Farmers

Cotton prices take a knock as farmers offload stocks Synopsis The daily arrival of cotton in the markets has increased fivefold to 100,000 bales (each weighing 170 kg) from the...

National vows to keep agriculture out of Emissions Trading Scheme Keep farming king while achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 — that's the goal of National's agricultural emissions...

Flying tractors a window into future of farming Synopsis Farmers have been using drones over the past 20 years mainly for aerial imaging - scanning farms from the sky with...

Workshop for farmers on ancient agri knowledge, animal ayurveda Over 200 farmers in India will be trained on traditional farming practices and animal Ayurveda, including using starch and animal urine...

Centre removes 40% procurement celling to boost production of pulses Department of Consumer Affairs said the assured procurement of these pulses at remunerative prices will help motivate the farmers to...

Can farmers fight climate change? New U.S. law gives them billions to try Cutting emissions from fertilizer and livestock will be key, scientists say When settlers plowed the North American...

Punjab’s agri policy must be all-encompassing The policy must focus on sustainable agricultural development, rejuvenating soil health, crop diversification and water conservation. Ever-increasing cost of cultivation, declining net per-acre income...

Agri trade on e-platform up a third to Rs 75k cr in FY23 Turnover on e-NAM to cross Rs 1 trillion this fiscal. With more farmers, traders and farmers producers...

India must reform its agriculture policies to minimise the monsoon gamble Revamping crop insurance and farm trade, and building resilience with short-duration substitutes for the types of grain India farmers...

In big push for agriculture digitalisation, govt creates database with 5.5 crore farmers The unified database will have information about benefits of various central and state government schemes, and can...