Saturday, September 07, 2024

Agriculture

September 3, 2024 10:24 PM

Government launches AgriSure scheme to transform agricultural sector

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the Agrisure Scheme, Tuesday. This initiative aims to advance the agricultural and rural start-up ecosystem in India, marking a crucial step towards improving the nation's agricultural landsca...

August 28, 2024 4:50 PM

Cabinet approves expansion of Agriculture Infrastructure Fund

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the expansion of Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), a financing facility under the Central Sector Scheme. The move is aimed at boosting agricultural infrastructure ...

August 27, 2024 8:19 PM

Kharif sowing exceeds last year’s figures

Kharif crop sowing is at its advanced stage with farmers in India having sown crops across 1,065.08 lakh hectares so far this year as against 1,044.85 lakh hectares in the same period last year. On a yearly basis, the sowing is about 1.93 per cent h...

August 13, 2024 3:24 PM

PM Modi unveils 109 new crop varieties to boost agricultural productivity

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released 109 new varieties of field and horticultural crops on Sunday at PUSA, New Delhi, marking a significant step towards enhancing India's agricultural output and farmer incomes. The new varieties, developed by vario...

July 24, 2024 9:15 PM

Iraq resumes rice cultivation after two-year ban with new climate friendly strain

Iraq has resumed rice cultivation after a two-year ban prompted by water scarcity, and is testing out a strain of the grain that consumes less water than traditionally planted versions. Deputy Minister of Agriculture Mahdi Sahar al-Jubouri told Reut...

Copyright © 2024 DD India. All rights reserved

Visitors: 1928788

Last updated on: 7th September 2024