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Himachal government to certify farmers doing natural farmingedit
The government will certify farmers engaged in natural farming under the Prakritik Kheti Khushhal Kisan Yojana.
Chief Secretary Anil Khachi, during a meeting of the Task Force on Natural Farming held at the Secretariat, directed Agriculture Department officials to complete the certification of farmers. He said that it was necessary to certify farmers engaged in natural farming so that they could get a better market and price. He emphasised the need to create a brand to ease the recognition and marketing of natural produce.
MS Swaminathan’s Birthday: Major contributions of ‘Father of Green Revolution’ to agricultural renaissance of Indiaedit
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan is a renowned Indian geneticist and administrator, who made a stellar contribution to the success of India’s Green Revolution programme was born on August 7, 1925. The Green Revolution went a long way in making India self-sufficient in wheat and rice production.
Swaminathan has been acclaimed by TIME magazine as one of the twenty most influential Asians of the 20th century and one of the only three from India, the other two being Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore.
He has been described by the United Nations Environment Programme as “the Father of Economic Ecology” because of his leadership of the ever-green revolution movement in agriculture and by Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the ...
India’s first ‘Kisan Rail’ to begin services from today: Key things to knowedit
The railways will begin its Kisan Rail services to transport perishable goods from today. The train will be flagged off via video conferencing by Union Minister of Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. The event shall be attended by other dignitaries from Maharashtra. This will be the first such train, carrying vegetables and fruits, that would run between Maharashtra and Bihar.
India could become Top Five Agriculture commodities exporter: WTOedit
A new report from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has claimed that India could become one of the top five agricultural exporters in the world in a post COVID scenario. India is currently ranked at eight with a total export value of over $39 billion.
The move would further boost the image of India in terms of agriculture. The sector has already shown tremendous growth even in the wake of the pandemic with the government estimating a positive growth of 5.9% when many of the sectors have shown negative growth.
Govt to fund 234 more agri startups with Rs 24.85 Cr in FY21edit
The Agriculture Ministry on Thursday said it will fund 234 more startups in the agriculture and allied sectors with a sum of Rs 24.85 crore under a central scheme in the current fiscal. The government is promoting innovation and agripreneurship by providing financial support and nurturing the incubation ecosystem under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).
Agriculture emerges as bright spot amid pandemic, says RBI; rural demand picks up tooedit
While Indian economy is facing headwinds of coronavirus, the agricultural sector is an outlier, with the growth in the sector also helping spur rural demand. In fact, several sectors whose sales heavily depend on rural India have already started to exhibit a demand revival. “The agricultural sector has emerged as a bright spot… developments have had a salutary effect on rural demand as reflected in fertiliser production and sales of tractors, motorcycles and fast-moving consumer goods,” RBI said in its Monetary Policy statement on Thursday.
Owing to good progress of monsoon in July, the sowing in the season has been higher by 5.9% as of 31st July 2020 as compared to last five year average. The live storage in ...
Dairy Farming
Cargill invests $15 million to set up plant in Pune for cattle supplementsedit
Cargill has invested $15 million in a new bioindustrial plant in Pune to produce bypass fats, which are health and nutrition supplements for dairy cattle. This facility will also manufacture specialty industrial waxes for the tyre and plastic industry.
Cargill has opened a high-pressure hydrogenation plant in Kurkumbh, Pune. The plant has an annual capacity of 35,000 tonne, making it one of the largest facilities to manufacture bypass fats and specialty waxes in the country. The product is targeted at dairy farmers for improving milk productivity. The firm is also launching its global brand, Carfe, in India. It is already available in developed dairy cattle markets worldwide and will now be locally manufactured.
Dairy farmers slam Aavin for reducing procurementedit
A group of farmers from Tirupur poured milk on the streets in protest against the Aavin management on Thursday. Six farmers of the Tamil Nadu Vivaisaigal Sangam poured litres of milk in front of an Aavin cooperative office at Veerapandi Pirivu. They were accompanied by 60 farmers. “Aavin has reduced procurement by 50% and also reduced the payment for each litre claiming that fat content in milk is low. Since fat content is low, instead of paying the fixed Rs 31 per litre, they pay us only Rs 21 to Rs 22 per litre,” said district president Eashwaran. “This reduced payment also has been delayed for all farmers. Those who have one to two cows have ...