Eminent agriculture scientist and policymaker based in Nigeria, Ademola Adenle, who won the first M.S. Swaminathan Annual Award for Food and Peace last week, told The Hindu in an interview that every government should engage all the key stakeholders and come up with appropriate policy to mitigate the crisis from unnecessary tariffs being imposed on...
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December 25, 2024December 25, 2024Agriculture
Coffee prices soar, but 15% loss in yield expected in Karnataka due to vagaries of weather
Coffee planters are a confused lot this year. On the one hand, coffee prices have hit a record high. On the other, vagaries of the weather through 2023 and 2024 have resulted in erratic ripening and a dip in yield this season. The Coffee Board is estimating an average 15% loss this season due to this....
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July 16, 2024July 16, 2024Agriculture
Shivraj Chouhan asks scientists to visit fields, help farmers to use technology
Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has asked the scientific community to reach out to farmers and help them to increase production using science and technology. He was addressing the agriculture and veterinary scientists at a function here on Tuesday to mark the 96th foundation day of Indian Council of Agricultural Research....
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April 5, 2024April 5, 2024Agriculture
Centre aims seven-fold jump in wheat procurement from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar this year
Amid the heat of the ongoing Lok Sabha electioneering, the Centre has announced plans to significantly increase wheat purchase from non-traditional States of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar and set a target of seven-fold jump in procurement to 50 lakh tonnes in the ongoing 2024-25 marketing year. Further, even as the ban on outbound shipments...
