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Exports of agri and allied products posted over 20 pc jump in FY21, FY22
Updated : 3 days, 12 hours ago IST
Exports of agricultural and allied products touched an all-time peak of Rs 3,74,611 crore during the last one year i.e. 2021-22, an increase of 20.79 per cent, according to a statement released by the ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare on Friday evening.
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India free from presence of locust swarms
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
During the routine survey conducted during the last fortnight of October by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the country was found free from gregarious as well as solitary desert locust activities. Breeding of locusts too was not reported.
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Convergence, capacity building vital policy areas concerning agriculture:
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Convergence and capacity building are vital policy areas concerning agriculture in India, Manoj Ahuja, Secretary, Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, said on Saturday.
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Governing body session of International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): The Ninth Session of the Governing Body (GB9) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) concluded in New Delhi on Saturday, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
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Latest estimate shows India's foodgrain production to be record high in 20
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): The production of foodgrains in India during the 2021-22 season is estimated to be at record 315.72 million tonnes, a rise of by 4.98 million tonnes than harvested during 2020-21, as per the fourth advance estimates of production of major agricultural crop
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J-K: NHB holds programme in Ramban to boost farmers' income
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 10 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare has brought under its purview the National Horticulture Board (NHB) in Ramban and extended various Horticulture schemes under it for the welfare of farmers to multiply their income.
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Seminar at Expo 2020 Dubai showcases India's export potential of millets,
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): As part of ongoing 'Food, Agriculture and Livelihood' fortnight, the India Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai hosted a seminar - 'India: Millets production and upscaling value chain' on Friday.
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Dubai EXPO 2020: India invites startups, FPOs to capitalise on agri, food
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): As part of India's efforts to showcase the country's investment-friendly policies and growth opportunities in agriculture and allied sectors at EXPO2020 Dubai, Abhilaksh Likhi, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, invited th
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Free 8.20 lakh hybrid seed mini kits to be distributed to farmers in 343 d
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): Under a special program by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, 8,20,600 seed mini-kits will be distributed free of cost in 343 identified districts of 15 major producing states of the country, informed the Ministry of Agriculture and Fa
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J-K LG attends conference on agriculture sector in Delhi
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha on Wednesday attended a conference on the agricultural sector organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
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MSP approved for Rabi crops for 2022-23 higher or equal to 1.5 times the c
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): The MSP approved for designated Rabi crops for the year 2022-23 during rabi marketing season is higher or equal to 1.5 times the cost of production, informed the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
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National Bamboo Mission launches MIS module for strengthening domestic Aga
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The National Bamboo Mission has launched an MIS (Management Information Systems) based reporting platform for agarbatti stick production to collate the locations of stick making units, availability of raw material, functioning of the units, production capacit
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