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"Integration of eNAM and Kisan Rath with FPOs and warehouses will enable farmers to sell and transport their produce anywhere in the country where they get better prices," say officials in the Ministry. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3hJkCcH

The UAE Government launched AGRIOTA, a new technology driven agricultural commodity trading platform that will bridge the rural farmers from India and the gulf Food Industry Highlights The E-Market place allows the farmers to connect with the UAE food industry directly bypassing intermediaries. This optimizes the supply chain and ensures traceability creating value for all Read More... from Agriculture – Current Affairs Today https://ift.tt/32ChFUX

The marketplace allows the farmers to bypass intermediaries, optimising the supply chain and ensuring traceability to create value for all stakeholders, officials said. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2GaaPyj

As on Friday, the total acreage was reported at 1,082 lakh hectares against 1,010 lakh hectares during the corresponding period last year – an increase by over 7%. Sown areas of mainly paddy, oilseeds and pulses contributed to this increase. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/34M0piy

A similar direct push — or a ‘whatever-it-takes’ mindset — is now necessary to take the latest agricultural reforms to SSPs. The days of ‘build it and they will come’, or the notorious ‘trickle-down effect’, has truly ended in a post-pandemic world. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2QB3ppE

Planting in the current kharif season has surpassed the previous best of 107 million hectares achieved in 2016-17. With sowing still on, the area will further go up. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/34CT70F

The southwest monsoon has turned vigorous in August after a deficient July, raising fears of floods and triggering pest attacks on crops. Rainfall this month has been 23% above normal in the country, with many parts of central and western India, including Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, receiving much more than average rain. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/31yQfQn

On August 27, 2020, the National E-Governance Division and the Common Service Centres (CSC) signed a pact to facilitate the delivery of UMANG application services through CSCs. By this, the services of the application will reach the citizens easily as the network of Common Service Centres are strong with more than 3.75 lakhs connected together. Read More... from Agriculture – Current Affairs Today https://ift.tt/3grIfoA

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"In Madhya Pradesh, the overall loss of production may be 10% to 12%. However, the weather in coming weeks will have a great bearing on final yields," said a statement from SOPA. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3aWytJU

At the benchmark Lasalgaon wholesale market, prices touched 16 per kg on Monday after rising for a fortnight. In some other markets, prices were even higher. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/34w2Qpe

Crisil Research expects a 2-3% rise in sown area on-year at 109 million hectares for kharif season 2020. The area under paddy cultivation is set to increase because of both rains and reverse migration of labour to the eastern and southern states. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/34tWCGs

The price increase has been mainly in the common CTC leaf and dust category, which has prompted many planters to shift from orthodox teas to CTC tea production. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2CSB3nC

The National Statistical Office is to release its data for this quarter on August 31, 2020. According to the NSO officials, in spite of agricultural production going up in the country, the GDP is contracting. This is the first time India is witnessing fall in GDP in spite of agricultural production going up. The quarterly Read More... from Agriculture – Current Affairs Today https://ift.tt/31pfSDj

Three decades of liberalisation and attempts to transform into an industrial nation notwithstanding, India remains an economy largely dependent on monsoons and agriculture. Nearly 60% of its population still lives off farms and allied activities. Good prices for farm produce means higher incomes in rural India, consumer durables and discretionary goods. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2Ege9Y4

With 6% more than normal rains, the area under cultivation is 8.56% more than last year during this time. Area under rice has risen 12% while oilseeds area is 14% more than last year. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2CNkUzN

The Delhi High Court has asked the agency to hand over the keys of the warehouses on Monday between 9 am and 10 am to a company representative. The company shall sell the paddy depending on the availability of buyers and return the keys to ED officials on Friday evening, the high court had ordered last month. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3aT01ju

During an online seminar organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce on the usage of blockchain technology in the agriculture sector, STPI Director General Omkar Rai said the organisation has planned 21 centres of excellence (CoEs) to incubate new technologies in various sectors, and 12 of these centres are already operational. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/32sv55V

“An extensive field survey of soybean crop in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan was undertaken by two teams of SOPA from August 15 to 20. The teams travelled more than 6000 km and interacted with a number of farmers on the field,” said a release from SOPA. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3giHxKe

Traders working at the APMC premises have demanded that they too be given the relaxation from paying taxes, a benefit their counterparts working outside the APMCs would get under the new law. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3aIGoKV

The report of the panel on 'Sugarcane and Sugar Industry', headed by Niti Aayog Member (Agriculture) Ramesh Chand, was finalised in March 2020. It was posted on the government think-tank's website on Thursday. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2Ei1wLU

'Jal Kranti', a brainchild of the Road Transport, Highways and MSME Minister Gadkari, entails excavation or dredging of ponds in drought-prone areas to ensure rain water harvesting and recharge of ground water. The dredging is done by the highways ministry free of cost in lieu of sand, deposits and aggregates to be used for highways construction. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2EiE94I

The decision to increase the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for the 2020-21 marketing year (October-September) was taken in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) held here. The government had fixed sugarcane FRP at Rs 275 per quintal for the current 2019-20 marketing year. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/34fMvFc

The FRP, which is determined under Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966, is the minimum price that sugar mills have to pay to sugarcane farmers. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3iP20b2

“Production of basmati rice will be higher this year, which is good for the industry. Domestic consumption is increasing and newer markets for exports are opening up,” said Vinod Kaul, executive director of All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA). “Even though payments from Iran is still due, but we are getting good export orders from Middle-east countries like Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Eastern European countries are also keen to buy basmati rice from us.” from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3aEyTEO

The Aurangabad district Cooperative Milk Producers Union said the sale of milk packets has come down as hotels are out of business now. "We generally collect 80,000-85,000 litres of milk everyday directly from farmers. Prior to the lockdown, we were selling 50,000 litres of milk in packets. This sale has now fallen to 30,000 litres (per day) in the district," ADCMPU vice president Nandlal Kale told . from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3iPYehO

“We have sharpened our focus in exporting value added products and healthcare food products. We also want to deepen our penetration in Gulf countries, which is already a strong market for India, though presently India caters to only 10-12% share of their total imports,” said a senior agriculture ministry official. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/34ghSj7

TechnoServe India has been working with 17,500 farmers under the Sustainable Livelihoods for Smallholder Farmers programme with the support of Walmart Foundation. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3kSqyBV

The CAI has increased its estimate of cotton imports by 1 lakh bales to 16 lakh bales compared to its previous imports estimate of 15 lakh bales. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3iTx3mp

India’s area under cultivation is poised to exceed the normal acreage of 106.65 million hectares as the monsoon’s strong bounceback this month has again accelerated crop planting.So far farmers have planted crops across 101.55 million hectares, 8. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3g3fwpH

Natasha Rego, a 29-year-old Mumbai-based writer, has pots full of coriander, basil, ladies’ fingers, brinjals and tomatoes in her apartment balcony. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/312znBv

The garden owners are anticipating losses this year as the output will be lower than the annual production of about seven million kg, Darjeeling Indian Tea Association secretary Mohan Chhetri said. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/30UFEiy

According to the data compiled and updated till August 7 by the agriculture ministry, the area sown under rice increased 17% year-on-year while that under oilseeds went up more than 15%. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2DErdX6

Agricultural processing industries like dairy and sugar have started demanding fiscal incentives to tide over the pandemic induced glut and losses. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3iH5YCR

It has come to the notice of the Tea Board that 60.35 million kgs of tea have been imported in the past three years. Of this, 23.43 million kg has been re-exported, while 36.92 million kgs have been sold in India, which cannot be traced. The move will help the Darjeeling tea industry the most as it has been suffering from the onslaught of Nepal teas for many years. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/30MLnqp

A task force constituted for promoting balanced and sustainable use of chemical fertilisers has suggested bundling bio-fertiliser with urea bags. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2PMGgQG

Bangladesh too, will open up opportunities for Indian non-basmati rice exports. “Either they will directly buy from private players or they will buy through government-to-government scheme. Whichever way it happens, it will provide a fillip to the country’s rice exports,” Rao added. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2DQi5OE

The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) said the fund will be important for farmers, agri-entrepreneurs, start-ups, agri-tech players and farmer groups looking to boost the country's agriculture infrastructure. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3kIXqx4

The government is using drones in Rajasthan, while the Air Force is conducting trials in anti-locust operations using an MI-17 helicopter. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2PENFBx

PM Modi also released ₹17,000 crore to the bank accounts of 85 million farmers as the next instalment of the PM-Kisan scheme vai videoconferencing. With this, the scheme has provided over ₹90,000 crore in the hands of more than 100 million farmers since its launch in December 2018. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/31C3RsN

The Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) was launched in April 2014 with an aim to have inclusive growth of farm mechanization to boost productivity. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3iym6GL

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the formation of these committees. The panels will fulfil the objective of setting up more and more farmer producer organisations in the state as per the target and providing better income opportunities to farmers through these organisations, an official statement said on Saturday. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/33ElDOJ

The ongoing kharif season is progressing.The agricultural reform measures announced by the government will also help the farmers to get remunerative prices sitting at home as they are not needed to go to the mandis to sell their produce, the minister said. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3gLDkjq

Planting had slowed down as the monsoon weakened in July, but its revival in the past week has accelerated farm activity. Official data shows that area under rice is 17.36% more than that last year while oilseeds area is up 15.50%. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2PzXCQO

The agriculture ministry has issued an alert about suspicious seed parcels after reports of such unsolicited packets of suspected Chinese origin reaching people in USA and Europe. “We are already fighting with Covid-19 pandemic which has originated from China. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2Pz9p1F

The Food Ministry will soon move a Cabinet note seeking extension of the sugar buffer stock subsidy scheme for next year, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said on Friday. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3klRYQr

Punjab’s Chief Minister Amrinder Singh has opposed the MP government’s push for a GI tag for the long-grained rice cultivated in 13 districts of the state. The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government sharply criticised this in a series of tweets on Wednesday, saying GI-tagging would boost exports and that the state has produced basmati for a long time. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/31mm65G

“Despite the lockdown, consumption of sugar in 2019-20 has been similar to the consumption of 255 lakh tonnes in the previous year,” said Vivek Pittie, president, Indian Sugar Mills Association, speaking at a recent industry webinar. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3ie40t8

“The scheme, operational for 10 years, will be reviewed by the Department of Expenditure for evaluation and mid-course correction if required,” said a senior agriculture department official, who did not wish to be identified. “It will be monitored regularly through an online platform. All assets created under this scheme will be geotagged for effective real-time monitoring.” from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3k7KZKF