Indian agriculture has advanced rapidly in the last 75 years. Last season, foodgrains production increased to a record 308.65 million tonnes, up from a meagre 55 million tonnes the previous season (July 2020-June 2021). Since independence, the production of pulses, coarse cereals, natural...
In keeping with its election promise, the DMK government presented a budget in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Saturday that was entirely dedicated to agriculture and included schemes for the overall development of the agriculture and its allied sectors, including one for self-sufficiency and...
Vijay Raghavan, the government’s Principal Scientific Adviser, has advised domestic exporters to focus on the quality of agricultural products, citing this as the country’s biggest challenge for exporters in the sector. Quality, regulation, and market analysis are critical in...
At various levels, India’s farm sector is increasingly embracing technology, and industry is coveting after the enormous potential for tech-driven initiatives that could change the agricultural sector in a couple of decades. Aside from technology penetration in the Indian...
Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh flagged off a one-metric-tonne shipment of Organic Black Rice to Europe on Thursday. According to the Chief Minister, the shipment is being sent through the North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC) in collaboration with...
