Farmers’ Prosperity- Key to a Strong Uttarakhand : Chief Minister
On the occasion of 25th Foundation Day of Uttarakhand State, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar organized a Farmers’ Fair and Exhibition at Lohiahead Gandhi Maidan in Khatima in the leadership of Vice-Chancellor of Pantnagar University Prof. Manmohan Singh Chauhan, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, the chief guest inaugurated […]
Empowerment of Scheduled Caste Farmers through Oilseed Production, Value Addition
A special initiative to enhance the income of Scheduled Caste (SC) farmers through oilseedcultivation was launched at Rythu Vedika, Ranjole village, Zaheerabad mandal, Telangana state,titled “Empowerment of Scheduled Caste Farmers through Oilseed Production and ValueAddition” was organized by ICAR–Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research (IIOR), Hyderabadunder the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) under the leadership of […]
Ridge fertilizer Drill-cum-Planter Developed
Directorate of Soybean Research, Indore has designed and developed an effective “Ridge fertilizer drill cum seed planter for soybean crop” sowing machine. It can successfully accomplish placing fertilizer below the soybean seed on the ridge of deep vertisols and associated soils and in soil with calcareous strata. In this drill provision for two sets of furrow openers […]
TRAINING PROGRAMME ON IMPROVED PRACTICES FOR SAFFLOWER CULTIVATION(20TH INSTALMENT PM KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI)
Training programme on Improved practices for safflower cultivation and interaction with oilseedentrepreneurs. The entrepreneurs interacted with the farmers and promised buyback of safflower seedgiving 5% premium price over MSP. The scientists of ICAR-IIOR appraised about the latesttechnologies including cultivars of safflower. The seed to seed mechanization of safflower cultivationwas explained to the farmers. The farmers […]
