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Women At The Wheel: How Affordable Machinery Can Make Women The Drivers Of India’s Agri-growth By 2030.

The feminisation of agriculture is no longer a passing trend; it’s a structural shift as according to the Agricultural Census, women formerly constituted nearly 73 percent of the pastoral agrarian pool Byline: Yogesh Gawande, Founder, Niyo Farmtech  The face of Indian Agriculture is changing. Fields that were formerly cultivated and managed largely by men are […]

Nurturing India’s Fields: A Decade Of Unmatched Growth & Bold Policy Moves

Recognising agriculture’s pivotal role, the budget allocation for the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has surged exponentially—from Rs 11,915.22 crore in 2008-09 to Rs 21,933.50 crore in 2013-14, reaching an unprecedented Rs 1,22,528.77 crore in 2024-25   Byline: Neeraj Sehrawat, National In-charge – Research & Policy, Kisan Morcha BJP Invoking the timeless words of […]

Farmers were Never Priority of Previous Govt: Agriculture Minister

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that since independence, the Prime Minister has been hoisting the flag from the ramparts of the Red Fort, but earlier no government had invited farmers on Independence Day because farmers were never in the priority of previous governments. Chouhan was addressing […]

Agriculture Sector Banking On 800 Climate-Resilient Products To Mitigate Climate Change’s Impact On Crops

The need to develop a responsive and appropriate scientific mechanism to counter the impact of climate change is also forcing companies to come up with out-of-the-box solutions for the farming community   As rising temperatures impose increased resource demands on farming, countries in the Global South are taking measures to safeguard their agriculture sectors against […]

Empowering Farmers, Communities Through Sustainable Practices

  In India, the participation of Indian women is 75 per cent in the production of major crops, 51 per cent in post-harvest work, 79 per cent in horticulture and 95 per cent in animal husbandry and fisheries, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) research has revealed   Women in India contribute significantly to agriculture, […]