Category: Agriculture

Context India’s foodgrain production has reached a historic high of 332.22 million tonnes (MT) in the 2023-24 crop year, surpassing the previous record of 329.6 MT set in 2022-23. This remarkable achievement is largely attributed to bumper harvests of key Read More …

Context The Indian government is set to invest ₹6,000 crore in precision farming, a modern agricultural practice that leverages advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), drones, and data analytics. This initiative aims to enhance crop yields, optimize resource use, Read More …

Context The Union Ministry of Agriculture is planning a Smart Precision Horticulture Programme under the existing Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) scheme. About The government has also installed 22 Precision Farming Development Centres (PFDCs) across the country to test new technologies and Read More …

Context District Agro-Met Offices are indispensable units in farmers district activities by offering important meteorological data and recommendations. These offices are in a group of networks that assist the farmers in choosing the best ways that lead to improvement in Read More …

Context Recently the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare organized a conference on the pivotal role of space technology in the growth and development of India’s agricultural sector. About Krishi-DSS is a primary-of-its-type geospatial platform designed for Indian agriculture. It Read More …

Context According to the Cotton Association of India, India’s cotton cultivation has declined and will be down by 10% to 12% this season compared with the last one. About It is because of the falling crop yields per hectare.  The Read More …

Context Recently the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) has developed rice varieties that enable farmers to spray Imazethapyr (herbicide) for controlling weeds in rice. About IARI has developed two basmati varieties (Pusa Basmati 1979 and Pusa Basmati 1985) and two Read More …

Context The financial stress in the tea plantation Industry is affecting the investors and the plantation workers who are dependent on this industry for generations. About India is the 2nd biggest tea producer and biggest black tea manufacturer. Indian teas Read More …

Context Recently the Finance Ministry has allocated Rs 365.64 crore for the National Mission on Natural Farming for 2024-25. About This farming technique was delivered by Masanobu Fukuoka, a Japanese farmer and truth seeker, in his 1975 e book The One-Straw Read More …

Context Recently the Supreme Court pronounced a split verdict on the validity of the Centre’s 2022 decision granting conditional approval for environmental release of genetically modified (GM) mustard crops. About In 2022, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC)— a statutory Read More …