Dr Adarsh Pal Vig, Chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board said, "It is a social and a psychological problem where behaviour and attitude ...

paddy, coarse cereals, maize, cotton and assorted pulses. Paddy prices are up by ₹53 per quintal, to ensure that farmers get 50% over and a...

The nationwide lockdown has already hit the availability of labour in the ongoing wheat marketing season, and it is now set to affect sowin...

The state government has decided to increase the area under maize cultivation from 3.95 lakh acres last year to 7.41 lakh acres in this sea...

Textiles minister Smriti Zubin Irani has constituted five Technological Task Forces led by various IITs for the entire textiles value chain...

To produce a kilogramme of rice, 2,500-5,500 litres of water is needed, as per the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

The world’s second-largest producer of the cereal has seen a harsh summer this year.

Also stressing the need for organic farming, the minister said Indian breeds of cows like Sahiwal and Gir, which were popular in Brazil, ne...

Nitin Gadkari has also said that the government is likely to bring a policy to promote bamboo sector which could be used to harness bio-fue...

TNAU said maize grains with moisture content of less than 12 per cent, damage free, mature and impurity free are considered to be of good q...

Harsimrat Kaur Badal gave a clarion call for establishment of more food processing units to reduce an "astronomical" Rs 45K cr food wastage...

Farmers opting for diversification would be given priority in issuance of solar irrigation pump connections, he said.

It suggested focusing on cultivation of maize and soyabean in Punjab and pitched for stable trade policy for agricultural crops to ensure a...

Growing alternative crops such as maize, mustard and cotton is expected to reduce water consumption and help revive the water table in Punj...

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today gave nod for enacting 'Contract Farming Act' to ensure better remunerative prices to the be...

Orissa has chalked out an ambitious plan to reap the benefit with innovative strategy for agrarian development.

Diversification in crop pattern from traditional crops to cotton has helped Kutch become prosperous.