NHB’s push to commercial horticulture development in open field conditions
Subsidy up to 40% of the project cost is given to the eligible beneficiaries The Indian government’s National Horticulture Board…
India’s National Nursery Portal makes seller-buyer interaction easier
The digital platform is available both on web, mobile platforms trade of seeds, saplings of horticulture crops The Indian government’s…
40% subsidy for rural entrepreneurs to set up hi-tech agriculture machinery hubs
Financial assistance is available for hi-tech hubs with a project cost more than Rs 1 crore Under its Sub Mission…
Pillu Khera records Rs 4,195 per quintal for basmati on Nov 20
Rajpura recorded the highest rate of Pusa Basmati 1121 during Nov 15-21 During the week from November 15-21, the Pillu…
‘Farms’ app helps in easy hiring, trade of agriculture machinery
The multilingual platform connects farm service providers with users The mechanization and technology (MT) division of the Indian government’s department…
PAU’s modified wheat variety PBW 803 approved for cultivation
The new wheat strain has higher yield than HD 3086 The hugely-popular wheat variety HD 3086, released for cultivation during…
Financial assistance up to 40% available for establishing farm machinery custom hiring centres
SMAM scheme aims to promote mechanization in areas with low farm power availability Under its Sub Mission on Agricultural…
Knowledge portal makes it easy to access information on dairy
NDDB has created a cyber platform for holistic development of dairying Dairy is a vital allied sector activity of agriculture…
HAU becomes India’s first agri-varsity to develop e-tractor
The vehicle uses 16.2-kilowatt lithium-ion battery The College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (COAE&T) of the Chaudhary Charan Singh…
Know fertilizer availability through e-Urvarak App, portal
The digital platform provides real-time information about fertilizers to farmers at district level As farmers prepare to sow wheat, the…