In a sign of the strength of India's public research institutions, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) released seven new varieties of field crops including wheat, rice, chickpea, pigeon pea and mustard and identified 11 varieties of high-yielding agricultural and horticultural produce during 2015. All these varieties are not just resilient…
The State Government of Bhubaneswar plans to achieve self-sufficiency in onion production this year by encouraging farmers to take up late production of the commodity. Onion is a winter crop in Odisha and harvesting of the vegetable starts from March. Though the State has been producing a surplus of onions,…
The Centre's ambitious crop insurance scheme, announced last month, can prove to be attractive to farmers but only if its implementation is glitch free. The next step will, therefore, be the real test of the government when it invites empanelled private general insurance companies to bid for clusters of districts…
A new spray technology that shoots a targeted droplet with incredible accuracy could cut agricultural use of chemicals by more than 99 percent, according to the developers. The technology has the potential to not only save farmers money, but also help protect the environment by dramatically reducing the amount of…
भारतीय खेतीबाड़ी खोज परिषद के सहयोग से पंजाब एग्रीकल्चर यूनिवर्सिटी में धान की पराली की सही देख-रेख संबंधी प्रोजेक्ट चलाया जायेगा. इस संबंधी जानकारी देते हुए मैकेनिकल इंजीनियरिंग विभाग के प्रमुख डा. वी.पी. सेठी ने बताया कि इस संबंधी रस्मी पत्र परिषद से प्राप्त किया जा चुका है. इस प्रोजेक्ट…