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J-K: Consignment of Kashmiri vegetables sent to UAE
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
The vegetable consignment sent on Monday was from the Dal area of Srinagar and from Lalgam of Sub-division Budgam.
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U.S. Grains Council India Office Opens in New Delhi
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): The U.S. Grains Council (USGC), a private, global non-profit export market development organization supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, opened its newest office in New Delhi, India. To commemorate the occasion, a team of Council lead
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North East India's First & Biggest ever Organic Fair - Expo ONE 2023
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], January 11 (ANI/PNN): This edition is known as Expo Organic North East or Expo in recognition of the potential of organic farming in the country's North Eastern region to connect growers with consumers and to support the development of the entire value chain for the p
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Honeybee farming a new way out for educated unemployed youth in J-K
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
According to the Department of Agriculture, the business is booming in the Valley due to the increasing demand for honey in the domestic, national and international markets. The Department of Agriculture is providing subsidized beehives along with training and extension services to the fa
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US opens probe into Musk's Neuralink over animal testing: Reports
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The Reuters report said the company has killed about 1,500 animals following experiments since 2018. However, the total number of animal deaths does not necessarily indicate Musk's company is violating regulations, the report said.
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Jaishankar points to 3Cs as challenges to food security: Covid, Conflict,
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
While addressing the High Commissioners/Ambassadors based in Delhi during the luncheon hosted jointly by the department of agriculture and farmers welfare and the ministry of external affairs as a pre-launch celebration of the International Year of Millets (IYOM), Jaishankar said, "I see
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Research: Flawed nutritional guidelines led to increased use of fluoride
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Prominent organizations including the World Health Organization and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have dismissed low-carbohydrate diets that prevent tooth decay in favor of recommending high-carbohydrate diets which rely on fluoride and food fortification to mitigate dental damage an
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Use of technology for informed decision-making in agriculture emphasised
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): Manoj Ahuja, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare on Saturday chaired a meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee on transforming 'Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC) into a Centre of excellence in geospatial technol
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US donates 3,000 metric tons of food to feed Sri Lankan school children
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 27 (ANI): The United States through the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and in partnership with Save the Children, donated 320 metric tons of split yellow peas as a part of 3,000 metric tons of food to nourish school children across Sri Lanka.
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Jharkhand becomes first state in the country to distribute seed to farmers
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Jharkhand [India], August 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): In a significant development which would revolutionize agriculture in the country, Directorate of Agriculture, Jharkhand and global blockchain technology company, SettleMint, India jointly announced the successful launch of seed distribution to fa
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Govt maintained onion buffer stock of 2.5 LMT in FY 2022-23
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): With the aim to stabilize onion prices, the government maintained a buffer stock of 2.5 Lakh Metric Ton (LMT) in financial year 2022-23, said Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in a written reply
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Wheat production in Ukraine likely to fall 41 pc in 2022-23 season
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Wheat production in Ukraine is expected to decline 41 per cent or 13.5 million tonnes year-on-year in the 2022-23 season to around 19.5 million tonnes, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture in its latest report.
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