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Veterinary varsity promoting silage

News: The State government has embarked upon a programme to popularise silage making. Silage, a green fodder compacted in air tight conditions to be used as substitute for green fodder during the lean period for livestock, is all set to make inroad among the livestock growers of the region. A ...

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Kharif sowing 3% more than last year’s

News: According to data from the department of agriculture, the area covered under kharif crops in 2015 is now three per cent more than that of last year. Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in its forecast said that Central India might get another spell of rains around August 25. ...

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West Bengal to pump Rs 4,200 cr for agri-power supply

News: West Bengal government will pump in Rs 4,200 crore over the next two years for a dedicated feeder line and   It was part of Sech Bandhu project, which entails to install 46,000 new pump sets with electric connectivity. The project would not only help improve farm productivity with better power supply, but would ...

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Govt launches 3 agri-portals to improve transparency

News: The government has launched three e- portals  to make the process of organic farming, fertilisers’ quality checking and issuance of soil health cards, more transparent and accountable. Currently the portals are launched only in English, will be made available in regional languages also in the next phase for the benefit of ...

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Land Acquisition Bill and Indian Farmers – Indepth Analysis

News: Concerns: The farmers have myriad problems, which basically stem from dependence of more than 65% of country’s population on agriculture, contributing only about 14% to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The major concerns regarding agriculture sector is high dependence on rain fall and vulnerabilities to natural calamities, insufficient irrigation facility, ...

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Central govt to give a technology push to agri markets

News: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA),  has given its approval to a Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of National Agricultural Market through Agri-Tech Infrastructure Fund (ATIF). They will set it up through the Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) by creation of a common electronic platform deployable in selected ...

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