The BJP Government presented its separate agriculture budget for 2013-14 with an outlay of Rs 22,310 crore giving emphasise on mechanisation and use of technology.

Over 150 scientists have sought the intervention of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to counter the Ministry of Agriculture’s affidavit in the Supreme ...

The seed industry today is, therefore, technology-driven and the application of biotechnology in agriculture is capital intensive, requiring long-term investments.

The Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has called upon the seed industry to help reduce the country’s import dependence on pulses and edible oil by developing ...

I have read with interest the article titled “Waiting for Women Farmers’ Bill” by Hema Yadav which appeared in Business Line dated January 26. The author has ...

According to second advance estimates, the foodgrains output has crossed 250 mt this year,” Agriculture Minister, Sharad Pawar, said. Inaugurating the India Seed ...

The area under agriculture was 2.1 per cent higher in the 2012-13 rabi (winter) season than the coverage in normal years, according to Agriculture Ministry data.

Testing times: The Minister of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Mr Sharad Pawar, with former President Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, at the 84th Foundation Day of ...

The Andhra Pradesh Government will appoint a coordination committee to finalise the proposal to go for the exclusive budget for the agricultural sector.

The Centre is planning to hold an agriculture fair in Nagpur during winters to showcase new technologies and innovations in crop, seeds, water conservation and others ...