Agricultural growth in the state appreciated
Bhopal : NABARD chief general manager S Akbar on Wednesday said 8% agriculture growth in the last fiscal in Madhya Pradesh is an encouraging development given that 70% people are dependent on agriculture
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Allocations fail to spread cheer to satisfy to agriculture, cooperative sectors
While experts from Kolhapur said that the union government had failed to satisfy the needs of the agriculture and cooperative sectors in its budget announced on Thursday, Member of Parliament Raju Shetty,
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River linking plan, FDI in defence draw flak
Budget proposals 2014-15 evoked mixed reactions from economic experts in the city on Thursday, with the Agri-Infrastructure Fund welcome, while the decision on FDI in defence and other areas faced came
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National agri market, FCI reform Modi’s keys to revive farm sector
Union finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday gave a fresh push for creating a national market for agricultural produce and planned reforms in food grain management through “restructuring” the FCI.
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NABARD projects for State farmers
To expedite the process of financial inclusion in the State which as per the report of the Rangarajan Committee on Financial Inclusion has a sizeable section of the population excluded from basic banking opportunities and services, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has come up with a slew of farmer-oriented projects.
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Nabard sanctions Rs 307 cr to Bengal under RIDF
Since the inception of RIDF, Nabard has sanctioned more than 40,000 projects with a loan component of Rs 5,806 crore to the West Bengal Government.
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NABARD launches three-year village development project at Killukottai
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched a three-year village development programme at Killukottai village at Kundrandarkovil in the district recently. The programme,
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Call for formation of National Rural Bank
GUWAHATI, March 10
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Udalguri gets first tea factory for small tea growers
UDALGURI, March 4
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Rs 1,465-crore Nabard loan
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has disbursed loans amounting to Rs 1,465 crore in Kerala in 2008-09 for various activities taken up in the State.
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Nabard offers Rs 207-cr aid to Rajasthan
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned a loan assistance worth Rs 207 crore to Rajasthan for rural infrastructure development. Nabard chief general manager,
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Nabard ups state credit potential
Jamshedpur, March 25: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has come up with a state focus paper (2009-10) identifying a credit potential of Rs 7,708 crore in key farm sectors of Jharkhand.
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Children of Samba villages have to walk 10 km to reach school
Children of Jeed, Beli, Handad and Janda villages in Samba district of J&K have to walk 10 km everyday to attend their school at Sumb as these villages have no road connectivity. The four villages, situated
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Awareness programme on environment protection
TIRUNELVELI: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) conducted an awareness programme on environment for bankers, NGOs and farmers recently at Tenkasi to sensitise the stakeholders on environmental degradation and the strategies to mitigate the danger.
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Nabard to pool small farmers' holdings
Small is not beautiful for small farmers. As farmers with small holdings find agriculture unviable, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) is planning to pool up such small farmers to make them a big player. The Nabard is looking at a chunk of not less than 1,000 acres to provide consultancy and financial assistance. "Farming has become unviable for farmers. We are planning to pool them up together in order to empower them with financial assistance in order to produce in large quantities,' Mr S.R. Aluru, Chief General Manager (Andhra Pradesh), said.
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Use technology to draw youth to farming, appeals expert
Huge reserves of India’s natural resources going unutilized Modern technology should be used effectively to attract the youth to farming, K. Narayana Gowda, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, has said.
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Nabard pat for state agri sector
ARUN KUMAR THAKUR K.C. Shashidhar Ranchi, Jan. 29: Jharkhand has a huge potential for absorbing credit in agriculture and allied sectors, an assessment done by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has revealed.
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Jairam moots new bank for SHGs
NEW DELHI, 18 JULY: Seeking to promote self-employment among women, the government has proposed to bring down the interest rate on bank lending to self help groups (SHGs) at par with that on crop loans to farmers and set up a dedicated national bank for women SHG on the lines of NABARD.
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Kalakkayam to be tapped for power
Hydel plant of 750 kilowatt capacity to come up at Kurissadi If things go according to the plans of the Energy Management Centre, the Kalakkayam waterfalls, near Palode, will be a source of electricity to the power-starved capital city and to the State at large.