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Modi government farmer friendly, Centre open to talks with farmers, says A
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 5 (ANI): Stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government is farmer-friendly, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday said that the Central government not only increased the MSP and procurement but also build more mandis and is worki
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Centre developing infrastructure near farms for benefit of small, medium f
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday said the central government is developing infrastructure near farms for the benefit of small and medium farmers.
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Workshop on 'good agricultural practices' organised under Bharat ka Amrut
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 27 (ANI): Under the Bharat ka Amrut Mahotsav, a one-day workshop on the "Safe Use of Pesticides and Adoption of Good Agricultural Practices" for the production of Basmati rice was organised at Dayalachack, Kathua on Thursday by the Department of
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Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar inaugurates world's second-largest ref
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday inaugurated the world's second-largest refurbished state-of-the-art National Gene Bank at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Pusa in New Delhi.
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Workshop held on organic farming in Jammu to boost income of farmers
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir), August 7 (ANI): To improve organic farming and boost the income of farmers in the state, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Jammu in collaboration with the Directorate of Agriculture Production & Farmers' Welfare, Jammu organised
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Agricultural secretary Sanjay Agarwal gets additional charge as Secretary
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Sanjay Agarwal has been given the additional charge of the post of Secretary of the newly formed Ministry of Cooperation on Thursday.
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After request from Maharashtra, Centre extends deadline for farmers' enrol
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday agreed to the Maharashtra government's demand of extending the cut-off date for enrolment of farmers from July 15 to July 23 for Kharif season 2021 under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.
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Agriculture minister virtually flags off truck of Nano Urea from Gujarat's
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday virtually flagged off a truck of Nano Urea from the Kalol plant in Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh.
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Punjab makes adequate arrangements for paddy season starting tomorrow
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 9 (ANI): Punjab government had made elaborate arrangements for paddy season, including uninterrupted supply of power from June 10, said the State Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department on Wednesday.
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National Bamboo Mission launches MIS module for strengthening domestic Aga
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The National Bamboo Mission has launched an MIS (Management Information Systems) based reporting platform for agarbatti stick production to collate the locations of stick making units, availability of raw material, functioning of the units, production capacit
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More than 20 lakh mini-kits of seeds to be distributed to attain self-suff
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): More than 20 lakh mini-kits of seeds are proposed to be distributed amounting to Rs 82.01 crores to attain self-sufficiency in the production of pulses, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare informed on Thursday.
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Sowing of summer crops increased by 21.5 pc from last year
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Sowing of summer crops is 21.5 per cent higher than last year to exceed 73.76 lakh hectares till today against 60.67 lakh hectares during the same period a year ago, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Friday.
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