Agriculture

Poultry venture Capital Fund Scheme (PVCFS) NABARD and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) promotes this scheme to encourage entrepreneurship and employment opportunities in rural and backward areas. Poultry has an important role in India as eggs and meats are the important and comparatively cheap source of protein ...

SCHEME FOR FINANCING AGRICULTURAL GRADUATES FOR SETTING UP OF AGRI-CLINICS AND AGRI-BUSINESS CENTRES (ACABC) Each year more than 25000 students get a degree in agriculture from government universities and colleges alone. Almost 60% of the population in India is employed in agricultural sector. Apart from lack of technology, irrigation problem ...

Pulses have taken a hit for the last couple of months on the back of a weak monsoon that has hit kharif crop across the country. Dal prices have risen across the country due to a shortfall in domestic output by 2 million tonnes in 2014-15 hit by poor rains and ...