Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Agri exports fall 9% during Apr-Feb 2024 due to global, domestic factorsedit
The country’s agriculture exports declined by 8.8 per cent to $43.7 billion during April-February period of 2023-24 fiscal due to factors like the Red Sea crisis, Russia-Ukraine war, and domestic restrictions imposed on critical items like rice, wheat, sugar and onion. According to the data of the commerce ministry, the exports stood at $47.9 billion in April-February 2022-23.
Farm Mechanization
Use of renewable energy could revolutionise agriculture in Hindu Kush Himalayas: expertsedit
Harnessing renewable energy could revolutionise food security in the mountainous region of the Hindu Kush Himalayas, experts, including from India, said here on Tuesday. The remarks were made at a regional conference titled “Advancing Productive Uses of Renewable Energy in Agriculture in the Hindu Kush Himalayas” and hosted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICOMOD) in collaboration with the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre, Nepal.
Paddy in India
Promote short-duration paddy varieties: DC tells officialsedit
Deputy commissioner (DC) Sakshi Sawhney directed sub-divisional magistrates (SDMs) and officials of the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department to promote sowing of PR-131, PR-130, PR-129, PR 128, PR-127, PR 126, PR-122, PR-121, PR-114, PR-113 paddy varieties and discourage the Pusa-44 variety among the farmers.