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…
Ballabhgarh records Rs 3,512 per quintal for Pusa Basmati 1121 on Oct 16
Rajpura reported the highest rate of Pusa Basmati 1509 during Oct 11-17 During the week from October 11-17, the Ballabhgarh…
CACP calculations: Rapeseed-mustard MSP has highest margin over output cost for 2022-23
For wheat, MSP is 32.7% higher than comprehensive cost (C2) of production Rapeseed-mustard has the highest margin per quintal in…
Kosi Kalan mandi records Rs 5,100 per quintal for Pusa Basmati 1509 on Oct 6
Arrivals of other varieties of basmati have also been reported in 4 states During the week from October 3-9, the…
Mustard seed prices remained above MSP in 2021-22 season
Due to higher market prices than MSP, procurement was nil in major producing states except MP The Commission for…
India receives normal southwest monsoon rainfall in 2021
Northeastern states of the country recorded the highest rainfall deficit The southwest monsoon rainfall in the June-September period remained normal…
Half of India’s farm households under debt, average outstanding amount Rs 74,121
Andhra has the highest average farm household debt, followed by Kerala, Punjab Half of India’s agricultural households (50.2%) have an…