News on Irrigation from India

Punjab Soil & Water Conservation Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal inaugurates the upgraded auditorium and launches an e-approval portal during the workshop on promoting micro irrigation in potato cultivation at Mohali
October 20, 2025
Punjab Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal Promotes Micro Irrigation to Conserve Groundwater and Boost Potato Yields
Punjab Soil & Water Conservation Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal urged adoption of micro irrigation in potato farming to save groundwater and boost yields. Punjab offers up to 90% subsidy, launched e-approval portal, and is expanding canal irrigation.
Farmton Foods Pvt. Ltd. signs MoU with the Government of Gujarat during Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference at Ganpat University, Mehsana, for setting up a ₹580 Cr (USD 69.5 Mn) greenfield frozen potato processing plant.
October 12, 2025
Farmton Foods Signs MoU with Gujarat Government to Set Up Greenfield Frozen Potato Processing Plant in Mehsana
Farmton Foods signs Rs. 580 Cr (USD 69.5 Million) MoU with Gujarat Govt to set up a frozen potato plant in Mehsana. The 2026 facility will boost exports, engage 5,500+ farmers via contract farming & drive sustainable, tech-led agri growth.
Agricultural Equipment at the trade show Agritechnica, world's largest trade show of agricultural machinery and farm equipment. (Courtesy: Agritechnica)
August 28, 2017
Agricultural Equipment Market predicted to grow at CAGR 6.5% to 2024: EstiCast
Indian Market Research firm Esticast Research and Consulting has prepared a Global Agriculture Equipment Market Overview, predicting this market to grow to USD 279.5 billion in 2024, growing at a CAGR of 6.5% from 2017 to 2024.
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A farmer stands at the site of his first potato fields in Dido village in Jaisalmer district (Courtesy: CIP)
May 05, 2016
Good yields in pilot potato cultivation in arid areas in India offer new opportunities
When CIP staff first arrived in Jodhpur things felt familiar. The arid landscape, the water table, and the warm days that fed into cool evenings were reminiscent of Gujarat - India’s most productive potato growing state, except that at Jodhpur and Jaisalmer district runs along the Pakistan border no potatoes were grown.
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