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AgroPolicy

Centre appoints Arun Singhal as FSSAI’s CEO

Till now, former IAS Arun Singhal is serving as a Special Secretary in the Department of Health and Family Welfare.   The Central government has appointed senior bureaucrat Arun Singhal…

FSSAI launches cloud based food safety compliance online platform.

It is launched for granting licenses and registration to food business operators, and regulatory compliance       Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has announced the launch…

 Govt plans to use drones and helicopters to fight locusts: Naredra Singh Tomar  

Drones will be used to spray pesticides on tall trees and inaccessible places for effective control of locusts Union Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar held a meeting with both the…

GADVASU organizes webinar on ‘Covid-19 Crisis: Mitigation Strategies’ for shrimp farmers

The webinar aims to promote resurgence among the shrimp farmers of Haryana & Punjab     College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences (GADVASU), had organised An…

CAI appeals Govt to take steps to control desert locust attack

Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat have been confronting an attack from desert locusts.  The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has approached Union minister for agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar and…

India’s fish export likely to fall 5-10 % in FY20 due to COVID-19 crisis: Giriraj Singh  

The country had exported fish valued Rs 46,589 crore during the 2018-19 fiscal.       Fish export from India, the world’s fourth largest exporting nation, is likely to decline…

NIAM organises webinar on ‘Initiatives taken by FPOs response to COVID-19 to counter business risk’  

 48 FPOs mentioned running awareness programs such as digital communication, pamphlet distribution and street plays.       National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) in collaboration with Arya Collateral Warehousing…

IIHR launches online portal for sale of seeds

The portal offers more than 60 high-yielding varieties of seeds for vegetables, flowers and fruit crops.   IIHR launches online portal for sale of seeds     The Indian Institute…

Govt issues draft order to ban 27 pesticides

 Banning of Insecticides Order 2020 includes prohibits import, manufacture, sale, transport, distribution and use of such insecticides.   After announcing the agri-marketing reforms through the Atmanirbhar stimulus package, the government,…

IFFCO inks MoU with ICAR for research in Nano fertilizers  

The MoU aims to develop concentrated sources of plant nutrients having higher-absorption rate, utilization efficacy, and minimum losses.         IFFCO – Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative has recently…

 Researchers  from  University of Hertfordshire develop real-time software to tackle powdery mildew   

By using the system, the grower can control the disease using fewer fungicide applications, reducing the risk of yield loss and saving money.       Experts at the University…

FAO recognizes CIFT’s work on ‘Food and fishing gear loss’

Food and Agricultural Organization published “Food and gear loss from selected gill net and trammel net fisheries of India”.   The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology’s (CIFT) work on ‘Food…

ICAR-IIRR, Hyderabad organises virtual’ 55th Annual Rice Research Group Meeting’  

About 300 scientists from various parts of the country participated in the virtual meeting.    The ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad organized the Virtual 55th Annual Rice Research Group…

Centre announces Rs 15,000 crore fund for animal husbandry infrastructure development  

 Fund aims to support private investment in dairy processing, value addition and cattle feed infrastructure.   Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for Self-Reliant India amidst Corona crisis, the centre…

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