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India's largest Piggery Mission launched in Meghalaya
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], September 10 (ANI): India's largest piggery mission worth Rs 209 crores, was launched in Meghalaya by the Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Kailash Choudhary on Thursday.
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Locust control operations done in six states from April 11 to August 18
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Locust control operations have been done in 2,76,267 hectares area of six states from April 11 to August 18 by Locust Circle Offices (LCOs), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare said on Thursday.
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MoS Kailash Choudhary tests positive for COVID-19, hospitalised
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Minister of State for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Kailash Choudhary on Saturday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and asked those who came in contact with him in the recent past to get tested and isolate themselves.
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Engineering testing lab ensures quality machinery for farmers in J-K
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Government of India, has set up an agriculture engineering testing lab for the testing of agriculture machinery at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAS
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Locust control operations carried out in more than 2.75 lakh hectares area
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Locust control operations were carried out in more than 2.75 lakh hectares area in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhatisgarh, Haryana and Bihar from April 11 till July 6, 2020, according to the Union Min
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Locust attack: Control operations underway in Rajasthan, Haryana, UP
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare on Saturday informed that swarms of locust was noticed in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, on Friday morning and control teams were deployed for their elimination.
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Aerial spraying of insecticides being done in Rajasthan for locust control
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Aerial spraying of insecticides is being done by drones in Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Nagore and Jodhpur districts of Rajasthan for locust control, said Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
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Centre allots Rs 4,000 cr to states under 'Per Drop More Crop' component o
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Wednesday said that the annual allotment of Rs 4,000 crore has been made to the state governments under "Per Drop More Crop" component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana.
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Locust control operations stepped up: Union Agriculture Ministry
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Wednesday informed that locust control operations have been stepped up in affected states to combat the menace.
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Ministry of Agriculture team to visit J-K
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 5 (ANI): A high-level team from Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MAFW) is going to visit Jammu and Kashmir to look into the infrastructure for the overall development of agriculture and horticulture sector in the state.
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Centre to use digital technology to transform agriculture, double farmers'
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): In a bid to double farmers' income by the year 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is set to use digital technology to modernise and organise agricultural activities in rural India.
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CropLife India reaches out to 100 plus pesticide dealers in Bharuch
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bharuch (Gujarat) [India], May 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): CropLife India, an association of 18 R&D driven member companies, today, organized a one of its kind, a workshop for pesticide dealers at Bharuch. The workshop was organized with the help of Kruti Charitable Trust, implementing NGO par
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