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AgroPolicy

Union Government to give major fillip to Fisheries Sector in Goa

The development of state of the art wholesale fish market with an investment of Rs 50 crores will be developed soon. The Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying…

Centre allocates Rs 16000 Cr for PMFBY for 2021-22

The scheme extends coverage for the entire cropping cycle from pre-sowing to post-harvest To boost the safety of farmers’ crops and ensure the maximum benefit of crop insurance reaches farmers,…

Irrigation Association of India applauds Union Budget 2021-22  

The addition of Rs.5, 000 Crore to the MIF with NABARD will help increase the coverage of micro irrigation in all states towards the targeted coverage of 20 lakh hectares…

ICAR-CRIDA organises meeting on ‘Management of Farm Produce and Biofertilisers’  

The meeting aims at making the farmers aware about the safety of farm products and use of biofertilisers.   The ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad organized the ’Meeting…

’Operation Green’ includes 22 new perishable items

This would promote the creation of infrastructure and value addition for horticulture products Commerce Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Dr Anup Wadhawan recently said that the Budget for 2021-22…

APEDA organises 1st product committee meeting to address export concerns of floriculture, seeds and nutri cereals

Cereals have a share of 48.61% in the total exports under the APEDA basket The 1stProduct Committee meeting for Floriculture, Seeds and Cereals  was held on February 3, 2021 and was…

IPFT, ICAR–DRMR jointly organises workshop on ‘Orobanche weed control in mustard’

Field workshop focuses on “Techno-management options to control Orobanche in mustard-a pilot study”. A field workshop on ’Techno-management options to control Orobanche in mustard-a pilot study’ was jointly organized by…

Union Budget 2021-22 neglectful of agrochemical sector: PMFAI

The only upside in the budget is that the proposed increase of agriculture credit is likely to increase the purchasing power of the farmers.   Being one of the key…

Ag Ministry launches seed traceability app  

Information about real seeds will be available through the mobile app and farmers will be able to avoid fraud.   Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development, Panchayat Raj and…

Budget 2021 reveals 9-point plan for Agriculture, Allied Sectors, Farmers’ Welfare

Increase in agricultural credit, Rural Infrastructure Development Fund, Integration of mandis with e-NAM, Fishing harbours and Multipurpose Seaweed Park will strengthen the agriculture sector. In a slew of steps to…

Secretary DFPD calls upon UP CM for revival of sick sugar mills

In order to ensure better procurement from farmers, a request was made to increase the storage capacities in Uttar Pradesh. The Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution, Government of…

FSII expresses disappointment over lack of focus on Agri research in budget 2021 

Investments in Research in agriculture are not addressed, especially, since research & innovation is one of the 6 pillars of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat and there is a need to scale…

Agriculture sector clocks 3.4% growth in 2020-21: The Economic Survey  

The Economic Survey notes that in 2019-20, India’s agricultural and allied exports amounted to approximately Rs. 252 thousand crores.    India’s agricultural sector has shown its resilience amid the adversities…

FM announces setting up of 5 major fishing harbours in Union Budget 2021

5 major fishing harbours – Kochi, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Paradip, and Petuaghat – will be developed as hubs of economic activity.  In the Union Budget 2021, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed…

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