Gangtok: Agri-Business Incubation (ABI), ICAR Research Complex for NEH area, conducted a day-long business meeting on the marketing of specialty agro-products in the North-Eastern region…
Paddy purchase under KMS 2021-22 has benefited about 30,000 farmers.
New Delhi: Paddy purchase at MSP from farmers has begun in the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22, as it has in prior years. Up to…
APEDA signs clearance on Kerala’s first export consignment of value-added products
New Delhi: The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the export to Melbourne, Australia, of the first consignment of value-added and…
Dzongu women try their hand at cardamom fibre crafts
Gangtok: Twenty-five women from various Self Help Groups in Upper Dzongu’s Noom-Panang hamlet finished a cardamom fibre craft programme organised by the North Eastern Development…
As global prices rise, India’s wheat exports might triple to an eight-year record
According to two industry insiders, India’s wheat exports in 2021 might double from a year ago, reaching the highest level in eight years, as global…
Northeast to be turned into oil palm hub of India
Guwahati: The Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar today asserted that the Centre’s decision to make major interventions in the North…
Pact between SITA & AAU in Assam to bring Economic security to rural women, raise farming income
Guwahati: An MoA (Memorandum of Agreement) was signed between SITA (State Innovation and Transformation Aayog) and the AAU (Assam Agricultural University), here on Friday, 1st…
APEDA to harness the export potential of organic products with its new initiatives
New Delhi: The Agricultural and Processed Food Exports Development Authority (APEDA) has taken several key initiatives to sensitise growers, exporters, State government officials, and other…
Assam to get self-sufficient in Agri and surplus employment opportunities with the ambitious Gorukhuti Project
Guwahati: The ambitious Gorukhuti project is the beginning of the Assam Government’s plan to make the State self-sufficient in agriculture and allied sectors, while, it…
Spice Sector plans to enhance its potential and scope in Assam
Guwahati: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently held a meeting with the Spices Board of India to discuss enhancing the scope, prospects, and potential of…