Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar held a meeting through Video Conference today with industry representatives on the Ordinances i.e “the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020” and “The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020” …
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PM launches financing facility of Rs. 1 Lakh Crore under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a new Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund of Rs. 1 Lakh Crore. The scheme will support farmers, PACS, FPOs, Agri-entrepreneurs, etc. in building community farming assets and post-harvest agriculture infrastructure. These assets will enable farmers to get greater …
Read More »PM Modi launches financing facility of Rs. 1 lakh cr under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
Prime Minister also released the sixth instalment of funds of Rs. 17,000 crore to 8.5 crore farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme. The event was witnessed by lakhs of farmers, cooperatives, and citizens across the country. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, was present on the occasion. …
Read More »PM to launch financing facility under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund and release benefits under PM-KISAN
The Union Cabinet has approved the Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under “Agriculture Infrastructure Fund” of Rs. 1 Lakh Crore. The Fund will catalyze the creation of post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets such as cold storage, collection centres, processing units, etc.These assets will enable farmers to get …
Read More »Inaugural run of ‘Devlali-Danapur Kisan Rail’ flagged off
Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar flagged off the inaugural run of ‘Devlali-Danapur Kisan Rail’ today through Video Conference in the presence of Union Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal who presided over the function. Union Minister of Finance Smt Nirmala Sitharaman had made …
Read More »Workshop to elicit ideas for strategies to achieve the goal of Atmanirbhar Bharat within the changed context of liberalisation of regulatory environment for farmers, organized by DoFPD
Department of Food and Public Distribution under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution organized a Workshop on 30th July, 2020 in New Delhi, on the recent amendments in Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and enactment of The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment …
Read More »Government of India encouraging start-ups in the field of agriculture for enhancing income of farmers and providing employment opportunities to youth
The Union Government accords very high priority to the agriculture sector. In order to contribute directly and indirectly to enhancing the income of farmers by providing opportunites to them and to provide employment to youth, start-ups are being encouraged. Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati …
Read More »Hindustan Zinc empowers farmers in wake of COVID-19 pandemic, through flagship “Samadhan” project
As a responsible corporate, Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) has always believed in enhancing the quality of life and economic well-being of communities it operates in. Banking on its farm-based sustainable livelihood program – Samadhan, HZL continues to play a vital role in empowering more than 10000 farmers and their families …
Read More »Farmers and rural economy at centre of government’s development agenda, says PM Modi at Krishi Kumbha
He expressed hope that there will be record production of food grains during Kharif season. Inaugurating Krishi Kumbha, PM Modi reiterated the government’s commitment to double farmers’ incomes by 2022 will help the nation’s food producers at every stage from sowing to selling. Prime minister said events such as Krishi Kumbh …
Read More »426 farmers benefitted from Hindustan Zinc Samadhan Project
Under Samadhan Project, 426 farmers at Chittorgarh were taught advanced technologies in farming and horticulture and breed improvement in their cattle through artificial insemination. This event was carried out at Dagla ka Kheda village wherein, out of 16 villages, 5 farmers were given spray machines, 250 farmers were provided with …
Read More »Ground Report | Andhra Pradesh: Farmers getting benefits of Soil Health Card Scheme in Kurnool
Ground Report | Andhra Pradesh: Farmers getting benefits of Soil Health Card Scheme in Kurnool
Read More »Ground Report | Tamil Nadu: Farmers getting better price for their produce
Ground Report | Tamil Nadu: Farmers getting better price for their produce
Read More »Ancient farmers spared us from glaciers but profoundly changed Earth’s climate
Millennia ago, ancient farmers cleared land to plant wheat and maize, potatoes and squash. They flooded fields to grow rice. They began to raise livestock. And unknowingly, they may have been fundamentally altering the climate of Earth. A study published in the journal Scientific Reports provides new evidence that ancient …
Read More »Ground Report | Uttarakhand: Soil Health Card scheme helping farmers increase income
Ground Report | Jammu & Kashmir: Farmers provided training about Organic Farming
Discovery can help farmers combat stink bugs, save money on pest control
For stink bugs to attract a mate or to communicate that they have found food, they use their own chemical language: pheromones. Virginia Tech researchers have discovered insights into this chemical language, which can be used to develop alternative pest controls. “We have gained a deeper understanding of how stink …
Read More »Ground Report | J&K: Farmers turn to organic farming with the help of training
Here’s a ground report from Talwara, Jammu and Kashmir.
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Ground Report: Comprehensive cover makes farmers tension free
President Kovind in Chhattisgarh; interacts with farmers and SHGs
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday arrived in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district on a two-day visit to the region during which he took part in several programmes. Soon after his arrival, Kovind left for Jawanga in Dantewada district. From Jawanga, he reached Heeranar village by road, where he interacted with farmers and …
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