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Need to cut chemical fertilisers usage via crop diversification, incentives: EAC-PM ChairmanIndia must curb chemical fertilizer use by promoting crop diversification, natural farming, and productivity-linked incentives, stated EAC-...
India’s fertiliser subsidy model is broken; direct income support is the only way forward: Ashok GulatiIndia’s fertiliser subsidy regime is facing scrutiny; rising global fertiliser and energy prices and rising fiscal pressures expose its ine...
South Africa's Drakensberg grasslands still look the same, but farmers say droughts, heatwaves, and disease are quietly changing what the land can supportDrought and heatwaves are decimating sheep flocks in South Africa's Drakensberg mountains, threatening the livelihoods and cultural identit...
India set to hike biogas prices, subsidies under new programIndia is launching a new program to significantly increase compressed biogas production. Higher guaranteed purchase prices and subsidies wi...
PLI scheme in food processing attracts investment of over Rs 9,200 cr till Dec 31, 2025The government announced significant progress in the food processing sector. Under the Production-Linked Incentive Scheme, 168 applicants h...
Congress highlights recommendations of Parliament panel calling for legal guarantee for MSPThe parliamentary standing committee has recommended a legal guarantee for MSP, loan waivers, and extending MSP to organic crops. Financial...
Budget 2025: Sops in works for organic farming to double exportsThe Indian government is planning to introduce incentives for organic and natural farming to boost organic exports. The initiative aims to ...
Is it worth it? Scottish farm is selling UK's most expensive coffee for a whopping amount, here's how much it costsIn a recent development it has been known that a Scottish farm in the United Kingdom has recently started selling the country’s most expens...
West Bengal does not have a single farmer suicide: Agriculture minister Sobhondeb ChattopadhyaySobhondeb Chattopadhyay said the income of West Bengal's farmers has tripled, making it the highest growth rate in the country. He was spea...
Govt initiatives focus on transition, but better markets needed to scale up organic farming: CSE reportAccording to a report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), providing market access, better marketing, and help with transitioni...
Drone use not limited to pesticide spraying; tremendous scope in organic, natural farming too: GovtIndia's aim is to become a global hub for drones by 2030, for which an industry friendly policy including the Production Linked Incentive S...
Government should hike assistance under PM-KISAN, give tax sops for agritech startups: IndustryEdible oil industry body SEA has demanded that a national mission should be launched to increase oilseeds production and reduce imports of ...
Farm fires: Experts divided on cash incentive to farmers, ask why not use pusa-bio decomposer"Cash incentive is a temporary solution to the problem. Other methods such as using paddy straw in boilers and for manufacturing paper are ...
Budget 2021-22: Govt should provide additional funds, incentives for agri sector, say experts"Food processing industry has played an important role in better price realisation for the farmer and reducing the cost of intermediaries. ...
Mizoram govt wants to tie up with global entrepreneurs in organic movement: C LalrinsangaWe have also established Organic Markets to help farmers sell their produce at fair prices and become economically profitable, says C. Lalr...
Agriculture sector representatives submit Budget wish list to finance ministerThe government must extend benefits of the PM Kisan scheme to landless farmers and farm workers, said Ajay Vir Jakhar, chairman of the Bhar...
Big Basket, Reliance among firms to feature in organic fairMore people adopting organic food and millets in their diet will not only encourage farmers to grow more of these environment-friendly prod...
SelectUSA "keen" to work with Indian start-ups, investorsThummalapally was speaking in a programme in Kolkata organized by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
- Fixing the crisis in India's agricultural soils
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said that his ministry was planning to redirect India's fertiliser subsidy towards organic and balanced f...
- Bihar to be among Eastern states to usher 2nd green revolution
Nitish Kumar exuded confidence that Bihar would be among the Eastern India states to usher in second green revolution and said the state fu...