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El Nino fear pushes farmers in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram towards water-saving paddy methodsFarmers in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts are shifting to water-saving rice farming techniques. Facing potential El...
Restoring India’s land, securing India’s future through science and collective actionScientific innovations and integrated farming systems are combating land degradation and enhancing climate resilience, benefiting millions ...
BRICS+ agriculture beyond borders: Trade and resilience for a food-secure worldWith India’s leadership and BRICS+ cooperation, agriculture can become not only a source of food, but a foundation for resilience, prosperi...
FICCI Northeast Council congratulates Himanta Biswa Sarma on second Assam CM termAs Himanta Biswa Sarma embarks on his second term as Chief Minister of Assam, the FICCI Northeast Advisory Council extends its heartfelt co...
Stalin launches statewide development drive; signs ₹5,300-cr MoU with MRFTamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin initiated a statewide development drive. He inaugurated infrastructure projects and laid foundation sto...
Poll-bound Tamil Nadu earmarks Rs 47,248 cr for agriculture in interim budget; agroforestry policy soonTamil Nadu's Agriculture Department receives Rs 47,248 crore in the Interim Budget for 2026-27. Farmer welfare schemes will continue. The g...
Centre issues model rules to ease tree felling on agricultural land, boost agroforestryTo boost agroforestry and double farmers' income, the Centre has introduced model rules for tree felling on agricultural land. These rules ...
Assam cabinet approves renaming Karimganj to Sribhumi districtThe Assam Cabinet has approved the renaming of Karimganj district to Sribhumi, honoring Rabindranath Tagore's vision. To boost economic gro...
EAC-PM suggests deregulating timber cultivation; proposes measures to make India a net exporterThe Economic Advisory Council to the PM has recommended deregulating the felling and transit of high-value timber trees like Teak, Gurjan, ...
More than 50 lakh large farmland trees vanished between 2018 and 2022 in India: StudyA concerning trend in India shows over 50 lakh large farmland trees vanished from 2018 to 2022 due to altered cultivation practices, impact...
Assam Environment Minister urges industrial sector to come up with plans for welfare of farmers, forest communitiesA stakeholders’ consultation for Agroforestry promotion in Assam was held at the Assam Administrative Staff College, Guwahati with the obje...
Sadhguru urges govt to encourage agroforestry“Agroforestry should be brought under the agriculture ministry and treated as full-scale cultivation just like how farmers grow crops on th...
India to become Aatmanirbhar in silk production in 2 years: Smriti IraniUnion minister Smriti Irani said that India's raw silk production increased 35 per cent in the last six years. Six years ago, 70 lakh peopl...
Shifting cultivation may soon get legal stampShifting cultivation, an age-old practice in parts of India, may soon get legal backing, with the government planning to define land use th...
242cr trees to be planted under Cauvery project
Forests declining, but tree cover on agricultural land increasing globally
'Proper implementation of agroforestry policy a big challenge'The maiden policy comes following the World Congress on Agroforestry held in New Delhi from February 10-14.
Agro-forestry needs more investment: Pranab MukherjeeThe President also presented Krishi Karman awards to seven states -- MP, Odisha, Manipur, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Jharkhand for their best ...
How farmers in Haryana & Punjab are earning Rs 8-10 lakh per acre in agroforestryLow input cost, any-time harvest and rising prices prompt farmers in the wheat-paddy belt to look at poplar and eucalyptus as serious cash ...
- Value chain on industrial agroforestry in TN
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Mettupalayam, near here, has undertaken a four-year project for establishment of lucrative indus...