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Control of Leaf Curl Virus in ChilliesDemonstration of IPDM module for management of leaf curl disease in chilli at farmer's field in Khargone, M.P., India Demo: Treatment of seed with Imidacloprid 70 WS @ 10g/kg seed,… |
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Know about Dryland Agriculture and Farming TechnologyDryland agriculture refers to cultivation of crops entirely under natural rainfall without irrigation. It is a form of subsistence farming in the regions where deficit of the soil… |
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Blue, Black and Purple Wheat, Farmer's new cropThe Colored wheat is available in black, blue and purple colours and is rich in anthocyanins, a pigment found in fruits like Blueberry and Jamun. We all know the benefits of Jamun,… |
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India launching pilot project on Organic Farming in NepalUnion Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Radha Mohan Singh met his Nepalese counterpart Mr. Chakra Pani Khanal, |
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Water, Work, Vermi-Composting and MGNREGS takes Govt. AttentionGovernment has set up a Chief Ministers Subgroup to Coordinate Policy Approaches for Agriculture and MGNREGS with the Chief Minister of |
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Veterinary Medicine Faculty elected for Editorial PostsFor the editorial board of Indian Journal of Veterinary Medicine (IJVM), an official Journal of Indian Society for Veterinary Medicine (ISVM), |
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Punjab hosts Dairy training programs in queueGuru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Ludhiana has been awarded with the prestigious project of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) project in Agriculture sector… |
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Agri Job Opportunity in MexicoThe International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT®, is a not-for-profit agricultural research for development organization with partners in… |
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Technology transfer for Cattle, yielding 5000-8000 litre /lacGuru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding MoU with Markfed for transfer of technology for cattle feed for cows/buff… |
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KVK, bridges the gap b/w farmer & scientist: V. NaiduThe Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu is visiting KVK in Maharashtra. The Vice President has said that the Krishi Vigyan Kendras must act as a bridge between scientists and farmers… |
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Basics of Organic ManuringThe word "organic" pertains to the use of non- chemical fertilizers as manure and compost and the word "manure" refers to any natural substance for fertilizing the soil, especially… |
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Soyabean Production Get Weaken in ArgentinaDuring the last quarter production of soybean from Argentina has weakened. The effect of this in the foreign markets has been indicative of rapid growth. weakened production in… |
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Indo-Danish Mou on Animal husbandry & DairyThe Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) |
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Harvesting Electricity, Earn Rs. 7/unitFarmers will now, harvest solar energy and will get paid for it. Gujarat government launched a scheme in which the farmers will be given solar installation units at subsidy. |
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Social Media, important for people welfare : Govt.“21st Century is the age of information, communication and knowledge, and this is the only way the people of the country can be empow |
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Promises 800 kg/acre, High Yielding Black gram VarietyNational Pulses Research Centre, Vamban in collaboration with Department of Agriculture has conducted field day on 6-7-2017 |
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Codissia Agri Intex 2018Coimbatore is located in the northwestern part of Tamil Nadu and is the second largest city in the state in terms of population and area. |
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CODISSIA 2018, India's Prime Agri Trade Fair BeginsCodissia Agri Intex 2018 India's Prime Agricultural Trade Fair begins today at CODISSIA Trade Fair Complex, Coimbatore. |
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Envisaging pro-active steps for agri sectorCoimbatore: State Agriculture and AnimalHusbandry Minister R Doraikkannu has announced the government’s plan to distribute Rs 100.42 crore to 2000 farmers producers group under the… |
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Nod for legal Cannabis cultivation, UttarakhandUttarakhand will be the first state in the country where the cultivation of cannabis crop will be commercially harvested, which is a wonderful source of high quality fiber, medicin… |
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HiFoliar Nutrient from Warkem BiotechHiFoliar Nutrient powder from Warkem Biotech is a blend of amino acids and minerals. Amino acids used in the manufacturing are extracted from vegetable sources. It is water solubl… |
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Water Pearl Technology ; Redefining AgricultureIntroducing Water Pearl Technology developed by RHST Industries, one of the key exhibitors at CODISSIA Agri Intex 2018. |
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Beehive Fencing: A Sustainable Trend in FencingBeehive fences are simple and cheapest method of protecting crops from wild animals. It can reduce the conflict between humans and elephants by up to 85 percent. Usually, this meth… |
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CODISSIA, South India's Prime Trade Event Turns Crowd PullerWhen Codissia's 3rd day nearing the end, the trade fair is yet another grand success. The fair has witnessed more than 75ooo visitors including local farmers, entrepreneur, researc… |
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New Technology, a must for modern crop production : THAI ExpertsAn exclusive interview forum for media to discuss the topic “Improving Efficiency in Crop Production – “How New Technologies Support Farmers in Modern Crop Production” , organised… |
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Impact of Netherlands Horticultural Innovation on IndustryVNU Exhibitions Asia Pacific Co. Ltd. together with the government of the Netherlands presented “The Official Press Conference of Horti ASIA 2018” at the Embassy of the Netherlands… |
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Wayanad to host Kerala's First Pig FestThe Kerala State Animal Husbandry department has organized a unique fest at Wayanadu. The fest named Green pigs and eggs will be held from September 3 at Mananthavady. The Egg fest… |
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Biofuel powered airplane takes off from North IndiaA historic flight powered by indigenously produced aviation biofuel based on patented technology of CSIR-IIP Dehradun was flagged off today from Dehradun airport by Uttarakhand CM… |
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Vegetable prices crash at koyambedu marketPrices of vegetables have gone down at the Koyambedu wholesale market, which contains supplies for the flood-hit Kerala state. The sellers are forced to divert their supplies to Ch… |
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Silver Jubilee 25th Pashu Palan Mela at GADVASU - Veterinary VarsityGuru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana inaugurated its 25th Pashu Palan Mela on 20th September 2018. Sh.V.P.Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab was chief gu… |
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Govt. Stresses more on increasing Millets consumption than productionA launching ceremony of National Mission on Nutri Cerels was done during the National Workshop on Nutri Cereals at Pune on 28th September 2018. It was launched by Shri Radha Mohan… |
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Alphonso makes its way to GI listingAlphonso from Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Palghar, Thane and Raigad districts of Maharashtra, is registered as Geographical Indication (GI). A Geographical Indication or a GI is an in… |
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India celebrates the day dedicated to women on farm15th October is celebrated as National Women Farmer’s Day or Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas’ in India. Every year, on this day number of activities and programmes are organised – mai… |
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For best crop protection technology, Mahindra & Sumitomo unitesMahindra Agri Solutions Ltd. (MASL), a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra, part of the USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group, on 12 October 2018 entered into a joint venture agreement wit… |
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ICAR, Amity University organize National Workshop on Vertical FarmingA-one day National Workshop on vertical farming was organized by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi in collaboration with the Amity University, Noida on… |
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ADAMA India brings Israeli superior agri technology for Indian market“ADAMA India is a part of the second green revolution in India” says Uri Rubinstein, CEO of this Indo-Israel MNC reaching its 10-year milestone in India in 2019 ADAMA India is the… |
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RaRake – a novel double wheel rake for high quality fodderFabrizio Girometta of Girometta Pietro Villa Anna farm of Cortemaggiore (PC) in Italy says, "A mix between a rake and a broom in the field: I have never seen a machine work like th… |
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KOHLER Hybrid Energy Module exhibited at EIMA International 2018EIMA International Expo 2018 was held from 7th to 11th November 2018 in Bologna, Italy. The event exhibits products such as Agriculture Processing Machinery, Weighing & Harvesting… |
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Parrot Bluegrass Fields – an end-to-end drone solution for efficient crop assessmentParrot, the leading European drone group, announced the launch of Parrot Bluegrass Fields at the EIMA exhibition in Bologna, Italy. Parrot Bluegrass Fields is a comprehensive end-t… |
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Finest Flowers from Africa at HORTI CHINA 2018The 4 major African flower producing countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Ethiopia and Kenya will be exhibited at the World Floral Expo China (HPP exhibitions) and HORTI CHINA at the Sh… |
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Willowood receives ‘Best Company from an Emerging Region’ Award in LondonWillowood, an agrochemical company was honoured with the ‘Best Company from an Emerging Region’ award on 12th November 2018 at the Agrow Awards in London. Managing Director, Pariks… |
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32nd ISTA Congress 2019 aims to explore India’s seed export prospectiveThe curtain raiser for the 32nd ISTA Symposium & Congress was held in Bengaluru last week. The motive was to promote active participation from private, public and semi-private seed… |
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Kerala School Agri Fest on January 19 & 20 in PalakkadThe 2019 edition of the prestigious Kerala School Agri Fest (K-SAF), organised by the Centre for Innovation in Science and Social Action (CISSA) in collaboration with General Educa… |
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President Kovind Inaugurates AIFPA’s Platinum Jubilee ConferenceAll India Food Processors’ Association (AIFPA) is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its dedicated services to the Food Processing Industry and is organizing its Platinum Jubilee… |
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Roundtable Meeting on Supporting Farmers with Quality Crop Protection Products on 15th FebWith almost a 1.32 billion population, India needs a robust, modernized agriculture sector to ensure nutritional food security for its population. In order to meet the food require… |
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'Farmers' Fair' Organised by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tarn TaranKrishi Vigyan Kendra, Tarn Taran under Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) organized farmers' fair with the theme ‘Conservation Agriculture and Nutri… |
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Bayer Monsanto merger sealed, following anti-competitive measuresThe Competition Commission of India (Commission) received a notice from Bayer Aktiengesellschaft (Bayer) in relation to its proposed acquisition of Monsanto Company (Monsanto). Bay… |
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3 New Products by Insecticide India Ltd.Agro-chemical firm Insecticides India launched new products for cost effective control against pests and diseases for farmers. |
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Post harvest logistics group, SCLM turns 9New Delhi, 13th August 2018: Sohan Lal Commodity Management Pvt. Ltd. (SLCM) is celebrating its 9th Foundation day this month. Founded on 13th August 2009, SLCM has in a short span… |
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Contract Farming gets dual support with this partnershipBangalore: FarmLogics Technologies Pvt Ltd. (FarmLogics) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with International Agriculture Consulting Group (IACG) to form a strategic partn… |
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Gramophone's Way of Farming Helps Farmers in Getting Better YieldsGramophone, an agriculture-based start-up in Indore, organized its ‘Field Day’ at Harsodan, Ujjain, where farmers, with the assistance from Gramophone, demonstrated encouraging res… |
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Q3 Results: Rallis India Boosts GrowthRallis India Ltd. , a market leader in the domestic crop protection sector announced its financial results for the quarter ending Dec 31st 2018.With more than 160 years of experie… |
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Mahindra Agri Felicitates Grape Farmers in NashikMahindra Agri Solutions Ltd, a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., part of the USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group has recently felicitated 11 farmers in Nashik (Maharashtra) for t… |
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ASABE Includes Innovations from New Holland Agriculture, Case IH in 2019 AE50 ListThe American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers or ASABE have incorporated 3 ground-breaking technologies from Case IH and 2 technologies from New Holland Agriculture… |
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InnerBeing Receives National Siridhanya Award for Best Industrious Start-upThe ‘Organics & Millets 2019, an International Trade Fair was held from 18 to 20 January at the Bengaluru Palace. Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri H.D. Kumaraswamy inaugur… |
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CASE Construction Equipment Opens New Facility in PatnaCASE Construction equipment, a brand of CNH Industrial has reinforced its distribution network in Bihar with the launch of a new dealership facility ‘Patliputra Earthmover Pvt. Ltd… |
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7 productivity boosters launched by CrystalCrystal Crop Protection Limited. (“Crystal”), known for its range of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, plant growth regulators and bio-stimulants, launched a basket of goodies… |
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Cropex : Offering quality crop protection products since 1998Cropex, a Bengaluru based company with experience of 20 years in Organic Agriculture is offering 23 products, for the betterment of the agriculture sector. |
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Escort's wide range of products from 20 -110 HP at EIMAFarmtrac Tractors Europe, leading global tractor producer presented its new products under New Escorts Tractor Series (NETS) ranging from 20-110 HP and displayed its FarmPower smar… |
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Higher Support prices (MSP) for PaddyThe govt. is planning to announce a steep increase in the minimum support price ( MSP) of paddy. Paddy is the key Kharif crop, which is planned to receive a hike of 13 % to Rs. 1,… |
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185.19 Lac tons of Sugar Produced till 31st January 2019514 sugar mills in the country have produced 185.19 lac tons of sugar till 31st January, 2019 as compared to 171.23 lac tons produced by 504 mills last season on the corresponding… |
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Subsidy available on these 11 Agri MachineryMacro-Management of Agriculture – Complementation/ Supplementation of State’s Efforts Through Work Plan: The States have been given flexibility to develop & pursue activities on th… |
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India's indigenous Agri- Robots to boost productivityBengaluru, India, August 28, 2018: PAAMA Agrico, India's fastest growing and innovative, Agricultural Equipment Research & Development organization engages Robotic Engineering to… |
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Vocational Training program on “PROFITABLE DAIRY FARMING”Punjab Agricultural University’s Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Langroya Distt. Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar organized a vocational training course on “Profitable Dairy Farming” from 15th – 2… |
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Pig Farming Attracting Youths In PunjabGuru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana strive its best to promote livestock farming as a sustainable entrepreneurship through various means. Continuing th… |
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Farm Bio security for Foot and Mouth DiseaseCurrently, disease could only be prevented by vaccination done biannually and the affected animal can get natural recovery with the help of supportive palliative treatment |
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‘Swachchta hi Sewa' campaign launched by vet varsity'Swachchta hi Sewa' campaign was inaugurated at 1 Pb R&V SQN NCC, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana. Dr. Nitin, NCC in-charge revealed that this ca… |
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Vet Varsity to honour Livestock Farmers on 15th MarchGuru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) will honour the innovative and progressive farmers in the field of Livestock Poultry & Fisheries. Director Extensio… |
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Guide for Profitable, Drumstick CultivationDrumstick cultivation is easy, less time consuming and paying as well. Therefore, interested farmers may go in for such endeavor. It is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree, nat… |
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Get Upto 25 LAKH subsidy for Pearl CultivationIn the last few articles, we discussed the practices of pearl cultivation. One of the most progressive farmers of the country, Ashok Manwani and Kulanjan Dubey Manwani shared their… |
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Major Agricultural Problems of India and their Possible SolutionsSome of the major problems and their possible solutions have been discussed as follows. Indian agriculture is plagued by several problems; some of them are natural and some others… |
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INDIAN CATTLE BREEDS For HUGE MILK ProductionAt present, although the majority of India's cattle is non-descript, there are 26 well defined breeds of cattle and 6 breeds of buffaloes found all over the country. These can be b… |
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EXOTIC Breeds of CATTLECenturies of selective breeding, accelerated in the later part by the use of modern breeding tools, has helped in evolving some of the most outstanding dairy breeds of cattle in we… |
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High yielding Rice Variety with limited water needsDRR Dhan 44 is characterized by very high yield under limited water conditions. Recently farmers harvested 8 tonnes/ha in Telangana state during Rabi and Kharif. |
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Hybrid tubers for better produceCentral Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI) which is having a dedicated team of scientists in its R&D wing has developed many varieties of hybrid tubers mainly in cassava and sw… |
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Why the killer DDT, could not surviveDifferent sort of pest management practices are used by farmers to protect the crop from the invasion of the pests. Insecticides are highly popular because i |
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Coconut for a Healthy LivingCodissia is always a platform for dynamic and innovative inventions of agricultural products. it presents a diversity of products from farm machines to mundane agri products used i… |
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Organic Agriculture: Need & ImportanceAfter a tumultuous use of chemical fertilizers during the periods of green revolution in most of the parts of the world, people have come to realize that constant use of fertilizer… |
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Ecology and Management of Ber Mealy bug (Perissopneumon tamarindus (Green)Ber Mealy bug (Perissopneumon tamarindus (Green) (Homoptera: Monophlebidae) are cottony and white in appearance, small oval, soft-bodied sucking insect pest. Adult mealy bugs are f… |
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Advanced Agricultural Techniques, Special Schemes For Farmers In TelanganaTelangana government is giving utmost importance to the agriculture sector, setting an example for other States in India. No doubt for this, the government has taken various steps… |
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Boost your immunity by Sugarcane JuiceSugar cane is a genius of plants. There are between 6 to 37 types of sugarcane. |
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Yoga and its secrets and why 21st of june was chosen as world yoga dayYoga is a precious gift given to the world by Indian culture. India has made some contribution in every area of the world. no matter if it space&science, astrology, knowledge of A… |
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‘Matcha’ Green tea for a greener dayMatcha, (pronounce: "MA-cha") also spelled maccha is a high-grade green tea leaf in powdered form. Originated from Japan, Matcha (Camellia sinensis) is known as the healthiest gree… |
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Vertical Farm opens in DubaiThe GCC’s first commercial verticalfarm, Basia Farms, was opened inDubai featuring the latest hydroponic technology and vertical farming techniques. |
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Elephant Declines Imperil Africa's ForestsPoaching and habitat loss have reduced forest elephant populations in Central Africa by 63 percent since 2001. This poses consequences not only for elephants but also for the regio… |
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Krishi Jagran in Global Agri PlatformsThe 19th edition of China International Agro chemical & Crop Protection Exhibition (CAC) is organized by CCPIT Sub-council of Chemical Industry concluded at Shangai on 9th March wi… |
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Zimbabwe Launches Three Hybried SeedsRecently in Zimbabwe, the new cotton hybrid seeds produced by Quton Seed Company and Indian Agricultural Firm Mahyco launched to revive the cotton sector which was badly affected b… |
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Asia is gearing up to witness its leading agri trade show in JapanAGRI WORLD will be held from Oct. 9 (Wed) - 12 (Fri), 2018 at Makuhari Messe, Japan. This bi-annual agriculture expo (May in Osaka & Oct. in Tokyo) consists of 3 shows: 8th Int’l A… |
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Paris is hosting an all round perspective on Farming issuesThe 78th edition of SIMA, the international agri-business show, will be held from 24 to 28 February 2019 at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre. Providing confirmation of i… |
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Asian Horti Congress & Horti Asia to run parallely in 2020 BangkokThe 3rdAsian Horticultural Congress (AHC 2020) to be held in Bangkok in parallel with Horti ASIA 2020hosted by the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) and the… |
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An even more global SIMA 2019With 5 months still to go before its opening day, SIMA is breaking all the records! Ninety-five percent of its available exhibiting surface area is already booked. There are 114 ne… |
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Dairy Forum in Moscow to Determine New Rules in IndustryExperts are going to discuss the important issues and main trends in the Russian dairy industry at the 5th International Agro-Industrial Dairy Forum which will be held on November… |
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Shanghai agricultural enterprises to introduce unique technology abroadWith the aim of building an international stage for Shanghai's agriculture industry, the Shanghai Facilities and Agricultural Equipment Association (SFAEA) will bring its members t… |
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Alibaba, Tmall, JD.com confirms their presence at HortiChinaOn November 21st-23rd, the 2018 HORTI CHINA will be held as the highlight of China Green Week in Hall 2 of the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). |
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ASI identifies India as major seed hub in AsiaThe global and regional seed industry invests heavily in India to support the productivity of smallholder farmers. An evaluation of 24 leading seed companies in the region shows th… |
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Moscow plans to produce 670k tons of milk by 2021The Moscow region authorities declare a significant increase in production of organic milk. According to Denis Butsaev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Moscow Region, by the end of 20… |
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Mexico’s agricultural food exports to Japan increases in 2018Mexico's agricultural food trade surplus with Japan in the first half of 2018 has increased by 9.2% over the same period in 2017. It went up from 569.8 million dollars to 622.2 mil… |
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SIMA 2019 dedicates Space and Time for Start-ups and Innovation. Know What All You Can See!In keeping with its theme of “Innovation for competitive agriculture”, SIMA scheduled to be held from 24-28 February 2019, Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, France) will be… |
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Dhanuka Agritech & Sharda University launch Diploma in Plant ProtectionIndia's leading agrochemical company, Dhanuka Agritech Limited and Sharda University located in Greater Noida have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 20th December, 2018… |
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JEE Main 2019 Exam Pattern: Students Appearing Must Follow ThisNTA is going to organize the most awaited engineering exam, JEE Main 2019 from January 6 to 20, 2019. The entrance test will be held in two shifts – 9:30am to 12:30pm and 2:30pm to… |
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GADVASU Scientist Receives Prestigious Fellowship of National Academy of Veterinary ScienceDirector of Extension Education, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Dr. Harish Kumar Verma has been decorated with fellowship of National Academy o… |
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IndiaVsTB: Leaders and experts commit to TB Free India by 20254 countries, 61 political leaders, Bollywood actors, TB survivors, health experts, all descended to commit to TB Free India by 2025 on Feb 4. |