Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday called upon the corporate sector to play a greater role in transforming Indian agriculture through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), urging industry to invest in agricultural research, agri-tech, climate-resilient farming, skill development and women-led rural enterprises.
Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah, along with Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Friday reviewed the situation arising from the below-normal rainfall and its impact in certain parts of the country due to ‘El Niño’.
Punjab's canal expansion plans have come under the spotlight as widespread power cuts disrupt paddy transplantation, triggering farmer protests across the state.
The Chief Minister announced that the maximum daily limit which had been fixed for providing fuel to such customers has also been relaxed.
Paddy transplantation has begun across Punjab, but farmers in Barnala say soaring cultivation costs and higher labour charges are eroding profits, while migrant workers insist inflation has forced them to seek better wages.
Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shyam Singh Rana said on Sunday that to facilitate the purchase of crops grown using natural farming methods, the state government has established a grain market in Gurugram.
The US-India trade dialogue has once again run aground, this time on a thicket of competing priorities and political compulsions.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday emphasized that the ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ is not just a ritual, but a concerted effort to improve the condition of farmers in the country.
Stating that the importance of farmers in India will never diminish, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday affirmed that agriculture continues to be the backbone of the Indian economy.
Chouhan, as per an official release, emphasized that the campaign is not a one-time effort, it marks the beginning of a sustained movement to modernize Indian agriculture and enhance farmers' prosperity through direct field-level engagement.
