Business of Agriculture

ROBOTIC AGRICULTURE

24 April 2019

The fast-paced world is moving ahead with evolving basic humanitarian needs. Sometimes we don't even realize
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Modi's government has done little to ensure timely payments

23 April 2019

India's money-losing sugar mills have run up a record $4.38 billion in arrears to 50 million cane farmers, who have gone unpaid for their produce
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The rainfall during the June-September monsoon season in the country was ‘below normal

22 April 2019

National Bulk Handling Corporation (NBHC) has come out with its final report on Rabi crop estimate for the year 2018-19
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Dal millers to import the annual permissible quota of pulses

20 April 2019

The government has allowed only dal millers to import the annual permissible quota of pulses, a restricted commodity
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Kamal Nath government promised to waive farm loans

16 April 2019

The ruling Congress in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan is betting big on its farm debt-waiver schemes for gaining ground in the Lok Sabha polls
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CMFRI and the Space Applications Centre

15 April 2019

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have joined together to map
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Modi's government has done little to ensure timely payments

12 April 2019

India's money-losing sugar mills have run up a record $4.38 billion in arrears to 50 million cane farmers, who have gone unpaid for their produce
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CAI has also projected yearly Balance Sheet for the cotton season 2018-19

11 April 2019

The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has estimated exports for the season 2018-19 at 47 lakh bales which are lower by 22 lakh bales compared
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Madhya Pradesh government said it would focus on its own debt-waiver scheme

10 April 2019

The ruling Congress in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan is betting big on its farm debt-waiver schemes for gaining ground
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Highest Exports of Rice

03 April 2018

The Indian basmati rice industry is on the verge of clocking its highest ever exports of around Rs. 30,000 crore in FY2019
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Cover Story

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Technology

Blockchain Technology in Agriculture

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R&D

Agrochemicals - Sustainability Challenges

The excessive use of agrochemicals, that drove the “Green Revolution”, without providing adequate carbon source ...more
Marketing

Smart Farming: Shaping the Future of Agriculture

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Finance

Impact of Interim Budget Agriculture Sector

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International

Contribution of Technology in Agriculture

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NGO

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