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Agriculture Industry
India can become global player in agri export: Shobhaedit
The Times of India – Online
India, which is producing foodgrains in surplus, has the potential to be a major global player in agriculture, and this will be possible with proper coordination among various agencies connected with agriculture, said Union minister of state for agriculture and farmers’ welfare Shobha Karandlaje. She was speaking at the zonal workshop of Krishi Vijnana Kendras (KVK), on ‘Strengthening Integrated Farming System through Appropriate Technologies along with Organic and Natural Farming Practices,’ organised by the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Dharwad, in collaboration with other agencies on Sunday, and said that to achieve this, farmers must stress on natural farming. “Even though there cannot be an immediate shift to organic farming, it should be ...
Competition
ONDC partners with NABARD to activate e-commerce in agri techedit
The Economic Times – Online
The newly minted Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is working to activate e-commerce in the agriculture domain in partnership with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). As one of the first initiatives to drive ONDC enablement in the domain, ONDC and NABARD have come together to host the NABARD-ONDC Grand Challenge which aims to establish market linkages for the enabled players with market ready Farmers Producers Organisations (FPOs) in the country. It also aims to promote development of innovative solutions that are likely to aid adoption of e-commerce in the agriculture domain. ONDC CEO T Koshy told ET, for the NABARD – ONDC hackathon, they have more than 400 entities registered, ...
Paddy in India
Telangana procures 5 MT of paddy in Rabiedit
Telangana Today – Online
The Telangana government has, so far, procured nearly five million tonnes of paddy worth Rs 9,726 crore from over nine lakh farmers during the Rabi season. Last year (2020-21), the State government had procured 14.1 million tonnes at an estimated cost of Rs 26,610 crore from over 21 lakh farmers, according to an official release issued on Sunday. The government has purchased over 55 million tonnes of paddy worth Rs 98,000 crore from farmers in the past seven years. Telangana, which is fast reaching the top position in the country in paddy cultivation by overtaking Punjab, has become the ‘granary of India’ with the measures being taken for farmers’ welfare in the last eight years, ...