The National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) will train 18.75 lakh farmers in practising natural farming who, in turn, will reach out to one crore farmers. At a two-day national workshop on natural farming conducted by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare at Gujarat Natural Farming Science University, Halol, Gujarat on Thursday.
The Uttar Pradesh Government partnering with Google Cloud will launch a Gemini-powered Beckn-enabled Uttar Pradesh Open Network for Agriculture.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has welcomed the farmer-friendly decisions made in the first Union Cabinet meeting of 2025, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In a New Year gift to farmers, the Modi Government on Wednesday approved continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme till 2025-26 and extension of subsidy on Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted the Punjab government time until January 2, 2025, to comply with its December 20 order to provide medical aid and shift farmers' leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a ‘fast-unto-death’ since November 26, to a hospital.
The Yogi Adityanath government has launched extensive campaigns across Uttar Pradesh to ensure farmers benefit from government schemes.
To be fair to them, post independent governments, both central and state, have undertaken innumerable studies, arranged agencies, and set up Commissions to develop farming and support farmers’ incomes.
In India too, the farmers organised their march to Delhi with MSP as their primary demand, early this month.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah said on Thursday that the Bhartiya Beej Sahkari Samiti Limited (BBSSL) should focus more on the seed production that requires less water and pesticides.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused the Centre of being stubborn and anti-farmer, hoping that the government would not do injustice to the farmers and implement its promises.
