Despite its small size and population in comparison to other States and UTs, Pondicherry leads the way in major fertilizer consumption (in kg/hectare) from 2015-16 to 2019-20, followed by Telangana and Punjab. Surprisingly, Bihar is co – equal with Haryana in terms of fertilizer use...
The government has approved preliminary approval to 422 ethanol projects, which could increase annual production capacity by 1,675 crore liters. These ventures, which are expected to cost ₹ 41,000 crore in total expenditure, will be given soft loans on more favourable terms by banks. This...
‘Farmers should be trained on marketing and cropping patterns.’ The increased extent of cultivation and sharp increase in production of a few major crops as a result of the State government’s supportive steps has brought both joy and fear, as marketing of such a larger...
Despite being a top cotton producing country, India has faced challenges such as stagnant yields for two decades, pink bollworm infestation, and shortages labour during harvest. Cotton farmers in the country are in a difficult situation because they have been waiting for second and third...
Even as the Centre moves closer to signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU), India’s dairy sector has raised some concerns about the livelihoods of thousands of Indian farmers. They claim that including dairy products in the FTA will harm farmers’...
