On the occasion, the chief minister directed deployment of drones in a pilot project aimed at monitoring crop health and detecting diseases. He stated that this initiative would provide farmers with timely information to help prevent crop losses.
Urging civil servants to internalize values of humility, discipline and empathy, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Friday that they must ensure that governance is participatory, compassionate and reaches every citizen.
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan said agriculture scientists and farmers should come together to turn Indian agriculture into a ‘Viksit Krishi’ (developed agriculture), which is essential to achieve the goal of a developed India.
Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said the government will make farmers self-reliant and transform the agriculture landscape of India.
Turkey and Pakistan pledged several joint ventures and enhanced bilateral investment, including in key sectors like renewable energy, information technology, defence production, infrastructure development and agriculture, before Shehbaz Sharif left Istanbul for Tehran, earlier on Monday.
The world needs to act with speed, scale and determination to tackle the growing threat of water scarcity and climate shocks, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today told the 5th Baghdad International Water Conference.
With the India Meteorological Department forecasting an early onset of the southwest monsoon, farmers across Tamil Nadu have begun preparations for the Kuruvai paddy cultivation season.
Jat, who is also the secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), made these comments after inaugurating a training programme for officers from various Ministries and Departments (MDOs) of the Central government as part of the ‘Rashtriya Karmayogi – Large Scale Jan Seva Programme’, in the national capital.
The flagship event is being held at the PG College Ground in Ambikapur, Surguja district, where Union Minister Chouhan will formally inaugurate a series of welfare initiatives.
Terming climate change a “global challenge,” Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has emphasized the urgent need to protect India’s forests and agriculture, describing them as the “lungs and lifeline” of the country.
