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 […]
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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 […]
Agriculture sector to grow at 3% in 2020-21 despite Covid-19 lockdown: Modi govt
Estimated growth in the sector has been attributed to normal monsoon this year along with water availability in reservoirs, which is 40-60% higher than last year. New Delhi: Amid the coronavirus lockdown across the country that brought economic activity to a near halt, the Modi government is expecting that agriculture sector could be a silver lining […]
[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 […]
How to check PM Kisan scheme money and balance
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana also popularly called as PM-Kisan is a scheme that is meant to benefit the farmers in the country. Under the PM Kisan scheme, every farmer in the country will be given a total amount of Rs. 6,000 issued in three instalments of Rs. 2,000. PM-Kisan yojana targets to provide financial assistance […]
Rice-fish farming system in India is in urgent need of conservation and promotion
Along with reducing the emission of greenhouse gases, co-culture systems have beneficial effects on farm income and improving the livelihood of poor rural people and progressive farmer. Rapid human population growth poses many challenges, especially food shortages, malnutrition, limited means of irrigation and shrinking land resources besides deteriorating environmental quality. Sustainable intensification of agricultural production […]
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. New Delhi: India’s agriculture output is seen growing faster than expected in the current financial year, emerging as the lone bright spot at a time when the coronavirus pandemic is taking out the economy’s […]
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, […]