Farm Dairy

Does blockchain technology have a place in the future of the agricultural supply chain? It is certainly starting to look that way.

UNI

The State, needs to implement successfully the already taken “Perspective Plans for Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Forestry and Irrigation” to address the future demands of food, effectively and efficiently, said a report of the Tripura Government, published by Directorate of Economics & Statistics Planning (Statistics) Department.

The Hindu

Maharashtra’s new agricultural market reforms look to disrupt open market trade scenario by better management of inventory and infrastructure instead of regulating the Minimum Support Price (MSP), according to a report submitted to the State Cabinet. The reforms, part of the efforts to streamline the existing MSP regime, include opening up of MSP procurement centres, effective management of the inventory of the procured food grains and incurring losses by off loading the same in open market. All of this to “further disrupt” the open market trade scenario, officials said.

DNA

The government launched the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) last week in an attempt to provide further benefit to farmers growing pulses and oilseeds from the higher minimum support prices (MSPs) that were announced earlier. The new scheme will be a mix of three mini schemes: direct procurement from farmers (price support scheme or PSS), reimbursing them for losses incurred when wholesale market prices fall below the announced MSP (price deficiency payment scheme or PDPS) and a pilot project for procurement by private traders at MSP for the government.