Borlaug and his team ran breeding programmes for the next 20 years, at first to improve Mexican wheatâs resistance to disease, and then to increase its yieldâlargely by breeding shorter plants that did not collapse under the weight of a heavily fertilised wheat ear. By 1963 some 95% of wheat sown in Mexico was Borlaugian,…
The government over the weekend withdrew its 20% duty on onion exports. This relieves Indian farmers, who have often run into export constraints just as prices have risen to let them reap rewards. Also Read: Americaâs reciprocal tariffs will exacerbate the problems of Indian farmers These barriers are typically used to enhance local supply and…
Although these are early days in the negotiations for a multi-sectoral bilateral trade agreement (BTA) between India and the US, the final outcome is already being envisaged as the âmother of all dealsâ and a âgrand trade deal.â Both countries are expected to negotiate hard for finalizing an agreement that maximizes benefits for their respective…
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy at a review meeting with his Cabinet colleagues and officials in Hyderabad on Saturday. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will launch the four welfare schemes at Chandravancha village in Kosgi mandal of combined Mahbubnagar district on the Republic Day. The government will roll out four major welfare schemes – Rythu…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked global agriculture economists to find ways to connect the world with sustainable agri-food systems, given that nearly 90% of farmers are smallholders. While inaugurating the International Conference of Agricultural Economists, the PM said agriculture is central to India’s economic policy and that marginal farmers are the…
