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 …
The Gambia government through the Ministry of Agriculture over the weekend launched the Gambia Commercial Agriculture and Value Chain Management Project (GCAV) in the North Bank Region and Janjanbureh in the Central River Region. The US$19.27 million project was financed through a World Bank credit and loan, and the Gambia …
Chief Minister Pawan Chamling today made announcements to supplement the ongoing efforts of the government and stakeholders in making Sikkim a fully ‘organic state’ by the end of 2015. He also issued strict directives to the panchayats, field level officers and staff of the Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry departments …
The establishment of a comprehensive horticulture database is crucial for ensuring effective planning to facilitate a systematic development of the horticulture sector in the country. The data also helps in exploiting the huge export potential for the sector. The present “Hand book on Horticulture Statistics” has been divided into seven …
Uttarakhand was awarded the Horticulture Leadership Award 2014 at the seventh Agriculture Leadership meet 2014 organised by the Agriculture Today group in New Delhi. Uttarakhand was awarded for commendable contribution in horticulture sector towards increasing cultivators and production, marketing, encouraging basic facilities and facilitating the establishment of horticulture based food …
In an attempt to boost capital infusion in agricultural sector the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has decided to provide refinance facility with a repayment period of five years at an interest rate of only 7.85 percent to cooperative bans and Regional Rural Banks (RRB). Informing newsmen …
Farmers, horticulturalists, agricultural officials and scientists are optimistic about the proposed Rs 1,000 crore funding by the World Bank for the horticultural post-harvest modernisation project. According to sources, a World Bank team headed by consultants Mani Pathy and A Srivastva held a series of consultation with farmers, government officials and …
The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly, Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann) is a pest of over 300 fruits, vegetables and nuts. The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a control measure used to reduce the reproductive potential of populations through the mass release of sterilized male insects that mate with wild females. However, SIT …
Low fruit and vegetable (FV) intake is a leading risk factor for chronic disease globally, but much of the world’s population does not consume the recommended servings of FV daily. It remains unknown whether global supply of FV is sufficient to meet current and growing population needs. We sought to …
Horticulture: In the absence of laws and guidelines, Thimphu has been rapidly losing apple orchards to development activities, especially infrastructure. Although the forest and agriculture ministry does not have figures to substantiate how many orchards have been lost, the decrease in number is evident from the renewable natural resource’s (RNR) …
The project aims to double fruit production in five years and check the erratic production pattern A nod is awaited from the World Bank for an ambitious Rs 1000 crore project to boost horticulture sector in Himachal Pradesh. This is expected to add Rs 1,500 crore to the GSDP of …
The government will rope in private players to provide The State government is opening entry of private players in the agriculture sector with three major projects including soil testing programme to provide crop specific advisory to farmers being taken up in public private partnership (PPP) mode during the coming months. …
An attempt was made to understand the influence of climate change on future potential distribution of Oriental fruit fly (OFF), Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), a polyphagous pest on a wide variety of fruit crops in India. Original Source
The Haryana Government on Wednesday approved a comprehensive agriculture policy aimed at attaining inclusive growth exceeding four per cent in the farm sector, but deferred the agenda item on concessions for state residents at toll plazas as the model code was in force. The INLD took strong exception to the …
The Haryana Government on Wednesday approved a comprehensive Agriculture Policy aimed at attaining inclusive growth exceeding four per cent in agriculture. The policy envisions that the State Government will strive to ensure un-interrupted supply of electricity to the farmers for eight hours per day, focus on productivity of allied sectors …
The state government officials said that Gujarat in the overall horticulture production, which was ranked at eighth positions in the country in 2011-12, has jumped to the fifth spot. The horticulture production in the state has increased by around 8% in the year 2012-13. The maximum increase in the production …
Parts of M.P., Rajasthan hit by rain, hailstorm The Centre will provide an assistance of Rs. 352 crore to farmers for replanting horticulture crops that were hit by untimely rain and hailstorm earlier this month in parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan. The fund release was sanctioned by …
The Centre will provide ₹352 crore assistance to farmers for replanting horticultural crops that were hit by untimely rains and hailstorms early this month in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and Rajasthan, a Government source said today. That apart, the Centre has decided to release ₹92 crore to Karnataka for providing …
Union minister Jairam Ramesh said the Seemandhra region would get funding to the tune of Rs 50,000 crore for overall development of the region as compensation for it losing revenue from Hyderabad. The money would be granted under the Special Status being given to the state and will be spread …
Soil mulching being adopted for raising horticultural crops on 50 hectares in Tirunelveli district Plasticulture, a new technology of soil mulching with polythene sheet that conserves soil and water, is being adopted for horticultural crops for the first time in the district, which has started experiencing adverse effects of monsoon …
Mountains are early and important indicators of climate change wwhic depict far-reaching consequences on our ecosystem, agriculture and livelihood of the farmers. The Himalayan mountain ecosystem is also facing serious challenges posed by climate change due to increasing aridity, warmer winter season, and variability in receiving and variability in receiving …
