Farmers in Odisha are demanding a premium over the current purchase rate of paddy at ₹3,100/quintal from the seed companies, putting them in a dilemma whether to get into contract farming in the ...

Kolkata: Agro companies are shifting the production of paddy seeds to Bengal from Telangana as almost 50%-60% of the seeds are being made here. Earlier, agro companies used to bank on Telangana to a ...

YAN, July 17 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) will streamline matters and procedures, to expedite the production of hybrid paddy seed varieties, to help increase ...

A farmer from Odisha, whose indigenous paddy variety has gained widespread popularity among cultivators in the State, has sought a share of profits from the seed’s commercialisation. The move, if ...

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha State Seeds Corporation Limited (OSSC Ltd) has proposed the state government to launch a ‘Seed on Wheels’ initiative to deliver high-yielding varieties of paddy seeds to ...

Rice production in Uttar Pradesh may get affected this year as the state has achieved only 88% of the paddy sowing target so far even as the sowing season for Kharif season has almost ended, people in ...

TIRUCHY: Lending a helping hand in times of difficulty with procurement from the open market or agricultural extension centres, the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) at Siruganur in Tiruchy has cultivated ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Agartala, Aug 20 (IANS) Tripura Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath said on Wednesday that the Central government has authorised the state to certify paddy seeds ...

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Karaikal, has made arrangements to supply certified paddy seeds at subsidised rates for samba and thaladi seasons. As part of the Crop Production ...