Agriculture Minister

US President Donald Trump on July 7 said Washington is close to making a deal with India while announcing new tariffs against 14 nations including Myanmar, Cambodia and Thailand, among others.

Indian farmers to benefit from suspension of Indus Waters Treaty, says Shivraj Chouhan

The government will work on a short, mid and long-term plans to use the water to help Indian farmers, Chouhan has said

Pawar says his tenure as Union agriculture minister saw rise in MSPs, launch of key missions

A senior leader of Maharashtra served as the country's agriculture minister. I personally respect him, but what has he done for farmers, PM Modi said.

Tomar launches India's first COVID-19 vaccine Anocovax for animals

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar introduced the country's first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for animals, Anocovax, on Thursday. The vaccine was produced by the ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines in Haryana (NRC).

Farmers' protest limited to certain area: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar

Talking to reporters in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior city, Tomar also accused the opposition Congress of playing politics over the farmers' agitation.

Agriculture Minister not giving correct facts on farm bills, Sharad Pawar counters Narendra Singh Tomar

In a series of late night tweets in Hindi, Pawar said, "@nstomar ji is not bringing out correct facts before people. He has been assuring that the new laws will not affect the mandis but farmers unions are of opinion that the provisions under law favour rival companies."

Farmers’ protest limited to one state, rest in favour, says Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar

The government’s initiatives taken during the COVID-19 pandemic for the growth of farm sector, including Rs 1 lakh crore fund for creating farm-level infrastructure and 10,000 FPOs (Farmer Producer Organisations) will help farmers’ community, Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar said at virtual conference organised by industry body ASSOCHAM

Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar unveils govt's first honey testing lab at NDDB

Since all farmers cannot take their samples for testing to NDDB in Gujarat, more labs need to be set up in the future for the benefit of small farmers, Tomar said.

India on track to become self-sufficient in pulses production: Agriculture Minister

The country had produced 23.40 million tonnes of pulses during 2018-19 crop year (July-June), still short of annual domestic demand of 26-27 million tonnes. The gap is met through imports.

Major farm measures likely in coming weeks: Agriculture Minister

The agriculture ministry has prepared a cabinet note on "addressing income deficit syndrome of small and marginal farmers" proposing various steps, including a financial package and interest waiver for timely crop loan repayers, according to sources.

Agri-schemes not disjointed but linked at various stages: Agriculture Minister

Indian agriculture is confronted with high price volatility and climate risk for which adequate preparedness has been in place, he said.

Agriculture minister urges Moldova to explore farm imports from India

The minister called for strengthening traditional ties between the two countries by promoting closer cooperation in the agriculture sector, an official statement said.

Integrated farming key to boost farmers income: Agriculture Minister

"Small farms (of up to 2 hectare) hold the key to ensuring food and nutritional security of India. Therefore, location specific integration is necessary," he said in the Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting on agriculture ministry here.

Policy ensuring MSP 50% higher than production cost to come soon

Government think tank Niti Aayog has come out with a draft policy after discussion with states and it will be finalised soon after further deliberations, he added.

India exported coconut products worth Rs 2,084 cr in FY17

"In the year 2016, we started exporting coconut oil to Malaysia, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka, the countries from where we were importing earlier. For the first time, desiccated coconut is being exported to the US and Europe in large quantities from India," Singh added.

National conference on evolving rabi sowing strategy tomorrow

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh will inaugurate the conference at Vigyan Bhawan here. "It will take review of kharif crops and discuss with state governments on preparedness for the coming rabi season," a senior Agriculture Ministry official said.

Intercropping can boost sugarcane farmers' income: Agriculture Minister

Addressing a seminar on 'Hundred Year of Sugarcane Varieties', Singh said the government has set a target of doubling farmers' income by 2022 and is taking various steps to achieve this objective.

Agriculture Minister launches NDDB's dairy quality mark logo

The 'Quality Mark' logo will be valid for three years and surveillance audit for checking compliance with quality norms will be held once every year by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), an apex dairy sector body. "NDDB's Quality Mark will provide dairy cooperatives and producer institutions the much-needed brand identity and a competitive edge," Singh said in a statement.

India will become self sufficient in pulses, oilseeds: Agriculture Minister

The country imports over 5 million tonnes of pulses and about 14.5 million tonnes of vegetable oils (comprising edible and non-edible oils) every year to meet domestic demand.

Maharashtra has tremendous potential in dairy sector: Radha Mohan Singh

"There is a tremendous potential for working on the development of dairy in Maharashtra. In Nagpur, Vidarbha and Marathwada..., the dairy profession can be a major source of livelihood for rural households," Singh said in an official statement.

India to produce 150 lakh tons of fish by 2019-20: Government

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said 107 lakh tons of fish was produced in the country in 2015-16 while for 2016-17, a target of 118 lakh tons of fish is fixed.

Setback for Yogi Adityanath? Jaitley rules out farm loan waivers to states

"This issue (loan waiver) has cropped up in several states. The Centre has its policies for agriculture sector under which we provide interest subvention and other support. We will continue to give all that.

Agriculture Minister defends milk price hike, says move to benefit farmers

"There is no system to fix milk price in the country. But, the increase in rates will benefit farmers who are incurring high cost on inputs like feed and fodder," Singh said after the launch of a coffee table book on India's white revolution commemorating golden jubilee year of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).

Telangana govt eyes 84.66 lakh MT foodgrain production this year

"The average of last five years was 81.75 lakh metric tons. This year the expected foodgrains production is 84.66 lakh metric tons. It will come, there is no doubt," he said in the Legislative Assembly during a budget discussion.

No direct link between noteban and agri prices: Agriculture Minister

There is no "direct link" between demonetisation and the prices of agricultural commodities, the government said today.