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    The RISE Accelerator, established in 2023, is expanding its focus with the new Climate Smart Agritech cohort. This segment is dedicated to start-ups and...
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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

    The government’s aim is to increase the number of people using safe drinking water to at least 90 percent by 2030, in line with...
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    North Eastern Region Agri-Commodity E-Connect Web Portal

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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

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