Agriculture Infrastructure
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Agritech startups leveraging sustainable farming options | Explained
Business | Jul 27, 2022, 10:18 PM ISTAccording to one estimate, if all agricultural land in India were used for protective farming, the market would be worth USD 6 billion. The main reason for the low adoption rate, though, is that farmers don't know much about protective farming and how their products might be exposed.
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Rs 17k cr of PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi have been deposited into bank accounts of 8.5cr farmers: PM Modi
News | Aug 09, 2020, 02:57 PM ISTRs 17,000 crores of PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi have been deposited into bank accounts of 8.5 crore farmers with a single click. No middlemen or commission, it went straight to farmers. I am satisfied because the objective of the scheme is being fulfilled: PM Modi
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Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 1 lakh crore fund to rev up agriculture infrastructure
News | May 15, 2020, 07:43 PM ISTIn a bid to provide impetus to boosting farmers' income, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a set of initiatives and governance reforms, as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', aimed at ramping up agriculture-related infrastructure, improving capacity and put an end to the exploitation of farmers.