Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, while dressing on the importance of farming in India, has blamed the UPA government for its lack of priority in the agricultural sector during its rule.

Apple provides livelihood to around nine lakh households in India mainly from Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. J&K produces 77 percent of apple fruit across India followed by 19 percent from Himachal Pradesh and around 2.5 percent from Uttarakhand.

India, which is producing foodgrains in surplus, has the potential to be a major global player in agriculture, and this will be possible with proper coordination among various agencies connected with agriculture, said Union minister of state for agriculture and farmers’ welfare Shobha Karandlaje.

Syngenta India has entered into an exclusive agreement with the Agriculture Insurance Company of India (AIC).The agreement will facilitate guaranteeing a fair price to the chilli growers of Guntur by indemnifying them for losses incurred due to a fall in market prices.

Concerns around elevated wheat prices made analysts apprehensive of the chances of consumers shifting to rice in a bid to opt for cheaper food options which could lead to an uptick in its prices.

The Jharkhand government will host a massive KCC distribution camp in every block headquarters of Hazaribagh district on June 23 to offer financial assistance to the farmers.

In a bid to make agriculture sustainable and profitable by focusing more on research and development, union minister for agriculture and farmers welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the national seminar at Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour on Saturday. He said, the government is working on promotion of agriculture through various schemes and programmes, which are impacting the agriculture sector, as well as increasing the income of farmers. During the last 8 years, unprecedented work ha

The state government has created this scheme since malnutrition and anaemia during pregnancy can impede the growth of the foetus and lead to poor health in the newborn, according to the announcement.

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said that agriculture is India’s strength and its priority, and it will remain in the future.  The Minister insisted that the sector will also expand in the future. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) organized a brainstorming session today, the aim of the session was to deliberate on how to mainstream agriculture curriculum in school education.

Facing severe headwinds and odds stacked against the World Trade Organization’s 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), ending without even a single outcome, the Organization's director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has proposed an extension to the top decision meet in Geneva on day three of the meet.

Today, groundwater irrigates around 62 percent of the State's net irrigated land. With the present DMK government on track to meet an ambitious goal of providing one lakh farm electrical connections per year, attention has shifted to the importance of groundwater irrigation in Tamil Nadu.

Under the Union Government’s third Welfare, Shri Kailash Choudhary today visited Indian International Trade Saffron Spice Park, Pampore where he inspected various departments of the processing unit

UPL Ltd., a global producer of sustainable agricultural goods and solutions, has announced a partnership with G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology to create long-term farming solutions. UPL and the University signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to create sustainable solutions for farmers, keeping the 'Farmer First' approach in mind.

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, on Thursday launched Anocovax, India's first homegrown Covid-19 vaccine for animals.

On Saturday, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari emphasized the importance of switching to alternative fuels such as ethanol and stated that efforts are on to incorporate ethanol into construction and agricultural equipment.