PM asks farmers to raise pulses production

Last Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2015, 19:24

Increase in production would help in reducing import and ensuring sufficient availability of the commodity in India, he added.

PM to farmers: Use scientific methods to enhance production

Last Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2015, 16:24

Emphasising the need for use of scientific methods for farming to increase productivity, Modi said it was high time that the country goes for the second Green Revolution as the first such revolution took place long back.

US questions India on its domestic support programmes

Last Updated: Friday, June 5, 2015, 21:47

The US posed a salvo of questions to India on its domestic support programmes, including its cotton policies, minimum support price, public stockholding for food security purposes and landholding pooling by Indian farmers, in a meeting at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) here.

India Inc backs Govt stance on food subsidy at WTO

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 19:57

Backing the government's stance on food subsidy at the WTO, India Inc Wednesday said it is important to ensure legal entitlement of low-cost ration to the poor in order to achieve all-round development.

Land Bill to benefit country`s farmers: PM

Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 16:46

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the Land Acquisition Bill passed by Parliament will benefit thousands of farmers across the country.

Govt clears interest subvention scheme for farmers

Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2013, 15:24

The estimated budgetary implication of this scheme for 2013-14 is Rs 15,385 crore, Manish Tewari added.

Iffco turnover may fall 16% to Rs 21,000 cr on lower sales

Last Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2013, 18:15

Fertiliser major Iffco's turnover could drop by up to 16 percent to Rs 21,000 crore this fiscal as nutrient sales fell because of poor monsoon, a top official said.

CVC looking into graft complaints against IFFCO MD

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 15:38

Anti-graft agency CVC is looking into complaints of alleged irregularities against Managing Director of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) including misuse of society's funds to corner a posh bungalow worth several crores in the national capital.

`Indian farmers better than scientists`

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 13:04

Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz is impressed by the organic farming practices in Bihar`s Nalanda district, terming its practitioners "better than scientists".

'India can teach world how to connect farmer with market'

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 22:22

Operation Flood in Gujarat is a lesson on how to connect the small farmers with the market, a top official from global research body International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) said Wednesday.

Agri Min moots Rs 100/qtl bonus for paddy in 2012-13

Last Updated: Sunday, June 3, 2012, 14:32

The Agriculture Ministry has proposed a Rs 100 per quintal bonus to paddy farmers over and above the support price of Rs 1,250 per quintal recommended for 2012-13 crop year.

'Rs.7,000-crore investment proposals in Million Farmers initiative'

Last Updated: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 23:35

A total of 35 proposals, with an investment of Rs.7,000 crore, were received from various companies for the "Million Farmers" initiative in public private partnership, a Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) official said Thursday.