In a recent meeting at the National Soybean Research Institute in Indore, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan stressed the importance of conducting agricultural research in farmers’ fields rather than in distant offices. He believes that farmers are the key to understanding the challenges they face and that research should be tailored to their needs….
The Indian government is set to enhance soybean production with improved varieties using genome editing technology. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced this initiative during a meeting at the National Soybean Research Institute in Indore on June 26, 2025. Currently, the productivity of soybean in India has stagnated, while countries like Brazil achieve higher…
India’s agriculture sector faces a significant change as farmers are increasingly opting to grow maize instead of oilseeds like soybean and groundnuts. This shift is largely a response to the depressed prices of edible oils, which have made oilseed farming less profitable. As a result, farmers are turning to maize for ethanol production, potentially leading…
India’s agriculture sector is set for a significant boost with the government’s new initiative called the ‘Crop War.’ Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced this plan during a review meeting for the ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ at the ICAR Pusa Campus in New Delhi. This initiative aims to enhance productivity in key crops such…
India’s kharif crop sowing is making good progress this year. Farmers have planted crops across 89.29 lakh hectares, which is a rise from 87.29 lakh hectares last year. This shows an increase of about 2.15%. The Agriculture Ministry’s latest data highlights this growth. The increase is seen in various crops such as paddy, pulses, oilseeds,…
