News covered by: The Wire 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 […]
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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 […]
Supply chain, agriculture, food processing, and rural India among top focus areas in lockdown guidelines
The crucial supply chain and all-important agriculture and related agri-industries and activities remained among the top focus of the new guidelines on extended lockdown issued by the government on Wednesday. Agriculture and allied sectors and rural India have enormous employment opportunities and affect the country most, so the government reinforced stress on the supply chain and […]
Coronavirus Updates: Full list of activities that will be allowed from April 20 during lockdown 2.0
The Ministry of Home Affairs has put out a notification allowing important industries to operate during the extended coronavirus lockdown for the betterment of farmers, daily wage earners and to maintain efficient supply chain. The notification lists out activities that will be allowed after 20 April and those which are prohibited. “The permitted activities from April 20, […]
Coronavirus: West Bengal farmers face deep losses amid Covid-19 lockdown
India Today TV spoke to many farmers in West Bengal who said they are more worried about their businesses than maintaining social distancing norms. Some of these farmers said they are facing deep losses due to the Covid-19 lockdown. The lockdown due to Covid-19 pandemic has led to huge losses for farmers in the country. […]
Govt disburses ₹15,841 cr to 7.92 cr farmers under PM-KISAN during lockdown
NEW DELHI : The government has disbursed the first instalment of ₹15,841 crore to 7.92 crore farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme, since March 24, the day lockdown was announced to curb COVID-19. Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, the Centre transfers an amount of ₹6,000 per year, in three equal instalments, directly into the bank […]
BoB launches four schemes for Agri sector
To help borrowers in the agriculture sector tide over the distress created by the Covid-19 pandemic, Bank of Baroda (BoB) has announced schemes where it will offer additional loans of up to ₹1 lakh to existing self-help group (SHG) borrowers and up to ₹50,000 to existing crop loan borrowers, among others. India’s third-largest public sector bank, in […]
Will coronavirus lockdown cause food shortages in India?
On 31 March, Asia’s biggest onion market fell silent. The market in Lasangaon in the western Indian state of Maharashtra usually thrums with farmers and traders. But the mostly migrant men and women who unload, load and grade onions – an essential part of the diet of millions of Indians – are missing. The market, […]