There are multiple initiatives of the Government of India such as the Animal Husbandry Startup Grand Challenge launched by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy in partnership with the Startup India programme, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGPA), etc. which aim to encourage entrepreneurship in …
Growth rate declines to 6.06 per cent in 2011-12 from 18.44 in 2010-11 With steep decline in the growth rate of agriculture sector becoming a matter of concern, experts want the government to make concerted efforts in a focussed manner to reverse the trend in the coming years. The growth …
To form special purpose vehicle with Fresh & Healthy Enterprises, an arm of ConCor The Union agriculture ministry has drawn up plans to invest in cold chain infrastructure for fruits in the upcoming financial year. India produces 230 million tonne of vegetables and fruits a year but around 25% of …
Netherlands will collaborate with Madhya Pradesh in the development, expansion and scientific orientation of agriculture and horticulture sectors in the State. Netherlands’ Consul-General Marijke A Van Drunen Littel called on Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Wednesday and evinced interest in making investment in agriculture and horticulture as well …
Pollination of insect pollinated crops has been found to be correlated to pollinator abundance and diversity. Since organic farming has the potential to mitigate negative effects of agricultural intensification on biodiversity, it may also benefit crop pollination, but direct evidence of this is scant. We evaluated the effect of organic …
ITANAGAR, Feb 12 – Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has urged for taking up horticulture as a viable source for sustainable income generation in the State. Tuki who visited Mengio Circle in Papum Pare district yesterday, exhorted the youths in a rally to go for horticultural activities instead of …
CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday announced a comprehensive special package worth `790.18 crore for farmers in Cuddalore and Villupuram districts, the worst affected in Cyclone Thane. While `65.22 crore has been allotted for agricultural crops, `724.96 crore will be givenfor horticultural crops. Around 1.10 lakh farmers will benefit …
GUWAHATI, Feb 2 – Agriculture Minister Nilamoni Sen Deka today said that the State was going to witness a boom in potato production with an expected yield of 1.90 lakh quintals from the high-quality seeds distributed by the Government. The expected production figure excludes the yield from seeds procured by …
Indian Agriculture Research Institute has developed four hybrid mango varieties which promise a yield three-four times higher than the existing varieties. This is likely to scale up mango production in the next 10 years without any additional input cost. The varieties named Pusa Pratibha, Pusa Peetamber, Pusa Shreshth and Pusa …
Innovation in cold chains and warehousing can make the country a leading exporter of horticulture products. Absence of proper cold chains and associated logistics in India leads to wastage of fresh produce to the extent of 25-30%, annual equivalent of over . 50,000 crore. About 30-40% of these losses occur …
Acting on the directives of the Centre, States such as Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana are ready with their annual plans to boost horticulture production. Besides these States, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa have also drawn the annual action plan for 2012-13 horticulture year, sources in the Agriculture Ministry …
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has announced a new refinance scheme in order to incentivise banks to accelerate the pace of creation of quality warehousing facilities for agricultural commodities, particularly for reducing post harvest losses, According to Lalitha Venkatesan, Chief General Manger of NABARD, Tamil Nadu …
SHIMLA: With apple production facing a decline due to global warming, vegetable cultivation is gaining popularity among farmers in Himachal Pradesh. In 1951-52, the state had vegetable production area of 3,000 hectares with annual production of 25,000 tonne, which has now increased to 65,000 hectares with annual production of 1,269 …
Free seeds for replanting crops with government bearing maintenance cost Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday announced a package of relief measures for cyclone-hit farmers in the State. The package includes distribution of seeds free of cost for replanting horticultural crops such as coconut, cashew and jackfruit with the government bearing …
SAMBALPUR: The trouble seems far from over. Drought, untimely rain, flood and now hailstorm, the vegetable growers of western Odisha cannot but blame their fate. For the last three days, the region has been experiencing rain with reports of hailstorm being received from Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh besides Sambalpur. While the …
Shimla: The Himachal Seb Utpadak Sangh has urged the government to take immediate steps to protect the interests of apple growers who will be exposed to international competition with the abolition of 52 per cent import and custom duty on apple from 2012-13 under the WTO agreement. Secretary of the …
Rampant illegal iron ore mining in Chitradurga and Tumkur districts has caused severe damage to agriculture and horticulture activities, as well as spreading of mining related diseases among the people of the region, a study has found. The micro-level environmental impact assessment study conducted in the two districts by the …
Bhopal : NABARD chief general manager S Akbar on Wednesday said 8% agriculture growth in the last fiscal in Madhya Pradesh is an encouraging development given that 70% people are dependent on agriculture in the state. “This financial year, the state government wants to rev up agriculture growth to 10%,” …
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Agribusiness Support Fund (ASF) will jointly implement a five-year USAID's Agribusiness project to increase competitiveness and productivity of horticulture and livestock sectors. "This project is part of the broader US government commitment to help strengthen Pakistan's economy," said Dr Andrew Sisson, …
Horticultural development had not been a priority until recent years in India. It was later in the post 1993 period that focused attention was given to horticulture development through an enhancement of plan allocation and knowledge-based technology. Despite of this decade being a period of “golden revolution” productivity of the …
Under the Professional Institutional Networking (PIN) of Ministry of Rural Development, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) sanctioned the Impact Assessment study in three districts namely Sirsa in Haryana, Sirmaur in Himachal Pradesh and Hoshiarpur in Punjab. NREGS was started in the first phase in these selected districts.
