Synopsis Food Corporation of India, the nodal central agency, along with other state agencies undertakes procurement of paddy under the price support scheme (at MSP). Those procured paddy is then milled to make rice and distributed to the public under various food security schemes. Payments worth Rs 159,659.59 crore have been made to as many […]
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Using the newest, easiest trick, 3G cutting in plants can increase yield.
The majority of us have heard the term “3G cutting” in relation to various agricultural methods, but relatively few of us are actually familiar with its definition and methodology. Because they are not using 3g cutting, they are ignorant of its advantages. New Method for Increasing Production in Cucurbit Crops The beneficial insects necessary for […]
India’s wheat output set to touch a new record of 112.74 mn ton in 2022-23: Govt data
Synopsis The country’s wheat production is estimated to set a new record of 112.74 million tonne in the 2022-23 crop year (July-June), while the overall foodgrain output is also likely to be a record 330.53 million tonne, the Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday. The country’s wheat production is estimated to set a new record of […]
Himachal Pradesh aims to bring additional 30,000 acres of land under natural farming in FY24
Synopsis The agriculture department of Himachal Pradesh has set the target to bring an additional 30,000 acres of land under natural farming in 2023-24. So far, 1.59 lakh farmers in the state are practicing natural farming on around 50,000 acres of land, officials said. The agriculture department of Himachal Pradesh has set the target to […]
Cotton prices take a knock as farmers offload stocks
Synopsis The daily arrival of cotton in the markets has increased fivefold to 100,000 bales (each weighing 170 kg) from the historical average of 20,000 bales a day in May. Prices of cotton in the futures trade and at the farm gate have declined 8% and 12%, respectively, in the last fortnight, as farmers, who […]
Odisha to provide free crop insurance to farmers for 3 years
Synopsis “The Cooperation Department would bear the premium of the insurance from the 2023 Kharif season to the 2025-26 Rabi season. Odisha is the first state in the country to provide free crop insurance to farmers,” Naveen Patnaik said. “The Cooperation Department would bear the premium of the insurance from the 2023 Kharif season to […]
Uttar Pradesh surpasses Maharashtra in sugar production this season
Synopsis “The total sugar produced by Uttar Pradesh in sugar season 2022-2023 is 107.29 lakh tonnes (which includes 3.05 lakh tonnes of Khandsari (physically extracted sugar from liquid jaggery), as compared to 105.30 lakh tonnes by Maharashtra. The area under cane cultivation in Uttar Pradesh is 28.53 lakh hectare (maximum in India) as compared to […]
Agritech’s role in enabling climate-resilient agriculture
Global warming and climate change has been a part of numerous discussions presided by world leaders over the past decades. It is a pressing problem and has almost become, unfortunately, a passé but still deserves our careful consideration. Human activities add to the lion’s share of CO2 emissions – with recent studies showing as much […]
Representation to Finance Minister for inclusion of Agrochemicals under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme
Crop Care Federation of India submitted a detailed proposal to the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers in 2020 for the inclusion of Agrochemicals under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) post stakeholder consultation. Recently, the Industry body has made a representation to the Finance Minister seeking her intervention citing several issues which are plaguing Indian […]
Govt scraps import duty, agri cess on soya bean oil, sunflower oil imports under TRQ
This waiver will be effective from 11 May to 30 June, 2023, and applies exclusively to importers holding a TRQ license for the 2022-23 fiscal year The finance ministry has announced a waiver of basic customs duty and agriculture infrastructure and development cess on crude soya bean oil and sunflower seed oil imports under the […]