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Govt weighs sops for cotton sector
Fetched: November 29th, 2008, 2:07am EST
The Centre is considering a bailout package to the cotton industry to tackle huge input costs. -
Spending on agriculture up 80 percent: Government
Fetched: November 28th, 2008, 9:10am EST
The government has invested around Rs.250 billion this year in agriculture sector, 80 percent higher than the total agricultural spending last year. -
Centre confident of raising wheat acreage by 1 m hectares
Fetched: November 27th, 2008, 5:11pm EST
The government on Thursday expressed confidence that area under wheat will be raised by one million hectares this year despite less sowing by farmers so far. -
Farmers can breathe easy as salt-tolerant crops arrive
Fetched: November 26th, 2008, 9:15am EST
Faced with the enigma of rising salinity ingress on their farmlands, farmers can now look forward to transgenic crops. -
Agriculture growth likely to stay at 4%: Sharad Pawar
Fetched: November 23rd, 2008, 4:24pm EST
Agriculture growth is set to remain stable at around 4% said Union minister for consumer affairs, food and public distribution Sharad Pawar on the sidelines of a conference organised by commodity markets regulator, Forward Markets Commission in Mumbai. -
Agri sector may not create more jobs
Fetched: November 23rd, 2008, 4:24pm EST
At a time when job markets are shrinking, the Planning Commission said that the agriculture sector may fail to create additional employment, causing subsequent shift of the surplus labour to the manufacturing and services sectors. -
Farmers turning entrepreneurs for greener pastures
Fetched: November 23rd, 2008, 4:24pm EST
Not content with just tilling their lands, they moved up the value chain with innovative ideas. These farmers-turned-entrepreneurs share what it takes to break the mould. -
India has excellent food security: M S Swaminathan
Fetched: November 23rd, 2008, 4:24pm EST
Chairman of the National Commission on Farmers M S Swaminathan said on Sunday that the food security situation in the country was perhaps the best in the world. -
"Waterproof" rice to tackle crop loss in India
Fetched: November 23rd, 2008, 4:24pm EST
"Waterproof" versions of popular varieties of rice, which can withstand 2 weeks of complete submergence, have successfully passed tests in farmers' fields in India and Bangladesh. -
Cane crushing begins on sour price note
Fetched: November 19th, 2008, 8:56am EST
Court hearing today on UP’s counter affidavit that seeks to defend higher SAP.