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IoTechWorld bags order from IFFCO for supply of 500 agri-drones

IoTechWorld bags order from IFFCO for supply of 500 agri-drones

Experts say while drone applications occupy an important place in the Agriculture 4.0 vision, the innovations work best when allied…
Food Ministry indicates willingness to tweak OMSS after lukewarm response

Food Ministry indicates willingness to tweak OMSS after lukewarm response

The Union Food Ministry indicated that it is willing to make changes to the Open Market Sales Scheme after the…
Explained | What is the legal row between farmers and PepsiCo?

Explained | What is the legal row between farmers and PepsiCo?

Farmers harvesting potatoes of the Atlanta variety in contract farming arrangement with PepsiCo India limited at Abhirampur village in Hooghly…
Centre to buy tomatoes from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra to sell in northern cities

Centre to buy tomatoes from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra to sell in northern cities

Southern and western regions contribute 56% to 58% of tomato production. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu After tomato prices…
The government reduces the price of subsidized tomatoes to ₹80 a kg

The government reduces the price of subsidized tomatoes to ₹80 a kg

The Centre started to sell tomatoes at a discounted rate of ₹90 per kg in Delhi-NCR through mobile vans. ,…
Centre bans export of non-basmati white rice to check price rise

Centre bans export of non-basmati white rice to check price rise

The domestic prices of rice are on an increasing trend. , Photo Credit: The Hindu The Centre banned the export…
The happy apple growers of Himachal

The happy apple growers of Himachal

An apple orchard at Fagu village in Shimla. , Photo Credit: PTI Tthe apple season has started in Himachal Pradesh.…
Bitter truths in Maharashtra’s sugar fields

Bitter truths in Maharashtra’s sugar fields

The High Court of Bombay has recently taken suo motu cognisance of the exploitation of the intra-State workforce that migrates…
Farmers Producers Org set up in 2016 to do business of ₹20 crore this year

Farmers Producers Org set up in 2016 to do business of ₹20 crore this year

NABARD officials and beneficiaries at a farm pond constructed through FPO in Navalgund taluk of Dharwad district on Monday. ,…
Tobacco growers in Andhra Pradesh make hay as export demand spikes, seek higher crop cap

Tobacco growers in Andhra Pradesh make hay as export demand spikes, seek higher crop cap

Farmers arrange harvested tobacco leaves for curing near a farm at NG Padu in Prakasam district. , Photo Credit: SRINIVAS…