Tag Archives: agriculture

The finance minister introduced a new scheme, Operation Greens, with a budget of 500 crores in the Union Budget 2018-2019. The Ministry of Food Processing Industries, or MoFPI, is currently in charge of Operation Green. The Nodal Agency for the Implementation of Price Stabilization Measures is NAFED. Operation Greens is ...

The Indian government established a Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) It is a critical mission to boost productivity on limited land in order to fulfil increased demand due to population expansion and higher wealth. Given that India only accounts for 2.4 percent of the world’s geographical area and 4% of ...

MUMBAI: Maharashtra agriculture minister Pandurang Fundkar today said the state government’s loan waiver scheme will be implemented from October 15. “Maharashtra government will transfer sanctioned loan amount to farmers’ accounts, who are eligible for waiver. The transfer of loan waiver amount will start from October 15,” Mr Fundkar told PTI ...

New Delhi: In an attempt to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in agriculture, the government is launching a new AGRI-UDAAN programme that will mentor startups and help them connect with potential investors. Managed by India’s premier farm research body, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the food and agri-business accelerator ...

Ministry of Agriculture, GoI, has formulated this scheme to develop marketing infrastructure in the country to cater to the post-harvest requirement of production and marketable surplus of various farm products. Objectives To provide additional agricultural marketing infrastructure to cope up with the large marketable surpluses of agricultural and allied commodities. ...

The Department of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu Government has a scheme for all farmers of the state by modernising the agricultural sector through mechanisation of agriculture. Objectives To Increase  production, productivity and profitability in agriculture by achieving timeliness in farm operations Bringing precision in metering and placement of inputs, reducing available ...

The Agriculture Department of HP has some good schemes to give to the farmers of the state. Objective To provide fertilizers to the farmers of the state at subsidised rates. To educate the farmers on the balanced use of fertilizers. Benefits 100% subsidy on transportation of all kinds of fertilizers ...

Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Government of Goa has a new scheme to provide credit facilities upto Rs. 5 lakh to the farmers at subsidized rate of interest for their agricultural activities. Objectives: To accelerate investment in agriculture and allied sectors in the State. To provide farmers investment ...

Kalyan Lakshmi Scheme With a view to alleviate financial distress in the families of Scheduled Tribes, the Government launched an innovative scheme called “Kalyana Lakshmi” under which financial assistance of Rs.51,000/- shall be paid to every ST unmarried girl of 18 years and above age at the time of marriage which parental ...

Government of Uttar Pradesh organises a competition so as to increase the interest of local farmers in cultivation of sugarcane. Also by this competition the farmers come to know about the latest information on the sugar cane farming. This increases the healthy competition spirit among the farmers and hence increases ...