataka initiates first-of-its-kind in-country, natural farming on 4,000 acres in KVKs The government of Karnataka initiatives first-of-its-kind in the country to go for natural farming, growing crops without the use of chemical fertilizers and insecticides on 4,000 acres, 1,000 acres...
The Centre would form a committee on MSP as soon as it receives names from SKM: Tomar As soon as the government receives the names of representatives from the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the central govt would form a committee on minimum support price (MSP) as promised by Prime Minister...
Govt to launch separate mini-mission to increase sunflower cultivation area: Tomar Taking the industry’s advice into consideration, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has directed officials to prepare a detailed target-oriented action plan on increasing the sunflower...
Centre govt exempts genome-edited plants from biosafety regulations for faster development of new varieties. The Ministry of Environment announced on Wednesday that plants in the SDN1 and SDN2 (Site-Directed Nuclease) categories are exempt from biosafety regulations, potentially allowing...
Agritech start-up FarMart raised ₹244 crores in a Series B round led by General Catalyst Agricultural technology start-up General Catalyst led a $32 million (₹ 244 crores) Series B fundraising for FarMart. The round included existing investors Matrix Partners India and Omidyar Network...
