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Budget
India Union Budget 2024: A glance Budget 2023 announcements for agriculture sectoredit
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Interim Budget for the financial year 2024-25 (FY25) on February 1, marking the second Interim Budget presentation by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government. The Union Budget for the financial year 2023-24 laid a special emphasis on development in India’s agricultural sector and the welfare of farmers in the country.
Farm Mechanization
Minister Munda launches framework to promote carbon market in agri sectoredit
Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda on Monday launched a framework to promote the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) in the farm sector and said this will encourage small and medium farmers to avail benefits of carbon credit. Introducing farmers to the carbon market will not only benefit them but also accelerate the adoption of environment-friendly agricultural practices, the minister said.
Paddy in India
Paddy distress for farmers in Odisha’s Ganjamedit
Left out of the procurement process, thousands of small and marginal farmers across Ganjam district are reportedly resorting to distress sale of paddy. Secretary of Rushikulya Rayat Mahasabha Simanchal Nahak said around 60,000 farmers, particularly the sharecroppers, are selling their paddy to traders from Andhra Pradesh.