Black pepper is one of the most widely used spices all across the globe. In India, it is known by different names like Nala Miriyalu in Telugu, Karumilaku in Tamil and Kare Mansu i…
Bayer introduced hybrid rice in India in 1995, under the brand name ‘Arize’, to help smallholder rice farmers enhance their productivity and income. Today, Arize is Bayer’s leading…
IBA Ethiopia Center for Innovation hosted the first African Innovation Week 2019 at the African Union Commission (AUC) Headquarters, along with other partners, namely FDRE Ministry…
College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana organized Academia-Students-Farmer Interface on “Goat Husbandry practices for doub…
Farmers who had moved to cities after giving up their love towards farming are now earning huge profits. These farmers are earning good money with the use of modern methods or tech…
Avocado is counted among the world's most popular fruits. It tastes a bit like butter, so it is also called butter fruit. Avocado is consumed in many ways, such as smoothies, with…
Banana is one of the healthiest fruits on earth and for this reason is popular worldwide. In India, it is the second important fruit crop after mango. Banana is available all roun…
Farmers usually begin sowing wheat in the month of October and majority of them complete the process of sowing till mid-November. They avoid late-sown varieties because of lesser y…
Peanut is the most popular winter nut and it is also called cheap almond. Sitting with a group of friends and eating peanuts in cold in front of fire is a different fun in itself.…
Agricultural scientists are working day and night and innovating new technologies so that farmers can earn high profits. Almost after 8 years of research in the agricultural sector…
Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India has been directed by Maharashtra State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission to pay over Rs 54 lakh to an onion exporter for deficiency…
Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said that India's sugar production till mid November has reached only one third of the sugar output during the same period last year (2018). T…
The Cabinet last week gave its approval to the Food Ministry to import around 1.2 lakh tonnes of onions in order to improve the domestic availability of the key kitchen staple and…
Capsicum also known as bell peppers or sweet pepper are basically peppers of less pungent varieties that are available in many colors like red, yellow, green and orange. Capsicums…
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, ‘APEDA’ under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India, jointly with the Government of Sikki…
Cornell Sathguru Foundation for Development (CSFD) in association with PJTSAU and Aurobindo Pharma foundation organized a training programme on creating awareness on food and nutri…
CropLife India, an association of 16 R&D driven crop science companies participated in “One day training-cum-workshop for Extension Officers & Farmers on Modern Technology of Maize…
Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University in Ludhiana organized consecutively three training program…
Pumpkin is a famous rainy season crop of India. It is have different names like "HalwaKaddu” or “Kaddu” in Hindi and it belongs to cucurbitaceae family. India is the second largest…
In a attempt to improve domestic supply and check prices that went up to Rs 100 per kg, the Agriculture Ministry has extended the relaxed fumigation norms for imported onions up to…
The first ever international buyer seller meet on agriculture and horticulture produce was held by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)…
Billionaire Bill Gates is scheduled to give a keynote address during the four-day global conference on Agriculture Statistics that starts today, November 18 in Delhi. The conferenc…
A senior official informed that the consumer affairs ministry is looking for removal of assessable limitation on import of pulses to preempt any price rise because of low productio…
Government’s soft loan scheme of Rs 15,000 crore for sugar mills is moving at a snail's pace. Sources said that the government has extended the moratorium period for repayments by…
Pointed gourd, known as parval in hindi is normally propagated through vine cuttings & root suckers. Its seeds are not used in planting due to poor germination & inability to deter…
The state government has announced a relief package of Rs 700 crore for the farmers in Gujarat, whose crops have been damaged due to excessive rainfall this year. Nitin Patel, Depu…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government will seek NABARD's help for procuring farm produce like saffron, peaches and walnuts from them, to ensure better prices…
The Income Tax Department earlier this week surveyed Onion traders in Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra following reports of alleged hoarding of the key kitchen commodity amid…
India is the fourth largest contributor of oilseeds in the world and Rapeseed and mustard contributes about 28.6% in total oilseeds production. After soybean and palm oil, it is th…
Wheat is sown mostly after harvesting of sugarcane and paddy. Due to this, sowing of wheat gets delayed. In such a situation, before the sowing of wheat, we must make sure in advan…
