Ministry of Agriculture

The Ministry of Agriculture,a branch of the Government of India, is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to agriculture in India.

Address:

Krishi Bhawan

Postal code:

110001

Phone:

91-11-23382937

Tags:

Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Food Policy, Legislation, Delhi

Related Content

Food Policy

Food Security Mission Adds to Granary, Says Pawar

The implementation of the National Food Security Mission (NFSM) has resulted in an increase in food grain production by 42 million tonne as against the target of 20 million tonne set for the Eleventh Plan.

Agriculture and Food Processing Industries minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday informed members of parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to his ministry that various interventions under NFSM have resulted in the distribution of almost 75 lakh of farm equipment, nearly 175 lakh quintals of highyielding seeds of rice, wheat and pulses, and knowledge transfer through more than 49,000 farmer field schools and 8 lakh field demonstrations.

Publication Date:

06/06/2013

Source: Economic Times (New Delhi)

Tags:

Food Security, Ministry Of Agriculture, Seeds, Rice, Wheat, Drought, Food Policy

Agriculture

Kerala dominates National Plant Genome Saviour Awards

Kerala has dominated the National Plant Genome Saviour Awards for the second successive year by grabbing the community award as well as the newly-introduced individual awards.

While the Plant Genome saviour Community Award for 2012 was bagged by Palakkad Rice Farming Community, Ciby Kallingal of Pattikkad, Thrissur, and N Vasavan of Pachapoika in Kannur, have won the individual awards for plant genome conservation.

Publication Date:

15/05/2013

Source: New Indian Express (Kochi)

Tags:

Kerala, Palakkad (D), Rice, Awards, Thrissur (D), Farmers, Ministry Of Agriculture, Agriculture

Agriculture

Gujarat ranked 8th in agricultural growth: Centre

GANDHINAGAR: Stage is set for chief minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate another annual Krishi Mahotsav drive on Tuesday amid cries of water scarcity.

Despite claims of Gujarat being number one in agricultural growth, a report entitled "State of Indian Agriculture 2012-13" brought out by Union agriculture ministry recently has ranked Gujarat as eighth.

Publication Date:

14/05/2013

Author(s): Kapil Dave

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

Tags:

Gujarat, Agriculture, Ministry Of Agriculture, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Farmers, Irrigation

Water Supply

More villages go dry, tanker demand soars

Authorities Deploy 136 Additional Tankers

Publication Date:

10/05/2013

Author(s): Sarang Dastane

Source: Times Of India (Pune)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Pune (D), Sangli (D), Drinking Water Scarcity, Water Supply, Water Demand, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Satara (D), Rural Water Supply, Ministry Of Agriculture

Food Policy

Ready Storage for Food: Centre to Tell States

Law ministry asked if ordinance can protect entitlement envisaged in food bill

The UPA government will write to chief ministers soon, urging them to be ready with enhanced grain storage facilities. The decision to build the political tempo for the national food security scheme comes a day after the budget session ended without passing the UPA government’s ambitious bill.

Publication Date:

10/05/2013

Author(s): C L Manoj

Source: Economic Times (New Delhi)

Tags:

Food Security, Food Storage, Wheat, Rice, Ministry Of Agriculture, Ministry Of Food & Civil Supplies, Food Policy