President Pratibha Patil on Thursday constituted a Committee of Governors to recommend measures for enhancing productivity, profitability, sustainability and competitiveness of the agriculture sect
With the yield of rabi and kharif crops remaining stagnant for the past four years, there is a need for new variety of seeds to improve farming practices or for some seed treatment, experts told a
Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Karnataka have shown high-growth momentum in agricultural foodgrain production during the last five years and have the potential to contribute significantly t
In stark variance to the prevailing optimistic scenario, Madhya Pradesh is likely to register a substantial decline in the yield of its mega crops — soybean and wheat — over the next two decades.
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has laid emphasis on getting remunerative prices for agricultural produce to farmers in view of rising prices of farm inputs, such as seeds, pesticides, fertilisers and fuel, and called for bringing together the MGNREGS and farmers to help augment the agricultural output.
A national convention of farmers and agricultural scientists to be organised here this Saturday will highlight innovative practices and scientific research and development in the agriculture sector
The assurance of a high yield as compared to the traditional basmati varieties has seen a manifold rise in the area under PUSA 1121 in Punjab and Haryana.
