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October 7, 2025 9:11 AM

Empowering Farmers Through Organic Transformation, Building a Sustainable Future for Rural India

Over the past decade, Indian agriculture has witnessed a quiet but powerful shift, a move from chemical-intensive cultivation toward sustainable, organic farming. This transformation is being shaped by the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), lau...

October 6, 2025 3:45 PM

Skill Development Empowers Farmers to be Agri-Business Leaders, Set to Drive Rural Growth

In India building farmers' skills has become a crucial component for PM Modi-led Central Government, as nearly two-thirds of the population lives in rural areas and around half make their living from the agriculture. Nowadays, farmers have not to dea...

October 1, 2025 5:47 PM

Cabinet approves hike in MSP for Rabi crops for marketing season 2026-27

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved an increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi crops for the 2026-27 marketing season, ensuring remunerative price...

October 1, 2025 5:45 PM

Cabinet approves Rs 11,440 crore mission for ‘aatmanirbharta’ in pulses

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses, a landmark initiative aimed at boosting domestic production and reducing India’s dependence on imports. The six-year programme...

September 30, 2025 10:20 PM

Government to set up dedicated ICAR team for sugarcane research: Shivraj Singh

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday announced that a separate team will be established within the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for sugarcane research and policy development. Speaking at a...

September 30, 2025 4:43 PM

Empowering Farmers Through Skills: Building a Self-Reliant Agricultural Workforce

Farmer empowerment has emerged as a cornerstone of India’s agricultural strategy, with the government placing skill development and training at the heart of rural development. Recognizing that farmers today face challenges beyond just access to cre...

September 28, 2025 4:56 PM

India strengthens food security with record harvest and enhanced storage infrastructure

India has recorded an all-time high foodgrain production of 353.96 million tonnes in 2024-25, including 117.51 million tonnes of wheat and 149.07 million tonnes of rice, bolstering its efforts to ensure food security through robust storage infrastruc...

September 25, 2025 10:51 PM

PM Modi, Russia’s Deputy PM Dmitry Patrushev discuss boosting ties in agriculture and food processing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev on Thursday on the sidelines of World Food India 2025 in New Delhi. The two leaders discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in agriculture, fertilizers, food pr...

September 22, 2025 8:59 PM

India, Brazil launch Maitri 2.0 to boost agri-innovation and strengthen bilateral cooperation

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) on Monday launched the second edition of the Brazil–India Cross-Incubation Programme in Agritech (Maitri 2.0) in New Delhi, aimed at fostering innovation-driven growth and collaboration between Ind...

September 18, 2025 2:52 PM

Bananas? Taiwan entrepreneur wants to make clothes out of plant material

Entrepreneur Nelson Yang is reaching back into Taiwan's history to turn the humble banana plant into an unlikely sustainable textile. Taiwan is now the world's dominant producer of advanced semiconductors but the yellow fruit, still widely grown on ...

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