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ADB to provide USD 91 mn loan for Vijayanagara Channel

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 19, 2019

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide USD 91 million loan to modernise the Vijayanagara Channel irrigation systems and prepare river basin management plans in the Krishna river. The basin management plan will help improve irrigation water use efficiency and contribute...

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Bayer CropScience's hi-tech farming project to help 2.5 million smallholder farmers

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 19, 2019

Bayer CropScience, one of the leading crop protection sciences and seeds companies operating in India, has launched Better Life Farming, an initiative to empower 2.5 million Indian smallholder farmers by 2025 through 5,000 agri-entrepreneurs in horticulture, corn and paddy...

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New World Bank project to support climate resilient agriculture in Odisha

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 29, 2019

The Centre, Odisha government and World Bank on Thursday signed US$165 loan agreement for implementation of Odisha integrated irrigation project for climate resilient agriculture. The project aims to support small farmers to strengthen the resilience of their production...

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India extends Line of Credit worth USD 30 mn to Sierra Leone for irrigation development

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 14, 2019

India and Sierra Leone on Sunday signed six agreements including a Line of Credit to the tune of USD 30 million for irrigation development in Tomabum to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production. "India is committed to be being a reliable partner of #SierraLeone in its...

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