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Agricultural Updates / Support To Farmers

Central Road Research Institute launches ‘Kisan Sabha’ app

Source: NewsonairLink:http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=CSIR-launches-Kisan-Sabha-App-to-connect-farmers-to-supply-chain%2C-transportation-Management-System&id=387310 CSIR launches Kisan Sabha App to connect farmers to supply chain, transportation Management System @CSIR_INDCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has launched Kisan Sabha App to connect…

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May 3, 2020

Agricultural Updates / Support To Farmers

Central Road Research Institute launches ‘Kisan Sabha’ app

Source: IndiatimesLink:https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/digital-india/central-road-research-institute-launches-kisan-sabha-app/75506020 The app will facilitate farmers to timely and economically deliver their products directly to the institutional buyers by minimising the interference of middlemen. Aiming to connect farmers to…

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May 3, 2020

Agricultural Updates / Support To Farmers

KISAN SABHA APP TO CONNECT FARMERS

Source: LegacyiasLink:https://www.legacyias.com/kisan-sabha-app-to-connect-farmers-2/ Why in the news? The Kisan Sabha App developed by CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, to connect farmers to supply chain and freight transportation management system, was remotely launched…

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May 2, 2020

Agricultural Updates / Problems Of Farmers

CSIR’s Kisan Sabha App to Connect Farmers to Supply Chain

Source: Vigyan PrasarLink:https://vigyanprasar.gov.in/isw/CSIR-Kisan-Sabha-App-to-Connect-Farmers-to-Supply-Chain.html India’s ongoing lockdown has threatened the agriculture sector as it overlaps with the time of harvest. In the present situation of COVID-19, farmers are looking for help…

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May 2, 2020

Support To Farmers

[Commentary] Covid-19 and food security: Lessons for Indian Agriculture

Commentary by M.S. Swaminathan (as told to Nitya Rao) on 22 April 2020 Strong agricultural genetic diversity can strengthen food security and in turn reduce vulnerability to infections such as the current…

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April 23, 2020

Agricultural Updates

Govt Sets Foodgrain Production Target at Record 298.3 Million Tonnes for 2020-21 Crop Year

India's foodgrain production is estimated at a record 291.95 million tonnes in the 2019-20 crop year (July- June), beating the target of 291 million tonnes. The government has set the…

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April 17, 2020

Agricultural Updates

With 3% growth this year, India’s agriculture output will be a lone bright spot for economy

Indian economy is headed for a rare annual contraction as 40-day lockdown to prevent coronavirus spread effectively puts a lid on consumption. A farmer carries dried grass between paddy fields…

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April 16, 2020

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