The AP govt has been according top priority to the agriculture sector as its share in the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) was 35 per cent, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Sunday.

government is implementing a Digital Agriculture Mission (DAM) which includes India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA), Farmers Database, Unified Farmers Service Interface (UFSI), funding to the states on the new Technology (NeGPA), revamping Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC), Soil Health, Fertility and profile mapping.

Foodgrain supplies in the nation are adequate to satisfy demand, according to Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar's written response to Parliament on August 2. In reference to Centrally-owned food inventories held by the Food Corporation of India and quantities held by states on the Centre's behalf, the minister said there were sufficient stocks in the "central pool."

Sugarcane cultivation and the sugar industry have come a long way in the last eight years, thanks to the Central Government's proactive policies, and have now reached a level of self-sustainability. This is the result of timely government interventions and collaboration with the sugar industry, state governments, various Central Government departments, and farmers.

The Himachal government has announced that all orchardists in the state who purchased apple boxes and trays after April 1 this year will be liable for a 6% GST subsidy through the horticulture department and HPMC. The decision comes days before an expected protest march of apple producers in Shimla on August 5.

The Food Ministry on Thursday said surplus government land has been identified for building wheat silos in public-private partnership mode at 33 locations in Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. In the first phase, tenders were issue...

Millets are considered climate-friendly crops because they require little water, have a low carbon footprint, and can be grown even in drought conditions. In an era of rising demand for vegetarian foods, millet forms an alternative food system. Millet promotes a healthy diet as well as a safe environment.

Last time, the government had made changes to AIF was in July 2021. Then, the government had allowed APMCs, state agencies, federations, cooperatives of farmers and self help groups to seek funds for infrastructure development projects.

Millet, for example, is a whole grain. An excellent source of nutrition, freely available and right under our noses, but largely ignored. Millet, despite being a staple of our diet for many generations, was largely forgotten until recently.

The fieldwork of the Eleventh Agricultural Census (2021-22) will start in August 2022, the agriculture ministry said in a statement.

"Most of the farmers have sold their crop. Negligible supplies are coming up for sale even though demand is robust," said Gopaldas Agarwal, a trader based at Indore in central India. Local wheat prices jumped to a record 23,547 rupees per tonne on...

While the monsoon in India is tracking at 11% above normal, the distribution is uneven across the country and could pose a threat to this year's foodgrain production and may worsen the inflation outlook, analysts said on Tuesday.

Kammari Nagaswamy, an ITI graduate, decided to help the struggling farmers in his district by inventing the paddy-planting machine that plants five rows of paddy at once and reduces the need for physical labor.

A conference on "Agri, Food & Cold Chain 2022" was held today at PHD House by PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Anita Praveen, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industry, Government of India was the chief guest.

ITC CMD Sanjiv Puri told a virtual news conference that the super app will empower farmers by providing them with access to modern tools, right quality of inputs at right prices, besides market and financial linkages. He said with farmers having f...