Crop Advisory

Get expert-backed tips on crop selection, sowing techniques, pest and disease management, and harvesting methods tailored for different regions and seasons.

Subsidies on Farm Machinery and Equipment: What’s Available?

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In recent years, mechanization has become essential in modern agriculture to improve efficiency, reduce labor dependency, and enhance productivity. Recognizing this, both the Central and State Governments in India provide various subsidies and financial assistance for purchasing farm machinery and equipment. This article outlines the key schemes available for farmers to avail these benefits. 1. […]

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Soil Health Card Scheme: How It Helps Farmers Increase Productivity

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What is the Soil Health Card Scheme? The Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme is an initiative by the Government of India launched in 2015 to help farmers improve soil quality and crop productivity by providing scientific recommendations on fertilizer use and soil nutrient management. The scheme issues a Soil Health Card to farmers, which contains detailed information

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Herbicide-Tolerant Pusa Basmati Rice: A Farmer’s Guide to PB 1979 and PB 1985

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Farmers in the Basmati rice growing areas of India (Delhi, Punjab, Haryana) facing challenges with weed control now have a promising solution: herbicide-tolerant Pusa Basmati rice. This article focuses on two key varieties, Pusa Basmati 1979 and Pusa Basmati 1985, developed by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), and their potential to transform rice cultivation

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Rabi Season Crop Guide

Rabi Season Crop Guide: Sowing Tips and Best Varieties

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Introduction India’s various crops are cultivated in various seasons, and the Rabi season is one of them. Rabi is particularly special in the sense that it is not rain-dependent—farmers use irrigation instead. In this season, staple foods such as wheat and pulses are cultivated, and these are consumed by more than half of the country’s

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UP Government Rolls Out New Kharif Strategy to Boost Food Grain, Oilseed Output by 12%

UP Government Rolls Out New Kharif Strategy to Boost Food Grain, Oilseed Output by 12%

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Key Focus on Maize and Paddy Cultivation To increase the income and agricultural productivity of farmers, the Uttar Pradesh government has adopted a new strategy. The aim is to increase the production of farmers by 12% by 2025-26 season. This has been announced this week. The goal of this scheme is to increase the production

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Bt Cotton – India’s Only Approved Genetically Modified Crop

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India is one of the world’s leading producers of cotton. The credit for this not only goes to the farmers but also to our government and the great Indian scientists, thanks to whom a Genetically Modified crop like Bt Cotton received approval in India.This approval was granted in 2002 by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee

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