Tag: Agriculture

DBT Biotech KISAN hub for western dry region kicks start mega farm demonstrations cum training program for smallholder seed spices farmers of Western Rajasthan.......................

The new farm laws provide the required platform to fetch the right remunerative to any buyer they want to sell their produce, writes Dr Shivendra Bajaj, Executive Director, Federation of Seed Industry of India....................

Major commodity groups that have recorded positive export growth during April-Sept, 2020-21 vis-à-vis April-Sept, 2019-20 are Groundnut (35%), Refined Sugar (104%), wheat (206%), Basmati Rice (13%) and Non-Basmati Rice (105%).............

While Dr. S K Malhotra, Agriculture Commissioner says that they expect to break the 2017-18 pulses production record this year, Dr. Makarand Kulkarni of Skymet Weather Services warns of a possible delayed monsoon withdrawal.............

Indian parliament on 20th September passed The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020. Prime Minister has assured that procurement at MSP will continue....................

To be held at 5 pm on Friday, September 18, 2020, this focused discussion will cover key aspects such as sowing, weather impact, the impact of monsoon this season, expected production, demand and supply, as well as price outlook for Kharif pulses viz., Urad, Moong, and Tur.......................

The Ministry of Textiles will make available 10,000 Quintals of certified jute seeds of JRO-204 variety in the 2021-22 crop to the farmers through the Jute Corporation of India (JCI). National Seeds Corporation (NSC), a CPSE under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare would be ensuring delivery of these quality certified seeds to the JCI...............

The agricultural exports as a percentage of India’s agricultural GDP have increased from 9.4 % in 2017-18 to 9.9 % in 2018-19.................

As per Alliance for Agri Innovation (AAI), a special interest group of Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII), field trials are the only way to ensure safety of crops and blocking such these amounts to blocking national development..................

Experts deliberated on the various aspects of Food Processing Industry and Agriculture during COVID-19 at a webinar organized by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and industry. The topic was 'Mitigating Risks In #Food Processing- Role of Insurance and Quality Inspection in Food Processing Industry & Food Imports & Exports'.................