A special 'options familiarisation programme for FPOs (Farmer Producer Organisations)' has also helped farmers learn a technique to take care of the price risk and concentrate their efforts on increasing the yield of their crops, an official said.
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The Assam Bio Refinery, a joint venture between Numaligarh Refinery Ltd, Fortum, and Chempolis, plans to manufacture ethanol from bamboo starting in March. The refinery has generated interest from energy sector investors, and the company expects returns on investment to increase from value-added products. India is promoting the production of ethanol from non-food biomass to address shortages of food sources like sugar, maize, and rice. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/Msz0Jl6
"Maharashtra produces 90 to 100 lakh tonnes of sugar every year. We are moving ahead to cut the production by 10 lakh tonnes every year, and take up ethanol production and provide it to petroleum companies," Maharashtra State Co-operative Sugar Factories Federation Chairman Jayprakash Dandegaonkar said. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3kU4wy6
The Chief Secretary appreciated the low-cost innovative application of Solar powered pumping station on a floating barge made of recycled UPBC barrels with a flexibility of supplying water at various locations on demand by farmers launched in Boko-Chaygaon Division (Irrigation). Also he has appreciated the idea of providing tank at the tail end of Irrigation canals to store surplus water and practice of pisciculture there. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/Ps01l9W
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