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Need for inclusive agricultural functions to create equitable, efficient, sustainable food system: Country Director, UN World Food Program

Sustainability is the need of the hour in crop protection and agriculture sector: Agriculture Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, GoI

State govt committed to support industry coming forward for farmers welfare: Minister of Agriculture & Health, Department of Agriculture, Govt of Bihar

75 lakh hectares brought under PMKSY - Per Drop More Crop Micro Irrigation since 2016: Kailash Chaudhary, Minister of State, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Incorporate gender perspective in the voluntary sustainability standards: Dr Smita Sirohi, Principal Scientist, ICAR, Former Joint Secretary (G-20), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Embracing newer technologies, forming strategic partnerships, and change in mindset are key to managing soil health responsibly: Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Chairperson PPVFRA, Ex-DG, ICAR, GoI

Green Warehousing or Climate smart warehousing is the cornerstone of Sustainable Agriculture: Chairman (WDRA), Ministry of Food & Public Distribution, GoI

Focus on technology adoption and creating infrastructure to build resilient agriculture value chain: Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, GoI

From Climate Smart to Income Smart: it is time to bring Amrit Kaal for Shree Anna and Indian farmers: Smt Shubha Thakur, Joint Secretary (Crops, Oil Seeds), Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, GOI 

Need to popularize access to nutrient rich crops; industry to play key role: Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, GoI

Maharashtra govt committed to support industry coming forward for farmers welfare: Maharashtra Agriculture Minister

We must carry out R&D in all areas of the value chain of millets: Dr Vijaya Lakshmi Nadendla, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India

Foodborne illness is a major strain on the Indian economy: Inoshi Sharma, Executive Director, FSSAI

Soil health management and conservation needs partnerships at multiple levels: Hemendra Mathur, Chairman, FICCI Task Force on Agri Startups

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, GoI to set up accelerator programme of Rs 500 crore for promoting Agri Start-ups

Digital Agriculture Mission to digitalise the farmer: Manoj Ahuja, Secretary, Agriculture

Joint initiative of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, GoI and FICCI to attract PPP Projects in Agriculture Launched

INDIA NEEDS MACHINERY AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMALL & MARGINAL FARMERS: Shobha Karandlije, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Fishery sector needs an integrated structure like dairy: Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India

Govt to announce 'Good Agriculture Practice' policy soon: Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, GoI

Sensor based use of drone application in agriculture is the need of the hour: Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Family Welfare

Indian Start-ups need access to data and market to tackle technology adoption in agriculture: Anna Roy, Senior Adviser, NITI Aayog

Govt to support industry and farmers to increase maize production in India: Narendra Singh Tomar

Collaborations and partnerships key for Indian agri start-ups to harness potential on the journey towards USD 10 billion: FICCI-PwC Report

Need to focus on Ecosystem - Based Agriculture for sustainable agricultural practices: CEO, NRAA, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Agri surplus should be leveraged in a way that farmers get regular income; India gets competitive advantage in terms of opportunities in global market: Chairman APEDA

Focus required by private & government sector for effective R&D in maize value chain: Minister for Industry Policy & Investment Promotion, Govt of Madhya Pradesh

Private investment in agriculture key to boost farmers income: Parshottambhai Rupala, MoS, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, GoI

Agri Start-ups can provide missing links in agri value chain & deliver innovative products to farmers, consumers: Agriculture Minister, Govt of Karnataka

Agri Start-ups should become the pivot of agricultural transformation & democratization of technology: Dr Ashok Dalwai, CEO, NRAA, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Need to move from Green revolution to Cyan revolution with fusion of agriculture & innovations for growth: Madhya Pradesh Minister for Cooperatives & Public Service Management

Need fresh approach towards farm sector - Moving beyond production targets to creating opportunities for higher income realisation for farmers

Focus on value addition, quality & safety requirements by implementing traceability solutions key to increase export of Indian spices: Secretary, Spices Board of India

Value addition of agricultural produce essential to increase export competitiveness: Chairman, APEDA

Govt to soon launch one stop shop on Agri data; Will benefit farmers & reduce cost: CEO, PMFBY

Govt to soon launch one stop shop on Agri data; Will benefit farmers & reduce cost: CEO, PMFBY

Advanced farm mechanization can reform the Indian agricultural sector: Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

By 2025, India's dairy industry aims to double its processing capacity: Atul Chaturvedi

Creation of Small Warehouses at the Farmgate Could Save a Farmer from Distress Sale: Joint Secretary, Dept of Food & Distribution

Sustainable development key to enhancing competitiveness in the fisheries sector: Secretary, Department of Fisheries

Institutional mechanism must for creating a robust agri value chain management: Dr Ashok Dalwai, CEO, NRRA

Poultry industry should follow cluster approach for market linkage with Maize farmers and FPOs: S K Malhotra, Agriculture Commissioner

Water security in agriculture is a local problem and needs de-centralized solutions: U P Singh, Secretary Water Resources

Customized technology and policy reforms are key concerns of agriculture sector - Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog

CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurates the five-day Krushi Odisha 2020 exhibition cum agri fair

CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurates the five-day Krushi Odisha 2020 exhibition cum agri fair

Government to promote use of additional farm machinery to achieve diverse utilization of mechanization - MoS Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare

Doubling Farmers Income Committee recommends to set up Division of Agri- enterprise in all agriculture departments - CEO, NRRA, Ministry of Agriculture

Technological breakthrough needed for effective crop insurance: CEO, PMFBY

Focused attention needed to meet India's food needs: P Raghavendra Rao, Chemicals Secretary

FICCI compliments PM for extending direct income support to all farmers

Develop long-term strategy to reduce vulnerability of farming community - Dr A K Singh, DDG, ICAR

Innovation by agri start-ups essential to overcome global agriculture challenges: Suresh Prabhu

Global Agriculture & Food Summit to double farmers' income by 2022 and make Jharkhand a food processing hub: Raghubar Das

Need to connect farmers to a value-chain to empower them: Agriculture Secretary

Small Farmers' Agribusiness Consortium to Launch Online Platform for Farmers to Connect with Potential Buyers

States need to be on board to provide institutional credit to farmers Convergence among various entities vital- JS Agriculture

Agriculture Minister pitches for a package of measures to boost Maize Productivity Maize production must grow at 15% CAGR to meet demand, improving price-realisation for farmers vital: FICCI-PwC report

New portal to address crop insurance issues to be online within a week: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

"We need to move beyond tractorisation to improve crop productivity" - MoS, Agriculture, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Agriculture Minister exhorts corporate sector to add value to maize produce

Delegations and Ministers from over 25 countries from Africa are expected to attend

'This is an unfortunate development', says FICCI president Sidharth Birla on EU ban on fruits and vegetable import from India

FICCI Welcomes Evening Trading in Agri Commodities

President of India to inaugurate 3-day Asia-Africa Agribusiness Forum

FICCI Suggests Four-pronged Long-term Strategy