Pesticide use in India increased 37.24% from 2000 to 2020
US the largest consumer of pesticides in 2020, as per FAO data According to data prepared by the Food and…
Wheat sown with PAU’s novel surface seeding technique withstands downpour, strong winds, hailstorm
Surface seeding-cum-mulching technique is done with the help of a combine harvester with a specially designed attachment A new technique…
IIWBR wheat advisory for 2nd fortnight of February
Farm scientists have advised potassium chloride spray to prevent damage from sudden rise in temperature Scientists of the premier research…
What’s in store for agriculture sector in India’s Budget 2023-24?
The Indian government’s budget for the financial year 2023-24 (April 2023-March 2024) looks to provide a fillip to the agriculture…
Up to Rs 1 crore subsidy for setting up tissue culture unit under MIDH
The mission is providing assistance to boost commercial horticulture Under the Indian government’s Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH),…
UP has highest cumulative cane price arrears at Rs 4,688 crore till 2020-21 sugar season
Cumulative arrears payable to farmers in India till Sept 30, 2021 were Rs 8,616 crore Uttar Pradesh has the highest…
Sugarcane FRP for 2022-23 season raised to Rs 305 per quintal
FRP has been hiked by 5.2% from the current sugar season 2021-22 The Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane…
PAU’s integrated farming system can give net returns of Rs 4.95 lakh per hectare
The IFS model has been developed to augment incomes of marginal, small farmers Marginal and small farmers can get net…
Bajra had lowest projected cost of production in KMS 2022-23
Projected yields of millets much lower than paddy, maize Among the cereal crops, bajra (pearl millet) had the lowest projected…
Bajra had highest returns among nutri-cereals in India during 2022-23 KMS
Ragi had highest cost of cultivation among millets during the season As 2023 is being celebrated as the International Year…