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Agri Marketing dept to set up more Sufal Bangla stalls in stateedit
Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday said the Government has decided to connect 22,000 rural markets under online marketing system to ensure better pricing of farm produce.
Supplies hit as farmer agitation enters third dayedit
Agitating farmers on Sunday sought an apology from the Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh even as their ‘Gaon Bandh’ entered the third day, partially affecting the supply of vegetables and milk in some cities and towns, especially in North India.
Gram Swaraj Abhiyan extended to 302 villages in Ramanathapuramedit
Nearly a month after completing ‘Gram Swaraj Abhiyan’ (GSA), a village self-governance campaign in 34 Dalit-dominated villages and ensured they attained saturation in seven flagship pro-poor programmes, the district administration has extended GSA to 302 more villages, which had population of more than 1,000 people.
Natural farming need of the hour: Naiduedit
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday exhorted farmers to switch over to natural and organic farming while congratulating the 1.63 lakh farmers who are already practising it.Participating in the launch of Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) programme near Nagarjuna University here on Saturday evening, the Chief Minister said that a target has been set to bring 60 lakh farmers under ZBNF by 2024 at a cost of Rs 16,000 crore.
Government relaxes norms for coastal movement of agriculture, farm products, says Union Minister Nitin Gadkariedit
In a major policy initiative aimed at benefitting farmers, the government has done away with the licensing permits for foreign vessels for coastal movement of agriculture, fishery and animal produce, besides allowing Indian citizens to charter ships for these, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said. The move is also aimed at promoting processing of seafood at Indian hubs under Sagaramala initiative rather than processing of Indian seafood in Singapore before further exports to countries like Japan. “We have done away with the licensing requirement for plying of foreign flag vessels by foreign players on the coastal line of India for four kind of cargos – agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and animal husbandry.
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh Slammed For His Comment On Farmers’ Protestedit
Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Saturday the protest by farmers in various parts of the country were attempts to get media attention, triggering demands by opposition parties for his removal.Singh said the farmers opted for “unusual deeds” to draw media attention as they belong to organisations with only a few thousand members.
Government makes Aadhaar must to buy fertilizeredit
In a bid to ensure that there is no leakage in the fertilizer subsidy distribution, the state agriculture department has made Aadhaar mandatory for farmers who buy fertilizer from retail sellers. The subsidized fertilizer will distributed only after matching the biometric details of the farmers with the documents they produce.
CM K Chandrasekhar Rao reviews agriculture position, pushes for more exportsedit
Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday said that the state should be in a position to export flowers, fruits and vegetables, reversing the present situation with agriculture officials providing guidance to farmers. He said this at a review meeting held with officials and ministers at Pragathi Bhavan.
Soon, farmers to be trained to market, preserve their produceedit
Concerned over a large number of farmer suicides across the country in the recent past, the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM) wants to churn out professionals who can reach out to the farmers and train them on modern agriculture so that they can market their produce and at the same time preserve them for a longer period.