UP fish production jumps to 915,000 tonnes
Virendra Singh Rawat Uttar Pradesh, which is catalysing agri allied activities to boost rural income, has witnessed its fish production jump 38 percent in the last four years to 915,000…
UP to double maize production by 2027
Virendra Singh Rawat To bolster agricultural productivity and boost rural income, Uttar Pradesh is targetting to double maize production by 2027. The goal is to elevate maize output to 2.73…
Yogi 2.0 to insulate farmers from climate change
Virendra Singh Rawat The threat of climate change, which is looming over agriculture, particularly in India, demands immediate attention, warn experts. A report underscores India’s high vulnerability to climate change,…
World Bank to fund agri project in UP
Virendra Singh Rawat The World Bank will fund a comprehensive agricultural development project in Uttar Pradesh aimed at increasing farm productivity and rural incomes. The UP Agriculture Growth and Rural…
UP taps rice export market in USA, Europe
Virendra Singh Rawat Giving a lucrative revenue source to the farmers, Uttar Pradesh has tapped the rice export market in the faraway United States of America (USA), Europe and the…
UP to launch WB-funded project of Rs 4,000 crore
Virendra Singh Rawat The Uttar Pradesh government is set to launch a World Bank-funded Rs 4,000 crore agri business and entrepreneurship project. The project will benefit farmers and agro MSMEs…
Podcast – Perils of Climate Change
Virendra Singh Rawat While it is nearly impossible to predict nature and the imminent fallout on the local climes, yet some of the recent rainfall and landslide incidents have been…
‘Carbon finance’ to boost farm income in UP
Virendra Singh Rawat Even as the Uttar Pradesh government is working towards increasing rural income, the state has created an additional revenue stream in the form of ‘carbon finance’ for…
UP to export 40 tonnes of mango to Japan and Malaysia
Virendra Singh Rawat Signalling a major uptick in agro exports, Uttar Pradesh is looking to export about 40 tonnes of mango to Japan and Malaysia this year. For the first…
UP stocks fertilisers for kharif crops
Virendra Singh Rawat For the current kharif sowing season in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government has built a stockpile of fertilisers estimated at 4.8 million tonnes (MT). The primary…