Draft Seeds Bill, 2019
The revised draft Seeds Bill 2019, which the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare placed in the public domain recently for suggestions and comments, seems to be a watered down version of a draft
Seeds
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New Variety of Mustard Seeds is here
Farmers of the state will get such variety of mustard seeds which will mature within short period and will be with more oil content. The Regional Agriculture Research Centre, Morena of the Rajmata Vijayaraje Agriculture University has developed a new variety of mustard seed, 'Rajmata Mustard-1'. This has proved successful in the field tests during the last five years.
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Food security flak for Centre
Ranchi, Sept.
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NSC distributes seeds in drought-hit east India
New Delhi: To help farmers in eastern India tide over the drought, the National Seed Corporation (NSC) has distributed tonnes of short-duration crop seeds to state government of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa.
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Now, seeds of unrest among city farmers
New Delhi: Farmers of Delhi are now a worried lot, as Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the city government are planning to acquire panchayat land for
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Seeds, fertilizers for farmers for Rabi cultivation
Bhubaneswar: Anticipating a fall in paddy production in the current Kharif season due to deficient rainfall, the Odisha government on Thursday decided to provide adequate seeds and fertilizers to farmers by September 15 for Rabi cultivation. A decision to this effect was taken at a review meeting presided over by chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here. The meeting reveal
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Seeds & grafts: Farmers leeced at Govt shops
LUCKNOW: Anomalies in the sale of certified seeds in Uttar Pradesh are touching new lows. A survey of NREGS implementation in Kanpur Dehat, conducted by member, state quality monitor, Vinod Shankar Chaubey, has brought to light largescale irregularities in the distribution and sale of certified seeds to beneficiaries of NREGS.
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Humus key to soil water conservation
In agriculture, water plays an important role in crop production. So it is very important to use water very efficiently in crop production and see more grains from every drop of water used in crop cultivation.
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MoU to increase seed production
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Government has signed an MoU with J. K. Agri-Genetics Ltd. for increase in seed production, development of new breeds and transfer of technical knowledge in the agriculture sector. State Additional Chief Secretary (Agriculture) S. Ahmed and J. K. Agri-Genetics CEO S.K. Gupta signed the MoU at Pant Krishi Bhavan here.
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Monsanto plans 2 high-yielding corn hybrids by 2011
Dilip Kumar Jha / Mumbai August 19, 2010, 0:41 IST Monsanto India (MIL), the leading hybrid seed and technology provider, plans to launch two high-yielding hybrid variety of maize, next year. The premium seeds Dekalb 9108 and Dekalb 9106 will be available during spring and the kharif seasons in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, respectively. Dekalb is now available in 14 high-yielding hybrid variet
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Green city: Aerial spraying of seeds on hills near Jodhpur
Ajay Parmar | TNN Jodhpur: Jodhpur Municipal Corporation (JMC) has undertaken a project to make the hills around the city green. Cashing in on the rainy season, the corporation has decided to go for aerial spraying of seeds of the local flora on these hills. The mayor, Rameshwer Dadhich flagged off the seed-laden helicopter from the Air Force station in Jodhpur on Tuesday afternoon.