The government is seriously pursuing these issues in all earnest as in the absence of proper policies and regulations, says MoS Agriculture
Industry
To cater to the low income group consumers in the rural markets, India’s largest milk cooperative, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) is planning to introduce small size packs
Amid downturn in automotive sales, the good monsoon rainfall in the country has made automakers optimist from rural markets and expecting a revival of sales
The ability of the Postmen and GDS to reach every village on an almost daily basis has brought down the distance to access banking services to ‘0 km', capturing the essence of Aapka Bank, Aapke Dwaar
In hybrid mode, the tractor uses two sources of energy, diesel and electric, to propel the vehicle. In pure electric mode, the tractor can run only on batteries with zero emissions
News
In order to provide access to clean drinking water to more than 1,450 villagers residing in Maiyur panchayat in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, Grundfos, a global leader in advanced pump solution
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India today signed a US$200 million loan to upgrade rural roads to all-weather standards in 34 districts of Maharashtra to improve road safety
The Government today announced to provide Wi-Fi in all the villages through GramNet with connectivity between 10mbps to 100mbps speed.
Emphasising the relevance of sustainable food value chains and the international standards enacted through the Food Safety and Security Act, 2006, Dr.
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Government of India has released the the 4th Advance Estimates of production of major crops for 2018-19, in New Delhi Monday evening.
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Agriculture
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In hybrid mode, the tractor uses two sources of energy, diesel and electric, to propel the vehicle. In pure electric mode, the tractor can run only on batteries with zero emissions
The cattle feed improves animal health and milk production ensuring enhanced income for the farmers, while driving corrective interventions for safe and toxin-free milk for the consumers
In the wake of improved monsoon and sowing pattern in Kharif season, Mahindra & Mahindra is optimist to see rising sales in the coming months
Most of the Kharif crops such as soybean, paddy (rice) and pulses were sown late even in the key producing states
TAFE’s JFarm Services aims to increase easy access to farm mechanisation solutions through the rental of tractors and modern farm equipment to small and marginal farmers
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The government is seriously pursuing these issues in all earnest as in the absence of proper policies and regulations, says MoS Agriculture
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The ability of the Postmen and GDS to reach every village on an almost daily basis has brought down the distance to access banking services to ‘0 km', capturing the essence of Aapka Bank, Aapke Dwaar
The expected expenditure for release of subsidy on P&K fertilisers during 2019-20 is estimated to be Rs. 22,875 crore
The number of branchless mode / business correspondents (BCs) of scheduled commercial banks in rural areas has also increased from 3.37 lakh in March, 2014 to 5.15 lakh in March, 2018
The official said that all stakeholders in the food business from farmers to industry and government would have to dwell on the challenges and make concerted efforts to address the issues like depleting water table, degradation of land and productivity
Interviews
Harish Bijoor speaks on emerging trends and future landscape of rural marketing. A must read for marketers and brand managers...
Dr. RC Srivastava, Vice Chancellor, DRPCAU talks on bringing transformational reforms and technological disruptions in agriculture sector
NH Shivashankara Reddy, Minister for Agriculture, Government of Karnataka talks on state’s millets programme, nutrition security, combating climate change and droughts to various programmes and policies with regards to agriculture in the state
LIXIL launched, easy to maintain, water saving and affordable SATO toilets for India’s rural market. Within six months, 35,000 rural households are using them
Narayanan Rajagopalan, President of LaMarca Group, in May 2016 launched a telecom company MarcaTel, which aims at providing India’s first Wi-Fi based Tele Connectivity Network. Narayanan tells BK Jha about the Company’s progress and plans.
International
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Italian innovation global platform Seeds and Chips have joined forces to promote food innovation and education, with a stro
Case IH is going to launch its Coffee Express 200 Multi self-propelled coffee harvester onto the African markets, in a move designed to further extend the brand’s harvest product offering and bring
