He says Rabi crops are likely to be raised in over 75L acres this year

As the monsoon trough at mean sea level traverses through Bikaner, Kota, Guna, Satna, Daltonganj, Bankura, and eastwards to Manipur, the weather landscape in various regions of India is poised for change.

Agriculture has been the backbone of India's economy hence let's understand the ways in which modern farming methods are empowering Indian farmers.

This article has been written by Jyoti Vishwakarma, Assistant Professor, School of Agricultural Sciences, Raffles University, Neemrana, and Vishal Yadav, Research Scholar, Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, A.N.D.U.A & T., Ayodhya.

Khudian reported that the department has received a total of 158,394 applications from farmers seeking subsidies for Crop Residue Management (CRM) machinery.

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Rallis India has been conferred with two awards under the ‘Most Innovative Category’ at the 4th edition of CII – Tata Communications Centre for DX (Digital Transformation) Awards.

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) India with the support of IBM, launched CRM Connect, a web-based portal for farmers and the agricultural community in Punjab to address crop residue burning at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana during Farmer Fair. CRM Connect was launched by Shri Gurpreet Singh Bassi, MLA, West Ludhiana; Dr S S Gosal, Vice Chancellor, PAU; Dr Gurwinder Singh, Director Agriculture, Punjab; Dr Ashok Kumar, Director Extension, PAU; Dr Manjeet Kang, former VC, PAU; and progr

The prime minister added that research and innovation were key to finding solutions in every field, including farming, which is still the largest source of livelihood. Nearly half of all Indians depend on agriculture for income.

The Prime Minister also urged the population to work toward making India self-reliant. Every person, every government, and every social unit now bears responsibility for it, he said.

India imports around 60 per cent of its domestic edible requirements. Pulses too are imported, although in a small quantity.

At the event, Union Minister of State for Cooperation B L Verma, Cooperation Secretary Gyanesh Kumar, NAFSCOB Chairman Konduru Ravinder Rao, NAFSCOB's MD Bhima Subrahmanyam, NCUI President Dileep Sanghani, Kribhco Chairman Chandra Pal Singh Yadav ...

India has embraced technology in every field of activity. It is adopting smart farming methods through technology and innovation in the agriculture sector and this may prove to be a game changer in the days to come by substantially raising farmers income.

The effect of Green Revolution technology and other aspects of the agricultural strategy and policy are that the per capita production of food in the country has more than doubled in the past 50 years, despite a 237 per cent increase in population.

The overall export of processed food products increased to $7,408 million in April-June 2022 from $5,663 million over the same period of the last fiscal. The export target for April-June 2022-23 was fixed at $5,890 million