Farmers in various parts of the Kashmir valley are being provided training in new farming techniques so that the yield of crops could be increased.Farmers from various parts of the Kashmir valley under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, which has been launched by the state Agriculture Department, are being sent on tour across the state to learn the latest techniques of agriculture.
Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury Tuesday said the government would cautiously introduce gene technology based crops varieties in the country in order to increase food production for attaining food security.
She urged the private sector entrepreneurs for coming up with big investments in gene technology based seeds business for benefiting them side by side helping the farmers increase fa
Chennai: The cold, arid region of Ladakh, where temperatures dip to minus 45 degrees Celsius, is the last place on earth where you would expect tomatoes, potatoes, cucumber, brinjal, onion and garlic to grow. But, thanks to the efforts of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), about 5,000 tons are produced in Ladakh every year.
THRISSUR: A state-level workshop to discuss and finalise the package of practice recommendations for crops was inaugurated at Kerala Agriculture University vice-chancellor K R Viswambharan on Wednesday. Scientists, extension officials and farmers took part in the workshop.
Union Agriculture Commissioner Dr Gurbachan Singh has said that more than 80 per cent farmers in the country have lands up to 2 hectare. Out of these, 50 per cent farmers do not have even one-hectare agricultural land.
In 2009, for the first time since the 1950s and the early stages of the Green Revolution, food security was taken seriously by policy-makers. There was substantial output from the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development, and with studies by the U.S.
Precision agriculture comprises a set of technologies that combines sensors, information systems, enhanced machinery, and informed management to optimize production by accounting for variability and uncertainties within agricultural systems.
Population growth, arable land and fresh water limits, and climate change have profound implications for the ability of agriculture to meet this century
