Business of Agriculture

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

14 February 2018

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Thursday raised the limit of collateral-free agricultural loans to Rs 1.6 lakh from the current Rs 1 lakh
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CAI reduces India's 2018-19 cotton production estimate to 330 lakh bales

13 February 2019

Cotton Association of India (CAI) has released its January 2019 estimate of the cotton crop for the season 2018-19 beginning from 1st October 2018
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Radha Mohan Singh to quickly send list of eligible farmers

12 February 2019

Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh has asked all chief ministers to quickly send the list of farmers eligible to receive Rs 6,000 a year under
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Rain, hailstorm damage mustard, vegetable crops; wheat largely unaffected

11 February 2019

Heavy rains and hailstorms that lashed north-western India on Thursday have caused damage to oilseeds and other easily perishable crops
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Special drive to double Kisan Credit Cards to 14 crore

10 February 2019

Seeking to bring all landholding cultivators within the institutional credit system, the Centre is set to launch a special drive to reach out
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Dairy Industry in 2019-20

05 February 2019

The dairy industry hailed the proposals of the 2019-20 interim budget for the sector saying the measures would lead to an increase in farmers
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Income support for farmers a progressive step, but not enough to mitigate stress

04 February 2019

The PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme is a progressive measure to fight farm distress. An amount of Rs 6,000 a year to poor farmers will give stimulus
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PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme is a progressive measure to fight farm distress

02 February 2019

The government's proposal to transfer Rs 6,000 a year to marginal farmers will be a good first step but a lot more needs to be done to make a real
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500 a month cash support to farmers in future

01 February 2019

Union Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday hinted that the Rs 500 a month cash dole to small farmers may be increased in the future as the government's
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Swiftly Transfer Subsequent Instalments Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi

31 January 2018

The government will pay 100 million farmers Rs 2,000 each by the end of March and will be able to swiftly transfer subsequent instalments under
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Key Highlights

Cover Story

Burning Topic - Smog Rules the North India

The start of the winter season has come to be associated with the smog choking and toxic atmosphere ...more
Innovation

ORGANIC FOOD

Organic food refers to food items that are produced, manufactured and handled ...more
Technology

Rural Liquid Fertilizers For Crop Nutrition

The role of specialty fertilisers is emerging as an important – even imperative ...more
R&D

Biological Alternatives to Chemical Pesticides

The Philippine Government has agreed to address illegal fishing practices ...more
Marketing

Smart Farming: Shaping the Future of Agriculture

Farming, in general, has witnessed many changes from time to time and, yet again, it has entered a new era of digital revolution ...more
Finance

Strengths of Indian Dairying and Opportunities for Prosperit

Indian dairy sector has made significant strides during last few decades that placed the country at the top of the world with the production ...more
International

Animal Health & Better Control of Zoonotic Diseases

Recently, the One Health India Summit highlighted the various food safety hazards in the "farm to plate" ...more
NGO

Kalpavruksha A Hub for Natural Farming

About 20 steps inside the gate of Kalpavruksha is a sign that says: "Cooperation is the fundamental Law of Nature"...more

News & Happenings

5th India Maize Summit 2018 at FICCI in New Delhi

19th East Africa's International Food, Hotel & Agriculture exhibition

It will be held at The Dome, Nairobi, Kenya and 12th-14th July at the Mlimani Conference Centre ...more

Adapting to Climate Change will Bring New Environmental Problems

Adapting to climate change could have profound environmental repercussions, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. ...more

Interview

Trimble Agriculture provides solutions that solve complex technology

UFLEX: Shaping the Food World with FlexFresh Packaging Solution

FlexFresh is a path breaking product in extending self-life of perishable products, yet maintaining their sensory characteristics Excerpts...

Advanced Pre-harvest Technique: Anulek Agrotech

Sagar Bhansali is the founder and CEO of Anulek Agrotech Pvt. Ltd., India’s leading producer of biochar. Prior to co- founding anulek agrotech, Sagar held product management responsibilities with siemens. Excerpts...

It's about Converting 'Potential to Commercial'

Mr. Samir Somaiya, Managing Director, Godavari Biorefineries Limited, speaks to Business of Agriculture on the potential of India's agriculture sector, his companies USP and much more. Excerpts...

"India has a Great Potential for New Gen Agrochemicals"

Rajesh Aggarwal is Managing Director at Insecticides India Ltd, India’s leading and one of the fastest growing agrochemicals manufacturing companies. ...more

"Adapting Israeli R&D to Local Conditions can help Indian Agriculture"

Uri Rubinstien, former Counsellor for International Cooperation (Mashav), Science & Agriculture, at the Embassy of Israel in New Delhi. Read more