Jaipur, Feb 20 (IANS) Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena informed the Assembly on Friday that the state government has ensured adequate availability of fertilisers for farmers, even exceeding demand in several cases. He also said the government has taken strict action against black marketers and those selling counterfeit fertilisers and seeds. He further stated that the Central Government is set to introduce a stringent law to ensure the quality and uninterrupted supply of seeds and…
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Bengaluru, Feb 6 (IANS) Karnataka has emerged as the leading state in the country in agricultural development and farmer welfare, with significant achievements in crop insurance as well, State Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvarayaswamy has said..Speaking while presiding over the inauguration of the three-day International Agriculture Fair and the state-level Agriculture Scientist and other award distribution programme at Palace Grounds here, the Minister highlighted various initiatives taken by th…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) India has surpassed China to become the largest rice producer in the world with a production of 150.18 million tonnes, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said.The minister said that China’s rice production stood at 145.28 million tonnes. India has achieved great success in the development of high-yielding seeds and was now a leading exporter of rice to world markets, he added.Chouhan launched 184 improved varieties of 25 field crops, developed by the I…