Synopsis India’s weather department has warned key growing states in central, northern, and western regions could receive more rain and hailstorms in the next 10 days. That could curtail production and lift food inflation, which the government and central bank have been trying to contain. Untimely rains and hailstorms could damage India’s key winter-sown crops […]
Category Archives: Agricultural updates
FCI to sell 10.13 lakh tonnes of wheat to bulk users on Wednesday via e-auctions
Synopsis Food Corporation of India has sold 28.85 lakh tonnes of wheat to bulk consumers in the five rounds of e-auction held so far. According to a senior government official, FCI will offer 10.13 lakh tonnes of wheat to bulk consumers in the sixth round of e-auction to be held on March 15. FCI will […]
Potential for Organic Farming and Profitable Business Opportunities
In India, organic farming has become much more prevalent. It is primarily due to new agricultural research and technological developments. By ending the laborious tasks, they give the farmers additional options that will increase product yield. The aim of the new methods and improvements is primarily soil health. Apart from these causes, a number of […]
No income tax on agri produce for next 2 fiscal years: Bengal FM Chandrima Bhattacharya
Synopsis Presenting the Finance Bill in the assembly, Bhattacharya said the current exemption period for agricultural income tax ends on March 31. She also said that the state government has taken up a “detailed and convenient” scheme to resolve issues related to arrears of tax to facilitate sales tax payers. Kolkata: The West Bengal government […]
Mamata Banerjee urges Centre to allow poppy cultivation in West Bengal
Synopsis “Bengalis love ‘posto’. Why should it be cultivated in only four states? Why not in West Bengal, despite it being on our menu every day?” she said. Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged the Centre to allow poppy cultivation in the state, insisting that delicacies prepared with its seeds are integral […]
Axis Bank partners with ITC to offer rural lending products to farmers in remote region
Synopsis The deal will enable Axis Bank to cater to the financial requirements of the unserved and under-served farmers based in the remote regions of the country. “The Bank will offer a wide range of assets and liability products such as farmer loans, gold loans etc,” the company stated in a press release. Axis Bank […]
Inadequate rains: 15-30 pc of Rabi crops damaged in Himachal
Synopsis In five districts of Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi, Shimla and Sirmaur up to 33 per cent of Rabi crops have been damaged. The total loss to the crop was estimated at Rs 9,462 lakh rupees so far in ten out of 12 districts in the state barring the tribal areas of Kinnaur and Lahaul and […]
CropLife India Salutes the Spirit of Women Farmers
CropLife India celebrated Women’s Day by organizing an event “Celebration of Womanhood”.The objective of the celebrations was to recognize the invaluable contribution of women farmers in agriculture and economic development. Training on safe and responsible usage of agrochemicals and identification of counterfeits were imparted; which are imminent for safe crop protection. The program was organized with […]
Best Agrolife onboards Lalit Kumar Sharma as R&D Head
Best Agrolife Ltd. today announced that it has appointed Mr. Lalit Kumar Sharma as the Head – Quality Control and R&D of its subsidiary, Seedlings India Pvt. Ltd. Besides propelling the pipeline growth and development programs, Mr. Sharma will be in charge of the company’s R&D strategy. A science graduate from Ravishankar University, Chhattisgarh, Mr. Sharma comes with a rich experience of 32 years in […]
Syngenta Global CEO J Erik Fyrwald on a three-day visit to India
Global CEO of Syngenta J Erik Fyrwald on Thursday said Syngenta is all geared up to celebrate India’s march to Amrit Kaal and its emergence as the world’s 5th largest economy. Fyrwald termed India’s rapid march on the path of progress as inspirational and transformational and said that this has strengthened Syngenta’s resolve to continue […]