MUMBAI: Kerala-based, all-women micro-lender Kudumbashree will soon sign a pact for providing consultancy services to the National Rural Livelihood Mission with the objective of scaling up this fla

Santosh Jadhav, 35, of Mothegaon village in Resode taluka would always spray pesticides thrice in his soyabean fields.

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched an initiative to document various cattle breeds native to Tamil Nadu and undertake conservation measures.

To meet needs of water-starved areas
Kerala should focus on small and medium irrigation projects to meet its needs, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said.
Big projects faced various problems like finance, and land acquisition, he said after inaugurating the second phase of the Kollengode Block Watershed Development Programme at the Kollengode block panchayat hall near here on Tuesday.

In its attempt to improve the livelihood resources of the rural poor, the State government is trying to usher in the second green revolution, said the project officer, District Rural Development Agency, T.Murugan.

Even though there have been some gains in the development of the fisheries sector in the state, recent data suggests that the production is still far below the recognised potential.

The United Commercial Bank (UCO Bank) Barpeta recently organised a mega agriculture credit disbursement camp at the Tarun Ram Phookan Smriti Sadan, where loan amount of Rs 2 crore were distributed

To incentivise lending to marginal farmers and specific regions, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) may cut its refinance rate to these banks.

Food crisis hit remote Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh with many places remaining cut off since July 19 following massive landslides triggered by incessant rainfall. Parsi Parlo Zilla Parishad Member (ZPM) Sangha Tagik, who toured many disconnected areas of the district, said in a statement “there is acute shortage of essential commodities with the people deprived of any supply from outside and all schools have been closed for want of ration rice”.