The total area sown under Rabi crops reported was 358.59 lakh ha (which is 57 per cent of the normal Rabi area) as compared to 334.46 lakh ha of the corresponding period of last year.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], November 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): For helping more than 50 FPCs to adopt organic farming of crops, achieving the target of selling 18 MT of Organic Pineapple and 350 MT of Organic Ginger in the State of Mizoram and for Outstanding Contribution in the Agriculture Sector Clover Organic Pvt. Ltd. has been awarded by the Agriculture Minister.
A team led by Union Agriculture Secretary Manoj Ahuja undertook a field visit to interact with pineapple growers from Molvom village in Nagaland's Dimapur district. He undertook the field visit as part of the review of the Ministry's major programmes and schemes for the North Eastern Region (NER).
While addressing the Second Agriculture Ministerial-level meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation through video conference, Tomar referred to the importance of millet as a nutritious food and the efforts made by India to promote millet and its products during the International Year of Millets - 2023 while urging the member countries to adopt a conducive agricultural food system and a healthy diet for all.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday said stubble burning was not a political issue and asked state governments to work together to curb it.
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday said that India is committed to ensuring food and nutritional security for its citizens.
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): Paddy procurement under the central pool has been progressing smoothly for the Kharif marketing season 2021-22 across various States and Union territories.
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): Central government has no plan to reintroduce the three repealed farm laws in future, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said that the amount allocated for agriculture has been increased from last year in this year's Union Budget while adding that every aspect has been taken care of in this budget.