The Economic Times

Niti Aayog has argued against any abrupt restrictions on agriculture exports to meet domestic demand, suggesting instead that these should be resorted to in exceptional situations and producers should know well in advance of impending restrictions.

Daily Excelsior

As we are well concerned about that Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy and about 70% of Indian people depends on agriculture. Brenda Schoepp (a farmer) said, “My grandfather used to say that once in your life, you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman and a preacher, but every day, three times a day, you need a farmer.” This quote directly explains us that we cannot live without agriculture as agriculture is the only sector which is meeting the food, fibre and fuel demands of the increasing population. This practice has protected the country from starvation due to its production in a commercial scale. But many problems appear in the management of the wastes ...

Northeast Now

“Now agriculture is not simply an age old phenomenon of procuring rice, vegetables or other food items for us. There is a remarkable change in this sector with the application of new modern technologies. It has turned out to an industry,” observed Dr Jayanta Deka, dean of science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat.

The Economic Times

Saddled with surplus stock, sugar mills in India — the world’s second largest producer, have contracted to export about 8,00,000 tonnes of the sweetener so far to countries like Middle East and Sri Lanka, a government official said.

The New Indian Express

Farmers in the district are setting their paddy crops on fire to prevent Brown Plant Hopper (BPH) pest, locally known as Chadaka, from spreading even as the Agriculture Department seems unprepared to deal with the situation.