Source: nextiasLink:https://blog.nextias.com/kisan-sabha-app In News- The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) has launched Kisan Sabha App to connect farmers to supply chain and freight transportation Management System. Aim and significance: Kisan Sabha aims to provide the most economical and timely logistics support to the farmers. It increases their profit margins by minimizing the interference of middlemen and directly connecting them with the institutional […]
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Kisan Sabha App to Connect Farmers to Supply Chain and Freight Transportation
Source: CivilsdailyLink:https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/pib-kisan-sabha-app-to-connect-farmers-to-supply-chain-and-freight-transportation/ Kisan Sabha App developed by CSIR to connect farmers to supply chain and freight transportation management system was recently launched. Initiatives as such are less likely to be asked in the prelims as the name and purpose create no different analogy. But for the sake of information and mains perspective, it is vital […]
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 farmers to supply chain and freight transportation Management System. It aims to provide the most economical and timely logistics support to the farmers and increase […]
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 the supply chain and freight transportation management system during the covid-19lockdown, the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), a research lab of the Council of Scientific and […]
Kisan Sabha App
Source: DrishtiiasLink:https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/kisan-sabha-app Why in News The CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI), New Delhi has developed the Kisan Sabha App to connect farmers to the supply chain and freight transportation management system. The app also intends to provide a robust supply chain management required to facilitate the timely delivery of the products at the best possible prices during the present […]
नई सेवा / किसानों की सुविधा के लिए सीआरआरआई ने लॉन्च किया किसान सभा ऐप, फसल बेचने और खाद-बीज की दिक्कत दूर होगी
News covered by: Dainik Bhaskar Link:https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/kisan-sabha-app-launched-to-connect-farmers-to-supply-chain-in-hindi-1588403816-2 किसान सभा ऐप के जरिए किसान ट्रांसपोर्टर, खाद-बीज विक्रेता और कृषि क्षेत्र से जुड़े विशेषज्ञों से जुड़ सकते हैं। 1.कृषि विज्ञान केंद्रों के नेटवर्क से भी जोड़ा जाएगा यह नया ऐप 2.व्यवस्थित कृषि बाजार न होने से काफी फसल बर्बाद हो जाती है नई दिल्ली. लॉकडाउन के दौरान किसानों को […]
KISAN SABHA APP TO CONNECT FARMERS
Source: LegacyiasLink:https://www.legacyias.com/kisan-sabha-app-to-connect-farmers-2/ Why in 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 on 1st May 2020. The Kisan Sabha app is a one stop solution for farmers, transporters and other entities engaged in the agriculture Industry and offered that […]
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 in taking their produce to the market, as also in procuring seeds, fertilizer, etc. from the market. A robust supply chain management is urgently required […]
Central Bank of India launches loan schemes for MSMEs, farmers
Mumbai, Apr 29 () State-run Central Bank of India on Wednesday launched various schemes to provide liquidity support to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), agriculture and self-help group borrowers that are affected by the COVID-19 induced lockdown. For MSME borrowers that are standard, the bank is offering an emergency line of credit up to […]
[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 pandemic. In this commentary, eminent agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan draws on some of his early research on potato, focusing on the spread of pests and […]