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India has witnessed a 14% growth in its import of agricultural and processed food in the first quarter (April to June) of the current Financial Year (April 2022- March 2023). During the same period, in the previous Financial Year, India's exports were worth $5,256 million, compared to this year's $5,987 million. Meanwhile, the government targets to export worth $ 23.56 billion agricultural and processed food in the current Financial Year.

Under the 'Make In India campaign', Garuda Aerospace, decided to manufacture 1000 drones for the agriculture sector. The company has aimed to optimise both productivity and profitability of the farm, by helping farmers move past their traditional manual method of spraying pesticides, in order to save time. "Our plan was presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and he agreed to… read-more

The J&K government has decided to cultivate land near the zero line along the border in Kathua. Reportedly, Pakistan is cultivating land up to zero line but India had stopped cultivation 18 years back owing to indiscriminate firing by Pakistan. While Inspecting the land for viability of farming, the Deputy Commissioner Kathua OP Bhagat opined that the cultivation would help both farmers and the BSF.