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Agriculture Industry
India allows exports of broken rice to meet food security needs of other nationsedit
Mint– Online
The government late on Wednesday allowed exports of broken rice based on permission given by the government for shipments to other countries for meeting their food security needs, though the export ban on broken rice is in place. “The export policy of broken rice is prohibited; however, export will be allowed on the basis of permission granted by the Government of India to other countries to meet their food security needs and based on the request of their government, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.
Agri ministry asks states to step up kharif preparednessedit
The Financial Express – Online
The agriculture ministry has initiated a series of meetings with the state governments on the preparedness on the availability of seeds, fertilisers, fodder and other inputs required for the forthcoming kharif crops, and activating district-level agricultural contingency plans in case of a possible shortfall in monsoon rains. Officials told FE that state-specific meetings are being held in collaboration with other related ministries including agriculture, food, water resources, home and earth sciences, to ensure better coordination at the ground level.
IARI organizes training workshop on ‘Crop simulation modeling for managing agriculture under changing climates’edit
Krishi Jagat – Online
Five-day training workshop on ‘Crop simulation modeling for managing agriculture under changing climates’ is being organized by ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute in collaboration with Bioversity International-CIART Global Alliance from 22nd May to 26th May 2023. Dr Rajvir Singh, Asst Director General (Agron, Agroforestry and Climate Change) inaugurated the program on 22nd May and he emphasized the importance of capacity building in the science of simulation modeling for managing agricultural risks, particularly in current and future times of increasing climatic risks and associated productivity losses.
India to ship grains to Indonesia, Nepal, Senegal, Gambiaedit
Mint – Online
India will despatch around 1.05 million tonnes of food grains to Nepal, Indonesia, Senegal and Gambia as part of its economic diplomacy in the current financial year, waiving curbs on exports. India banned wheat and broken rice exports and imposed a 20% export duty on non-basmati rice varieties last year to keep prices down. In what is likely to add heft to India’s role in providing food security on the global stage, the department of food and public distribution has allowed exports of 300,000 tonnes wheat to Nepal; 200,000 tonnes of broken rice to Indonesia; 500,000 tonnes broken rice to Senegal, and 50,000 tonnes of broken rice to Gambia on a request by external affairs ministry. ...
Govt. Policies
Hyderabad: Minister Niranjan Reddy calls for new agriculture policyedit
The Hans India – Online
Minister for Agriculture Singireddy Niranjan Reddy said that there was a need of reforms in the agriculture sector and the country needed a new agriculture policy for protecting the interests of farmers. Speaking at a programme after launching the ‘Seed Mela-2023’ at Acharya Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendra Nagar here on Wednesday, Minister Niranjan Reddy said despite the country having a large scale land for the cultivation, farmers were not able to produce quality seeds and the country was still depending on the imports.
Agriculture Minister holds important meeting with officials, state heads of insurance companiesedit
Krishi Jagat – Online
Keeping in view the interests of the farmers, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Mr. J P Dalal directed the insurance companies to transfer the compensation amount to the accounts of the eligible farmers in the next 10 days under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. The Agriculture Minister was holding an important meeting here today with the senior officials of the department and the state heads of insurance companies regarding compensation for crop loss to farmers enrolled under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in Kharif 2022 season. In the meeting, the compensation given to the farmers by the three insurance companies of the state was reviewed.
Paddy in India
Price guarantee for Punjab basmati growers soonedit
Hindustan Times – Online
The Punjab government is planning to fix the support price of aromatic paddy variety between ₹2,600 to 2,800 per quintal for the upcoming season. The sowing of the premium grain variety is set to start in July. The move will help stablilise the aromatic paddy prices, especially in the wake of absence of minimum support price (MSP). The government, currently, offers MSP for coarse varieties of paddy and wheat. The aromatic paddy is harvested in October-November months. The basmati growers sell the aromatic grain in open market and big export houses buy the produce. The rate offered on the grain depends on the international trade dynamics, often leading to fluctuation in the prices. Punjab contributes ...
Govt will purchase entire paddy produced in State: Minister Satyavathi Rathodedit
The Hans India – Online
The State government will purchase the entire paddy produced by the Telangana farmers, Minister for Tribal Welfare Satyavathi Rathod asserted. The minister, who made a surprise inspection to the paddy procurement centre at Sriramagiri under Nellikuduru mandal in Mahbubabad district on Wednesday, elicited information about the problems faced by the farmers. Further, she tried to instill confidence among the farmers by assuring them of purchasing the paddy including the grain soaked in recent rains. She directed the officials not to create any problems to the farmers in the name of moisture content in the paddy.