UP to increase production of healthy food grains
Virendra Singh Rawat/ Lucknow Uttar Pradesh is looking to increase the production of coarse grains or millets, which are regarded as healthier due to higher fibre and nutrition components. The…
Sacred River Agri launches free satellite based advisory services
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Sacred River Agri Technologies, an award winning agritech startup working in Uttar Pradesh, has launched free satellite based farm advisory services for farmers. The company…
Drought spectre looms large due to deficient rainfall
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow With the spectre of drought looming large on Uttar Pradesh, the output of major kharif crops including paddy is likely to be hit in the…
Sugar lobby pleads Yogi for higher ‘minimum selling price’
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow In the backdrop of a Rs 15 hike in the sugarcane Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) to Rs 305 per quintal for the coming 2022-23…
IIT Kanpur’s soil testing device launched in market
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow A handy soil testing device ‘Bhu-Parikshak’ developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur last year has now been launched commercially. The mobile app…
UP to incubate farm groups, invest Rs 355 crore
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow To bolster its self acclaimed agricultural agenda, the Yogi Adityanath government will invest nearly Rs 355 crore to incubate farm marketing groups in Uttar Pradesh.…
Oil companies revving up on ethanol expressway
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadmap of boosting ethanol production for blending in fuel, the oil marketing companies (OMCs) are revving up on the…
UP irrigation structure gets world heritage tag
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow In a feat of sorts, the Sukwa Dukwan Weir near Jhansi, often referred to as the ‘Niagara Falls of Bundelkhand’, of Uttar Pradesh has received…
Modi makes farm outreach in Western UP
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reached out to the farmers in the Jat land of Western Uttar Pradesh, which had witnessed widespread protests over…
UP to liberalise agri markets to unlock value
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Looking to unlock the value of agricultural mandis, the Uttar Pradesh government has prepared a roadmap to liberalise and monetise the notified farm produce markets.…