FAO lowers global rice forecast for 2012, poor Indian Monsoon to blame
Bangkok, Thailand | FAO : Below normal monsoon rains in India are the chief cause of a 7.8 million tonnes downward revision in the forecast for global rice paddy production in 2012, although world...
View ArticleCommitted to make Eastern Region the Granary of the Nation: Sharad Pawar
Kolkata | PIB : Agriculture Minister, Shri Sharad Pawar today reiterated the Government’s commitment to make the eastern region the granary of the nation by growing food grains in their natural ecology...
View ArticleCooperative Movement in India Emerging as one of The Largest in the World,...
New Delhi | PIB : Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Dr. Charan Singh Mahant today, urged the States to amend the State Cooperative Societies’ Act in tune with the...
View ArticleCrop Insurance Schemes for Compensation of Loss to Farmers
New Delhi | PIB : Four crop insurance schemes are being implemented namely National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAlS), Pilot Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS), Pilot Modified National...
View ArticleCrop Development Schemes for Achieving Higher Yield of Pulses
New Delhi | PIB : The Indian Council of Agricultural Research has taken several measures to strengthen the basic research in pulses to generate information for its utilization by All India Coordinated...
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