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    Bold, New Chapter in India’s Vision for Agricultural and Economic Transformation: Narendra Modi

    In his address to the nation on the occasion of India's Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined a comprehensive vision for transforming India’s...
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    Small Farmers Feeling Climate Change Heat Find Little Support From the State

    About 15,000 cattle died due scorching heat mixed with high humidity in Sindh province, Pakistan. The extreme heat adversely affected the milk production of the...
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    Obeying Drug Withdrawal Periods for Safeguarding Public Health: A One Health Perspective

    Obeying drug withdrawal periods become costlier for the farmers. For example, if your egg layers or cows get sick, and you have no other...
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    Water Stories: The Well Seven Families and 400 Buffaloes Rely On

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    Agri-business

    North Eastern Region Agri-Commodity E-Connect Web Portal

    Dr Sukanta Majumdar said that through the NE-RACE portal, producers such as Farmers Producer Organizations (FPOs) can directly showcase their products to prospective buyers...
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    Agriculture Minister Addresses Crop Insurance Improvements and Challenges in Parliament

    Chouhan said that while the earlier system excluded debt-free farmers from insurance, the new policy includes provisions for them as well. The union minister for...
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    PM-PRANAM for Financial Assistance for Organic Farming

    The Indian Council of Agricultural Research also imparts trainings, organizes front-line demonstrations, awareness programs etc. to educate farmers on organic farming, through network of...
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    Agri-business

    Government Advances Cold Storage Infrastructure for Perishable Crops

    The government provides a credit-linked back-ended subsidy covering 35 per cent of the project cost in general areas and 50 per cent in hilly...
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    Simultaneous Global Droughts Could Triple Wheat Prices Under 3°C Warming

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