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US keen to build ties with India through agricultural productsedit
Minister-counselor for the foreign agricultural service wing of the United States department of agriculture (USDA) Jeanne F Bailey on Tuesday said the US was keen on strenghening cultural relationship between the two countries through agricultural products.
Arunachal roadmap to make agriculture a profitable businessedit
Khandu informed that an agriculture conclave was held recently, drawing experts from all over the country, to prepare such a roadmap.The Chief Minister also said the state government has clubbed the departments of agriculture and allied sectors under one ministry for proper coordination and efficiency.
Agriculture Ministry mills to make buying jute and cotton at MSP must for textile industryedit
The agriculture ministry is weighing an option to mandate the textile industry to buy cotton and jute from farmers at least at the minimum support prices (MSPs) fixed by the Centre. The move is part of the ...
Odisha targets to provide Rs 1000 agriculture term loan to farmersedit
The Odisha government has targeted to provide Rs 1,000 crore agriculture term loan to farmers this year, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here today. Inaugurating an awareness campaign ”cooperative at your door step”, the chief minister said the main objective of the campaign is to sensitise people about various cooperative programmes and how to avail loan without any hassle
Campaign on farm loanedit
The Chief Minister said the Government has set a target to provide `1000 crore term loan to the farmers during the year. He directed the Cooperation department to ensure that maximum farmers, who have not taken loan, get benefit from crop insurance. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and Odisha State Cooperative Bank (OSCB) for formation of joint liability group to provide loan to small farmers. The CM said each of the primary agriculture cooperative societies should form at least 10 joint liability groups.
Telagnana tops in farmers friendly agriculture reformsedit
A visionary and a farmer him self, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao successfully rolled out over 50 incentives and sops that have gone a long way in making agriculture – in predominantly arid regions ( without irrigation canals and agri motor run bore well farming ) of Telagnana .
Agriculturists exempt from GST: Finance Ministryedit
The finance ministry today clarified that renting or leasing of land by farmers for agriculture, forestry, fishing or animal husbandry is exempt from the GST.Clarifying on the applicability of GST on farmers, the ministry said support services to agriculture, forestry, fishing or animal husbandry are exempt from the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Why the monsoon is so important for the Indian economyedit
The south-west monsoon irrigates over half of India’s crop land. Its arrival marks the beginning of the cultivation of rain-fed kharif crops which are heavily dependent on the monsoon—the quantity of rainfall determines agricultural production. Early showers will help farmers start planting of major crops such as rice, soybeans, cotton and pulses. With farmers reeling under stress due to low crop prices, normal rainfall is expected to help revive the sector and alleviate rural distress.
Agriculture dept. clarifies on neera tapping provisionsedit
Agriculture department officials have made a clarification that Farmer Producer Organisations (FPO) could get involved in neera tapping if they had completed the requisite registration and consent procedures.“The FPO interested in neera tapping should first register with Coconut Development Board at Kochi in Kerala for the specific purpose and also should obtain the requisite approval for tapping neera from the Board”, explained Deputy Director of Agriculture K. Arasappan.
Who benefits from Modi’s crop insurance scheme?edit
India has about 12 crore farmers who form nearly 25 per cent of the 48 crore workforce of the country. Along with dependent population, agricultural farms supply more than 50 per cent of voters. Farm sector has been in distress for more than a decade.
Why are Indian farmers taking to horticulture?edit
Earlier this week the agriculture ministry said that India’s production of perishable horticulture crops like fruits and vegetables touched a record 307 million tonnes in 2017-18. This is a good 27 million tonnes more than the quantity of foodgrains harvested last year.
CM Kumaraswamy promises farm loan waiver in 15 daysedit
Saving farmers is the priority of his government, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said today, as he promised to honour his commitment to waive farm loans within 15 days and insisted there was “no going back” on it.
New study suggests 13 measures that can reduce air pollution by 40 pcedit
A new study has suggested 13 measures, including reducing emissions from thermal power plants and cutting use of solid fuel in households, which, it said, can reduce air pollution levels by almost 40 per cent and avoid 9 lakh premature deaths in India every year.