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Soil Health in Crisis: Strategies for Soil Conservation and Regeneration
01-Nov-2024 - 0 Comments.
Soil is a fundamental resource for agriculture, supporting crop growth, water filtration, and carbon sequestration. Yet, soil health is deteriorating worldwide due to factors like intensive farming, deforestation, and climate change.
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Report on Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Schemes
31-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.
Uttar Pradesh, a crucial contributor to India's agricultural output, faces challenges in ensuring consistent irrigation due to factors like variable rainfall and a growing population. To address these concerns, the state government implements various irrigation schemes.
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Edible oil prices climb amid global supply disruption
23-Jun-2024 - 0 Comments.
The edible oil market has witnessed a price increase in recent months, driven by multiple global factors. These factors have caused fluctuations in global edible oil markets, leading to price hikes of INR 50 to INR 70 per 10 kg in most edible oils.
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Top 7 important factors luring people towards agriculture
24-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.
As demand for global food production is increasing, there has been a growing interest of people looking to move in.
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Adoption of modern technology in agriculture by farmers
26-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.
The adoption of modern machines and equipments by the farmers depends on various factors such as socioeconomic conditions, geographical conditions, crop grown, irrigation facilities etc.
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CLFMA organizes webinar on maize, soybean market driving factors & price outlook 2021
16-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
CLFMA OF INDIA, the apex organization and the voice of the Country’s dynamic livestock industry in association with AGCON (a subsidiary of NCML) organized Webinar on Maize & Soybean Market Driving Factors & Price Outlook 2021 on July 9,2021.
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Govt fixes minimum support price of 22 agricultural crops
23-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.
overnment fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned and other relevant factors.
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'A positive year ahead for tractor sales and rural development', opines Hemant Sikka
28-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.
This is the peak season for the tractor segment, with demand being robust due to various factors related to a strong Rabi output, government spending in rural India, including higher procurement and good price realisations.
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Need for biotechnology crops in India, writes seeds federation director
23-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
The ongoing pandemic has brought forward our vulnerability to food crisis, especially with our increasing population. In addition, the challenges of future, will be much different than the ones in past because of factors like climate change, reduced availability of land and water, soil degradation and changing food preferences of people.
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India increases MSP for Kharif crops
03-Aug-2018 - 0 Comments.
Indian Government announces minimum support prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated crops and fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane on the basis of recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned and other relevant factors.
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Farm equipment market to touch $12 BN by 2025, says FarMart CEO
14-Dec-2016 - 0 Comments.
At the time when the government has infused more interest & funds on mechanized farming, Agriculture Times spoke to newest entrant in farm equipment rental business, farMart co-founder & CEO, Alekh Sanghera on the factors that are driving growth and why he believes that the farm equipment rental business will touch $12 billion by 2025.