While speaking at the National Food Processing Conclave 2022, the chief executive officer said that food processing is not only an important sector for the health of the economy and people, it can also prove to help increase the income of farmers.
In June of this year, Abdul Ahad Wani planted Nadru in his Khetun, and his harvest is now mature. He added that they had produced four quintals of Nadru from a Kanal of land, and this number is sure to rise.
Anand Milk Union Limited (AMUL) has aimed to double the income of farmers in the next four years by producing a dairy herd which is genetically superior and proven, and fit to produce the double quantity of milk at the same cost.
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], December 3 (ANI/PNN): Solidaridad Asia, Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) and regenagri today announced the launch of the Alliance of Cotton & Textile Stakeholders on Regenerative Agriculture (ACRE) to promote regenerative cotton farming practice in Indi
Giving a fillip to homestead aquaculture and nutritional security, a self-help group belonging to the scheduled caste community in Cheranalloor village near here has had a bumper harvest from biofloc fish farming, an innovative aquaculture practice.
The private centre, Sartaj Goat Rearing Training Center and Research Center, was established six years ago at the district headquarters. There are over 350 goats of around ten different species in the centre.
An apex committee headed by the former Director General, of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Dr Mangala Rai, presented ideas for a farmer-friendly ecosystem that will boost the economy.
Protected cultivation, drip irrigation and fertigation, canopy management, nursery production, and Integrated Pest Management technologies are demonstrated at the centres and later adopted by the farmers to increase their yields and income.