Imported seed varieties to soar tomato production in Kashmir

Aug 19, 2020

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 19 : The production of tomatoes from imported seeds is set to get a boost in the Kashmir...

SKUAST scientists develop hybrid tomato varieties that grow in winter

Aug 19, 2020

Srinagar (Kashmir) [India], August 19 : Scientists of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST) are conducting experiments with imported tomato seed...

GeM introduces 170 new seed categories on its portal, featuring nearly 8,000 seed varieties

Nov 04, 2024

Launched ahead of the upcoming cropping season, these expanded categories are designed for procurement by Central and State Public Sector Units (PSUs) and other...

Union Min Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurates 13th National Seed Congress in Varanasi

Nov 28, 2024

Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the 13th National Seed Congress in Varanasi virtually on Thursday and said Seed...

Farmer-centric growth, technological innovation to triple Agricultural GDP: Union Minister Shivraj Chouhan

Dec 08, 2025

Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that under the Modi government, agriculture had seen strong progress; sugarcane production has grown by 44 per cent since 2014,...

Shivraj Singh Chouhan unveils 184 new ICAR-developed varieties of 25 crops

Jan 04, 2026

Speaking with reporters in Delhi, the Minister said that over the past 10-11 years, under the Prime Minister's leadership, more than 3,200 new seed...