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Punjab, Haryana must review farmers' incentive to diversify from paddy-whe
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The government of Punjab and Haryana must re-purpose their subsidy policy towards rice and wheat farmers to diversify the crop pattern in these green revolution states, which are under deep stress, recommended Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) in a repo
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan assures procurement for farmers producing Tur, Urad
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the Central Government is committed to procure tur, Urad and Masur at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) to ensure crop diversification and achieve self-sufficiency in pulse production.
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J-K: Udhampur farmers embrace hybrid onion seeds to boost income
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Farmers in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur are seeding hybrid onions. They are earning a great profit by selling ready hybrid onion seedlings to farmers.
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Promote crop diversification to save water, says Indian NGO at UN Conferen
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI/NewsVoir): Established in 2005 with an objective to Incubate Civil Society, CNRI, India's leading non-governmental organisation has made a strong case for promoting crop diversification to save water and address issues concerning climate change at the UN Co
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Crop diversification, improved irrigation, technology transformed Odisha's
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 2 (ANI): Highlighting the efforts of the state government towards the development and empowerment of farmers, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said that crop diversification, improved water provision and the use of technology have made a transfo
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Odisha sets target to achieve 60 pc crop diversification in mega lift poin
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 29 (ANI): In a step towards enhancing the cash return to the farmers and creation of subsidiary employment opportunities in the agricultural sector, the Odisha government on Wednesday started initiative of crop diversification in mega lift point ( MILP) ay
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JICA extends Rs 16,186 crore of ODA loans for 4 Indian projects
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Friday signed agreements with the Indian government for official development assistance (ODA) loans worth Rs 16,186 crore for four projects.
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Punjab: Retired government officer promotes organic farming, direct market
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 5 (ANI): A retired government officer from Chamyari village in Amritsar is leading the way to organic farming in the state and proving the benefits of crop diversification and direct marketing to customers.
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NABARD estimates Odisha's credit potential at Rs 1,10,735 cr for 2021-22
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 26 (ANI): The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has assessed a total credit requirement of Rs 1,10,735 crores for the year 2021-22 with greater emphasis on crop diversification, animal husbandry and fishery sector apart from the greater
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Farm Bills will bring revolutionary changes, provide freedom to farmers: N
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): The Farm Bills will bring revolutionary changes in the lives of farmers as they can sell their produce to any buyer, get a guarantee of price of their crops, go for crop diversification, use new technology and reduce their input costs, said Agricultu
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Decision to promote crop diversification has got boost with court judgment
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], July 11 (ANI): Haryana government said on Friday that its decision to promote crop diversification and encouraging the farmers to shift from water-guzzling crops to water-efficient crops has got a major boost by a decision of Punjab and Haryana High Court.
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Punjab nearly accomplishes target to bring 12.5 Lakh acres under cotton cu
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 26 (ANI): The Crop Diversification Programme initiated by the Punjab Agriculture Department has received a massive response from farmers with the state nearly accomplishing its goal to bring an area of 12.5 lakh acres under cotton cultivation.
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