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Bhubaneswar, Aug 19: A total of 3,602 farmers killed themselves in Odisha in the past 15 years, the state's Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy said on Wednesday. In a written reply in the state assembly, Maharathy said that according…

New Delhi, Aug 17: The Indian foodgrain production is projected to decline by 4.66 percent to 252.68 million tonnes in 2014-15 due to "setbacks" in kharif and rabi seasons, the agriculture ministry said on Monday. "Production of kharif…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 17: New business opportunities for local farmers and agri- entrepreneurs are on offing with the upcoming MITS Mega Food Park at Rayagada. The grounding of the Park has been fastened with Chief Secretary Sri Gokul Chandra…

Baripada, Aug 7: The Mayurbhanj district, where Sabai cultivation is the main occupation since decades, is taking new leap in matter of cultivation of several kind of late, thanks to Horticulture Deputy Director Dharanidhar Patra whose…

August 4, Angul: With an objective to provide better market for vegetable growers in its periphery villagers and facilitating them to have a better price and more margin, a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between…

The union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved a scheme for interest subvention for public sector banks, private banks, cooperative banks, regional rural banks and NABARD for providing short-term crop loan…

A total of 5,650 farmers committed suicide in 2014, with the maximum deaths being reported from Maharashtra, Telangana and Chhattisgarh, official data has revealed. According to the "Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2014" report…

Odisha state-run dairy co-operative Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Limited (Omfed) on Wednesday said it is planning to collaborate with Amul to scale up its operations. Bishnupada Sethi, chairman and managing…

In a bid to insulate farmers from the vagaries of the monsoon, the government on Thursday announced a new national irrigation scheme with an outlay of Rs.50,000 crore that will not only ensure supply of water to the agricultural sector, but…

The cabinet has approved the prime minister's agriculture irrigation scheme as well as some skill development programmes for the youth who don't have a higher education degree, it was announced on Thursday. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley…