1726.67 crore provided during the years 2018-19 to 2020-21
Central Sector Scheme on ‘Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana,
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Government of India allocates Rs. 16000 crore for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for 2021-22
07 February 2021, New Delhi, IN: To boost the safety of farmers’ crops and ensure maximum benefit of crop insurance
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Setting up a Central Research Institute in Kalahandi for Soyabean
05 February 2021, New Delhi: The Kalahandi district of Odisha produces Soybean on a very limited scale. The ICAR has
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Availability and affordability of fertilizers in India during COVID-19 Pandemic
05 February 2021, New Delhi, IN: Post Covid-19 outbreak, keeping in view the field demand of various fertilizers, the following
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A target of Rs. 16.50 lakh crore for Ground Level Credit (GLC) has been fixed for 2021-22
“To provide adequate credit to our farmers, I have enhanced the agricultural credit target to `16.5 lakh crore in FY22.
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Research and Development (R&D) in Agriculture Sector
05 February 2021, New Delhi: Government of India supports R&D efforts towards developing and promoting remunerative farming systems in the country.
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Use of Technology for Sustainable Farming Practices
05 February 2021, New Delhi: ICAR research institutes and KVKs have taken steps to develop/refine and promote sustainable farming practices
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Educating Farmers on benefits of Organic Farming
05 February 2021, New Delhi: Indian Council of Agricultural Research through ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming System Research, Modipuram operates a research
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The Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF), with a corpus of Rs. 5,000 crores has been created under NABARD
04 February 2021, New Delhi: The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme
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A quantity of 90,39,092 Cotton Bales valuing Rs. 26,432.54 Crore procured benefitting 18,67,429 farmers
04 February 2021, New Delhi: In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops
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