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Agriculture leads net foreign exchange earnings

While India's services sector is highly import-intensive, imports component in agriculture is negligible since basic resources such as sunlight, land, water, etc are all available in the country

Make research misconduct involving agri inputs a criminal fraud: CCFI

Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI) claims that incidences of research misconducts in educational institutes, such as JNU, hurt Indian agriculture, which is sixth in agri exports globally

India: An agricultural powerhouse of the world

Unknown to many, India's agricultural products fetches higher earnings than trade in services or manufacturing. With proactive support, India can further enhance its farm exports and contribute to its prosperity

AP aims to achieve 18 mn tonne food grain production in 2016-17

Higher target based on expected hike in crop area, due to good monsoon and more water in command areas

Centre sets up panel to prepare roadmap to double farm income

The eight-member panel will identify potential areas of agriculture where more investment should happen

Agri-based stocks firm up on above normal monsoon forecast

Skymet said that the year's southwest monsoon should be slightly 'above normal', at 105 per cent of the Long Period Average

Making a case for taxing farm incomes

If income from agriculture was taxed on a par with other incomes, it could have fetched an additional revenue of Rs 50,000 crore in 2007-08 alone

Govt to launch two schemes to provide farm pumps, fans tomorrow

It will also launch a scheme to provide energy efficient fans that aim to save Rs 700 a year

Ashok V Bhuleshkar: Focus on agriculture to push economic growth

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's decision of redirection of finances towards rural development in the Union Budget 2016-17 is a breath of fresh air

Why Jaitley will find it hard to double farmers' income by 2022

Increasing input costs, lack of cold supply chain, lack of insurance benefits, and irrelevance of MSP are obstacles in agricultural growth levesl

PM promises 500,000 ponds for agriculture

Calls for construction of small reservoirs to conserve rainwater

Food processing minister asks 25% of FDI investment for agriculture infrastructure

Harsimrat Kaur Badal said he was pushing for 100% FDI in food processing sector with a purpose to raise farmers' income

12,000 farmers may take part in kisan mela

Punjab agrees to adopt PM's crop insurance scheme after recent hailstorm

Rains damaged wheat crop in parts of Punjab, Haryana: Govt

However, no damage to mustard and gram crops has been reported so far

12 lakh hectares of cultivable land lying unused: Govt

A draft land leasing Bill was discussed with states In a recent meeting in the NITI Aayog

Improbable plans in a pro-farmer Budget

While FM Arun Jaitley is being hailed for a Budget that focuses on agriculture, the vision to double farm incomes by reducing the cost of cultivation and increasing MSP is being met with scepticism

India, Armenia ink pact for agricultural-cooperation

The Armenian minister also reiterated his country's support for India's claim to a permanent seat in UN Security Council

Agriculture may get 30% hike in FY17 Budget

To boost the rural sector, the Union department of agriculture is expected to get about 30 per cent higher budgetary allocation at over Rs 20,000 crore for the next financial year for implementation of key schemes, including the newly-launched crop insurance programme, news agencies reported on Wednesday.Business Standard had reported on January 3 that agriculture and allied sectors would get a massive allocation push in Budget 2016-17.Meanwhile, PTI reported quoting unnamed official sources that the department of agriculture has sought over Rs 27,000 crore budget for the 2016-17 fiscal keeping in view the implementation of major schemes, especially Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMSKY), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and Krishi Unnati Yojana (KUY). But, it is expected to get around Rs 20,000 crore. The Department of Agriculture (DAC) has received an allocation of Rs 15,500 crore for the current fiscal against the budget estimate o