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CAI lowers cotton crop estimate to 33.51 million bales for 2021-22 season

The total production during crop year 2020-21, stood at 353 lakh bales, the CAI said in a statement

FY22 ends with bank credit growth of 8.6%; retail, agri mainstay

FY22 saw the adverse effects of the pandemic until September 2021, followed by a turnaround in credit, especially to industry and retail, from October

'Internet of Things' may revolutionise the agricultural sector

End-to-end farm management systems should necessarily be part of IoT strategy in the technology era

Wheat export at 70.30 lakh tonnes till Mar 21 this fiscal: Govt tells Parl

"The total export of wheat in terms of quantity during 2021-22 (till 21st March 2022) was 70.30 LMT"

Russia-Ukraine war is reshaping how Europe spends

The result is a sudden reshuffling of budgets as military spending, essentials like agriculture and energy, and humanitarian assistance are shoved to the front of the line.

Onion production pegged up 16.81% to 31.12 MT in 2022-23: Agri ministry

Spice production is also expected to fall to 10.81 million tonne from 11.11 million tonne recorded during the same period a year ago

Looming fertiliser shortage

It would push up subsidy bill significantly

CNH Industrial boosts presence in India, sets up India Tech Centre

The unit has 100 engineers and specialists now, will be ramped up to 1,000 by 2024 to make it one of the largest tech centres for the company globally

Small, marginal farmers rue rising input costs & stray cattle menace

The growing unprofitability of farming is a major reason why alternate employment - or lack of it - is a major election issue in the villages

Ukraine crisis: Govt looking to tap diplomatic missions to export wheat

Russia is the world's top wheat exporter and largest producer after China and India while Ukraine is among the top five wheat exporters worldwide.

Gaining heft

E-NAM needs key executive and legislative changes

Govt promoting setting up FPOs to boost income of small farmers: Tomar

"There is a need to expand FPOs as the number of small and marginal farmers are high in our country," Tomar said

Farm sector projected to grow at 2.6% in Q3FY22, down from 4.1% a year ago

This is despite a bumper kharif harvest, and is largely due to the effect of a higher base

Rural social network Krishify gets $6.2 mn funding for expanding business

Krishify app helps farmers, rural communities and agribusiness companies to interact and transact among themselves.

The farm deal that needs to be reworked

India has, in fact, been a major victim of the flaws in the AoA

Centre sets target to replace Diesel with Renewable in Agriculture by 2024

Power minister R K Singh says this is in line with govt's commitment to hike the share of non-fossil fuels by 2030 and become a net zero emitter by 2070

India to replace diesel by renewable energy in agriculture by 2024: Govt

Union Power Minister R K Singh on Friday said that India will achieve zero-diesel use in agriculture and replace the fossil fuel with renewable energy by 2024. The minister held a virtual meeting with the officials of the Ministry of Power and Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Additional Chief Secretaries and Principal Secretaries of Power or Energy Departments of states & UTs to discuss their role in achieving India's energy transition goals and meeting climate commitments. The minister asserted that India will replace diesel with renewables to achieve target of zero-diesel use in the agricultural sector by 2024, a power ministry release stated. Addressing the meeting, Singh stressed the need for collaborative efforts between the Central and State Governments towards the large-scale deployment of energy efficiency measures in potential sectors of the economy. He emphasised the need to have a state-specific agency dedicated for energy efficiency and conservation. He urged ...

Decline in Budget allocation for agriculture disappointed many: Devegowda

Replying to the motion of thanks on the President's speech, he said the government's promise to double farm income by 2022 has no mention in the Budget

Lower allocation

Budget for rural India may need to be revisited

Rs 2.60 trn to be spent on food grains under PMGKAY till March: Centre

Additionally, over Rs 3,109 crore were provided under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat (ANB) scheme for the needy