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Centre Identifies Agricultural Products With Export Potential In 733 Indian Districtsedit
Business World – Online
Under the District as Export Hub (DEH) initiative, products including agricultural products with export potential have been identified in all 733 districts across the country. The government introduced a comprehensive Agriculture Export Policy in 2018 to diversify export baskets and destinations and boost high-value and value-added agricultural exports including a focus on perishables. Country and product-specific action plans have also been formulated to promote exports. The Government is also in the process to utilise the proposed District as Export Hub Initiative to achieve the objectives of the Agriculture Export Policy. Under the DEH initiative, products including agricultural products with export potential have been identified in all 733 districts across the country. State Export Strategy has ...
Wheat acreage surges 25% from last year; but weather remains a concernedit
Business Standard – Online
The area under wheat jumped 25 per cent during the week ended December 9 compared to the same period last year. This comes as farmers brought more area under the crop in anticipation of better returns. Record high prices and hope that markets will remain favourable for wheat in the next few months due to dwindling stocks in government granaries and with private traders boosted sentiment, traders said. According to the latest data from the agriculture ministry, till Friday, wheat has been sown in around 25.57 million hectares. During the same period last year, it was 20.39 million hectares. In total, wheat is usually sown in around 30-31 million hectares of land. However, below par ...
Centre-state bodies needed in agriculture, social sector & digital economy: NK Singhedit
The Financial Express – Online
The government should look at mechanisms similar to the GST Council for agriculture, the social sector and the digital economy to foster consensus in national policy-making with states and harness the potential in these sectors, 15th Finance Commission chairman N K Singh said. “About 45% of the population is still dependent on agriculture even though agriculture contributes only 14% of India’s GDP. So, I think that the philosophy of the good working of the GST Council, with some changes, can be replicated in other segments of the economy, particularly in agriculture,” Singh said at the CII Global Economic Policy Summit here.
Paddy in India
Telangana: TDP leader stages protest demanding procurement of paddy from farmersedit
The Print – Online
To highlight the plight of farmers, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and former Minister Devineni Uma staged a protest on Sunday along with farmers on National Highway-30 demanding immediate procurement of paddy from farmers of the state. TDP leaders and farmers protested at the Mylavaram-Chhattisgarh-NH 30. Large quantities of paddy were seen dumped by farmers in Mylavaram market Yard on NH-30. Deveneni also raised slogans in support of the aggrieved farmers. “There is no proper procurement policy. There is no one who cares about the changing colour of grains,” said, Deveneni. ‘They (govt) said volunteers will come and procure the grains through ‘Rythu Bharosa Kendras’. but no one came to farmers so far,” he added.
Stubble Burning
Stubble burning in Punjab: The huge difference in reduction of farm fires and burnt areaedit
The Indian Express – Online
With the end of stubble burning in the state on November 30 (as the Punjab Pollution Control Board records farm fires through satellite till November 30), the state recorded around 30% less stubble burning incidents compared to last year. At the same time, government data revealed that the area under stubble burning could be reduced to just 1.4% much lower than the incidents. The Indian Express explains why there is a huge percentage difference in the reduction of stubble burning incidents and area. What is the area in which farm fires took place this year? This year 30.28 lakh hectares were under rice cultivation of which stubble burning was recorded on 15.43 lakh hectares ...