India’s most ambitious efforts to eliminate stubble burning issue through a bio-enzyme sprayer that breaks down the rice straw and converts it into fertilizer. A gig working woman is on a mission. She has been traveling from village to village for weeks, asking farmers in the...
With the recent acquisition of seed brands from Bayer CropScience, Crystal Crop Protection Ltd expects to be among the top ten seed companies in the country. Crystal Crop recently acquired Bayer’s cotton, mustard, pearl millet, and sorghum hybrid seed brands for an undisclosed sum...
PM Modi will transfer over ₹22,000cr government equity to FPOs as a new year gift On January 1, the government plans to transfer over ₹22,000 crores to the bank accounts of nearly 11 crore farmers in the country under the flagship PM-Kisan scheme. In addition, as part of the government...
Union Minister of Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar stated that the government intends to achieve Aatmanirbhar (self-sufficiency) in edible oil by increasing the area under oil palm cultivation to 28 lakh hectares from the current 3 lakh hectares. ‘Research findings have shown that...
To the relief of Telangana farmers, the Centre has agreed to purchase six lakh tonnes of rice (about nine lakh tonnes of paddy) from the Kharif season, bringing the State’s total rice procurement to 46 lakh tonnes. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has set a target of 60 lakh...
