Agricutlure News
India eyes seaweed to cut methane-filled bovine burps in climate change fight
Methane is a major greenhouse gas (GHG) that contributes to climate change.
3 min read28 Nov 2024’More investment is needed to expand the lab network to ensure livestock health’
The sector has not seen the required investment, but things are changing, says animal husbandry and dairying secretary Alka Upadhyay
3 min read25 Oct 2024Battling retail inflation, Centre to resume Bharat chana dal sales at subsidised rate of ₹70/kg this week
The discounted chana dal will be sold at ₹70/kg until December.
3 min read22 Oct 2024Mint Primer | Workers flocking to farms: what’s behind the data?
As per a PLFS report released in September, 46.1% of workers were engaged in agriculture in 2023-24 (July to June), up from 42.5% in 2018-19, before the pandemic.
2 min read9 Oct 2024Beyond Bt cotton: India starts work on a policy on GM crops
In India, Bt cotton is the only GM crop approved for cultivation, with several other crops such as chickpea, pigeon pea (tur), corn and sugarcane in various stages of research and field trials.
5 min read24 Sep 2024Micro Amul: Are farmer-run companies the next big idea in Indian agriculture?
Bhavithra J. speaks in a firm and loud voice. A male farmer in Tamil Nadu once asked: “Why are you raising your voice? You think you are Jayalalithaa?” Bhavithra, a CEO, is resetting the terms of farm trade. Here’s her story.
10 min read17 Sep 2024Digital gets pride of place in ₹14,000-crore agro, food safety schemes
The Digital Agriculture Mission with an outlay of ₹2,817 crore will build digital public infrastructure for farmers. An agri-stack will form the data-rooted bedrock of the mission and Krishi Decision Support System will be an information platform for farmers.
3 min read2 Sep 2024The US corn crop is great. Farmers’ finances, not so much.
Grain prices have been in free fall since the Covid commodity boom ended, forcing some on the farm to consider difficult changes.
3 min read27 Aug 2024PM Modi to release 109 high-yielding varieties of seeds on 11 August
These 109 varieties of 61 crops include 34 field crops and 27 horticultural crops. These crop seeds will be for wheat, rice, vegetables, oilseeds, and cotton among others. Field crops are grown on a large scale in extensive fields for commercial purposes and include grains, legumes, and oilseeds.
3 min read9 Aug 2024Amid better monsoon, kharif sowing in 2024-25 up 10% year-on-year to 57.5 million hectares
The growth in acreage alleviates concerns about a surge in food inflation, which has been more persistent than headline inflation in recent months.
2 min read15 Jul 2024Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared