Digital tools are being offered by a Bengaluru-based agri-tech business to integrate the entire silk industry supply chain, from assisting sericulture farmers to achieve better pricing for their produce to ensuring the quality of cocoons and yarn to reelers, weavers, and consumers...
The Indian Council of Agricultural Agricultural Research (ICAR) has awarded Dr. Kajal Chakraborty, Principal Scientist of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), the Norman Borlaug National Award for Excellence in Agricultural Research. He was recognized for his work on...
As per the Ministry of Agriculture‘s second advance estimate of horticultural production, India is predicted to have the greatest ever horticulture production of 329.86 million tonnes in 2020-21, a 2.93% increase over the previous year. Vegetables, spices, medicinal, and aromatic...
According to an official statement released on Wednesday, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has announced the waiver of ₹ 590 crore in loans under the farm debt waiver scheme for laborers and the landless farming community. This would pave the way for the fulfilment of another key...
Imports of edible oil fell by 20% in June, owing to increased inventory in the country, which appears to have impacted shipments. The country’s edible oil imports stood at 0.96 million tonnes (mt) in June 2021, down from 1.21 mt in May 2021, a 20.08 percent decrease. As per the data...
