New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) India’s total foodgrain production increased by 5.3 per cent to an all-time high of 376.563 million tonnes in 2025-26 compared with the corresponding figure of 357.732 million tonnes for the previous year, according to the third advance estimates of major agricultural crops released on Wednesday. Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan said: “This marks the highest-ever foodgrain production in the country’s history. The estimates refl…
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New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Union Minister for Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to transform the North Eastern region into a major hub for high-value agricultural and horticultural products. Jointly with Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha and the state’s Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath, launching the Rs 236 crore ‘Mission Queen Pineapple, Tripura’, Scindia stated, “Under Prime …
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Friday directed officials of both his Ministries to immediately establish a planned, time-bound and result-oriented mechanism to ensure that farmers and poor rural citizens do not have to run from pillar to post either to avail benefits of government schemes or for the redressal of grievances. During a meeting, Union Minister Chouhan told the officials that Prime Minister…
Bhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said eastern India, with its fertile land, abundant water resources, diverse climatic conditions, and hardworking farmers, has the potential to emerge as the growth engine of India’s agricultural development with the right interventions and policy support. Chouhan was speaking during the Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference held in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.The Union Agriculture Minister inaugurated the conference alon…
New Delhi/Bhopal, May 14 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday announced a series of austerity and energy-saving measures across ministries under his charge, saying the decisions were taken in response to PM Modi’s appeal for fuel conservation, self-reliance, and reduction in unnecessary expenditure. Chairing a high-level meeting of officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Rural Development, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and the Departmen…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Union Health & Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda unveiled “SEHAT – Science Excellence for Health through Agricultural Transformation”, a national programme designed to translate agricultural advancements into tangible health outcomes for citizens, an official said on Monday.He said SEHAT is an initiative to reinforce the convergence of agriculture, nutrition, and public health and a joint initiative of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Indi…
Lucknow, May 9 (IANS) Adani Agri Fresh Limited (AAFL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL), has announced its entry into the stone fruit category, which includes fruits such as cherries, with plans to begin procurement in Himachal Pradesh (HP).The expansion is expected to support improved shelf life, wider market access and better price discovery for farmers. Controlled atmosphere storage facilities across AAFL’s six locations in the state have now been upgraded to sup…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved an outlay of Rs 5,659.22 crore for the Mission for Cotton Productivity (2026–27 to 2030–31) aimed at addressing bottlenecks, declining growth, and quality concerns in India’s cotton sector.The mission aligns with the government’s 5F vision (Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign). It focuses on enhancing cotton productivity through the development of high-yielding variety (HYV) see…
Kochi, April 28 (IANS) The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has called for making traceability mandatory in the fishmeal and fish oil sector, as rising demand raises concerns over sustainability and unregulated sourcing.The demand emerged at a stakeholder consultation convened by the CMFRI, where marine scientists, industry representatives and policymakers stressed that end-to-end traceability from harvest to processing to final consumption is critical to curb Illegal, Un…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The government has sanctioned road projects worth nearly Rs 8,000 crore for Jammu & Kashmir under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-IV, giving a major boost to rural connectivity, agriculture, and livelihoods in the region, the Ministry of Rural Development said on Tuesday.Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan handed over the sanction letter for projects approved under PMGSY-IV (Batch-II) to Chief…