Agriculture

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment Dr Arun Sahoo spelt out the steps the state government has taken to boost the agricultural sector in the wake of the...

Bhubaneswar: The Chief Secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy on Thursday directed every bank branch in the state to provide at least 10 farm loans this year. He also directed officials to...

Washington:  Indian-American soil scientist, Dr. Rattan Lal has received the prestigious World Food Prize for his soil-centric approach towards increasing 'food production and mitigating climate change', PTI reported. The first...

New Delhi: In a major boost for rural India, the Central government has amended the Essential Commodities Act (ECA), making the regulatory environment liberalised for the benefit of farmers. This...

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that the government will allocate an additional Rs 40,000 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA)...

New Delhi: The Central government will create a Rs 1 lakh crore Agri-Infrastructure Fund for farm-gate infrastructure for small and medium farmers, most of whom are marginalized. This was the...

Bhubaneswar: Farmers are the backbone of India. However, the nationwide lockdown, enforced to curb the spread of COVID-19, has crippled the life and livelihood of our farmers. With transportation being...

New Delhi: To help farmers during the lockdown period, procurement of notified commodities at Minimum Support Price (MSP) has started in several states in the Rabi season. The Union India,...

New Delhi: Odisha was among the states leading in kharif paddy sowing activities despite the countrywide lockdown, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday. “We are...

Honey bee farming has become a great financial equaliser for farmers in the country of late. The government’s focus on this age-old practice as an allied activity for famers has...