Tag: Agriculture Ministry

For the last few years, the Agriculture ministry has laid increased emphasis on digitalisation of agriculture and even signed MoUs with several companies for multiple reasons. The latest idea of the portal is to get a system that will help in crop forecast.

New Delhi: With predictions of a “below average” monsoon this year, which means a lower crop output, the Central government has asked procurement agencies to store at least 50,000 tonnes of onions to ensure that market prices remain under control in case of shortage. Acting on the directions issued by the Union Food Ministry, the […]

Bhubaneswar: It could emerge as a big blooper for Odisha. The State figures out as the lone State in the country to record a sharp dip in payment success rate under Pradhan Mantri Kishan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) for the period of August – November this year. As per the data available with Union Agriculture Ministry, […]