“We are seriously ascertaining what are the reasons for the decline in Bt cotton production,” Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Charan Das Mahant ...

To tackle the increased risk to agriculture from ‘exotic’ foreign pests and weeds, the Government proposes to integrate plant and animal quarantine services by ...

Farmers’ leaders and non-governmental organisations have asked the Andhra Pradesh Government to address issues that are dogging agriculture in the State as it ...

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Monday, said that the State’s agriculture and allied sectors grew 2.56 per cent in 2012-13. This is when the country’s ...

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday sought a status report on farm credit disbursal with details like profile of beneficiaries and list of defaulters in ...

Agriculture sector plays a critical role for livelihood gains for two-thirds of India's population, for sustained national growth, and is pivotal for attaining food ...

PTI The Gujarat Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi being felicitated with a wooden cart by the Agriculture Minister, Mr Dilip Sanghani during "Krushi Mahotsav".

As it gears up to present the first ever exclusive Budget for Agriculture, the Andhra Pradesh Government will hold talks with the leaders of various farmers ...

To boost agriculture and allied sector growth to the targeted 4 per cent for the next five years, the government today unveiled three new schemes with a budget ...

While there are several options for investors wanting to go with the ‘agro' theme, makers of agricultural inputs present a particularly ripe opportunity.

With indicators such as average annual growth, total foodgrain production and agriculture exports looking up, I believe that the appropriation in the current budget ...

With agriculture growth rate falling short of the 4 per cent target in last five years, the sector needs urgent reforms to boost crop yields and private investment in ...

With agriculture growth rate falling short of the 4 per cent target in last five years, the sector needs urgent reforms to boost crop yields and private investment in ...

The Government is attaching top priority to achieving food security, with the Planning Commission estimating India’s foodgrain production to touch 272 million ...

Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Anam Ramnarayana Reddy held a meeting with Ministers and officials belonging to agriculture and allied ministries to seek feedback on ...

Welcoming the introduction of a special budget for agriculture in Odisha, eminent agricultural economist Dibakar Naik today said it would help shift benefits of ...

India's wheat exports during 2013—14 marketing year expected to increase to 8 million tonnes, says US Department of Agriculture.

Retail inflation for agriculture workers increased to 12.30 per cent in January mainly due to increase in prices of food items and bus fare. The same for rural ...

Making a case for genetically-modified (GM) technology to boost farm output, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said scientists should not be denied the right to ...

Boost for farm sector: FKCCI President K. Shiva Shanmugam inaugurating the ‘Hedgers and Prospective Hedgers Awareness and Education Seminar on Agriculture Business ...