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Hemp Farming Revives Uttarakhand’s Hill Agriculture
30-Jun-2025 - 0 Comments.
Uttarakhand’s legal hemp farming is transforming rural livelihoods, boosting incomes, and driving sustainable agriculture in India’s Himalayan region.
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PepsiCo, Assam tie up to boost potato sector
29-Jun-2025 - 0 Comments.
PepsiCo partners with Assam to promote potato farming and chips production, creating new income and growth opportunities for farmers in the Northeast.
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3F Oil Palm drives mega plantation initiative in Dima Hasao, Assam under NMEO-OP
21-Jun-2025 - 0 Comments.
To boost domestic edible oil production, 3F Oil Palm Pvt. Ltd., in collaboration with the Government of Assam, launched the annual mega oil palm plantation drive under the National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) at Digandu Village 5, Dima Hasao district on 20 June 2025.
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Pulses, spices replace wheat as climate hits hill farming
04-May-2025 - 0 Comments.
Hill agriculture in Uttarakhand is undergoing a dramatic transformation, as pulses and spices emerge as the new backbone of farming in the region.
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Millet cultivation will revitalize Uttarakhand’s hill agriculture, says Ganesh Joshi
22-Apr-2025 - 0 Comments.
In a bid to revolutionize agriculture in Uttarakhand’s hill regions, Agriculture Minister Ganesh Joshi has announced a comprehensive millet cultivation initiative as part of the state’s newly launched Millet Policy.
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Assam signs MoU with Caspian Impact Investment Adviser to launch an SME Investment Fund for agricultural growth
27-Jun-2023 - 0 Comments.
The Government of Assam, through the Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services (ARIAS) Society, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Caspian Impact Investment Adviser (Caspian Equity) to establish an investment fund aimed at enhancing agricultural growth and employment opportunities in the state.
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Leads Connect bags World Bank funded Assam Agri-Business and Rural Transformation Project
08-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.
Noida based Agri-tech company, Leads Connect has bagged World Bank funded Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART)’s Crop Cutting Experiments (CCE).
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Assam CM lays foundation of the first Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for Vegetables
02-Nov-2020 - 0 Comments.
Taking forward the ever-growing partnership in agriculture between Israel and India, Ambassador of Israel in India, Dr. Ron Malka visited Assam and together with Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation of the first Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Vegetables in the state today.
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Indian Agricultural Research Institute Assam campus at Gogamukh inaugurated
28-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.
Agriculture & farmers affairs minister recently inaugurated Narendra Singh Tomar dedicated to the nation yesterday the campus of the new Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Gogamukh, Assam, IARI Assam
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Agri minister launches 22 bamboo clusters in nine states
15-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.
Indian minister for agriculture and farmers’ welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar recently inaugurated by virtual mode 22 bamboo clusters in 9 States (Gujarat, MP, Maharashtra, Odisha, Assam, Nagaland, Tripura, Uttarakhand and Karnataka). A logo for the National Bamboo Mission was also released.
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Utkal Tubers eyes 50,000 tons of high yielding, disease resistant seed potatoes by 2022
20-Dec-2019 - 0 Comments.
Bengaluru-based potato seeds firm Utkal Tubers India Pvt. Ltd, plans to ramp up its annual production to 50,000 tons of high-yielding, disease-resistant seed potatoes across Gujarat, Assam, Punjab, UP, Haryana and Karnataka over the next three years.
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ICAR develops two cross breed pig variety
19-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.
ICAR-National Research Centre of Pig (ICAR-NRCP) has announced that it has developed two new and cross breed of pigs called as ‘Rani’ and ‘Asha’ in Guwahati , Assam.
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Uttarakand’s Badri cow gets NBAGR certification
01-Aug-2016 - 0 Comments.
Hill cow or Badri cow, also known as pahadi cow in Uttarakhand has got a certification from National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) in Karnal as state’s first cattle breed
