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COVID-19 has led to more thrust on agroecology, natural farming: Niti Aayo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): With people looking for healthy food to boost their immunity in the situation created by COVID-19, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said that demand for "nutritious and chemical-free food" is going up exponentially in the world and agroecology is t
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President promulgates agriculture ordinances aimed at boosting income of f
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday promulgated three ordinances announced by the government earlier this week to usher in agricultural reforms for raising the income of the farmers and giving them more freedom to sell their produce.
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Punjab govt opposes Centre's 'so-called' agri reforms, terms ordinance as
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 5 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday opposed the Central government's "so-called agricultural reforms" and termed the Farming Produce, Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance as an attack on nation's federal stru
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Study develops ways to trace spread of major plant disease
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 5 (ANI): A team of scientists has found potential ways to prevent the spread of a disease-causing bacterium that harms more than a hundred plant species worldwide, an advance that could save the nursery industry billions of dollars a year.
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'Pakistan, India cooperating to fight desert locust under FAO-administrate
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 5 (ANI): Pakistan and India are cooperating with each other to tackle the issue of desert locust under a forum administered by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Pakistan Foreign Office said.
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Fluence launches modules of LED VYPR for greenhouse cultivators
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): Fluence by OSRAM (Fluence), a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial agriculture production, announced today the launch of four additional spectra on its VYPR top light series, featuring market-leading eff
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Aarialife forays into Agtech journey with Kheti Buddy
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 5 (ANI/PRNewswire): As more people get conscious of watching what they eat, they take a deeper interest to know what goes into cultivating that food, that's where food traceability comes in.
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CM approves proposal to set up centralised multipurpose testing facility i
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has accorded approval to a proposal for setting up a centralised/multifarious testing facility accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) in every district so that all test
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Amendment to Essential Commodities Act will pave way for 'One Nation, One
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday expressed happiness over the Central government's decision to approve an amendment to the Essential Commodities Act, paving way for 'One Nation, One Agri Market.'
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FAO food price index falls to its lowest point in 17 months
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], June 4 (ANI): Global food commodity prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in May as coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic caused the economic crunch, leading the market to reflect strong supply and weak demand situation, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.
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Modi government seeks to give boost to rural India, cabinet clears key de
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): The union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday took several landmark decisions concerning the farm sector to help boost farmers' incomes and transform the agriculture sector.
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Cabinet nod to ordinance to enable farmers to engage with processors, aggr
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): The union cabinet on Wednesday cleared an ordinance which will help remove intermediaries and enable farmers to engage with processors, aggregators, wholesalers, large retailers and exporters.
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