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Agro chems – Chemicals, Agrotech, Company News, India

This market will cater to over 20,000 farmers by providing them safe place to do their business and consumers of over 30 villages and urban areas around this district headquarter.

Global CEO J Erik Fyrwald on Thursday said Syngenta is all geared up to celebrate India’s march to Amrit Kaal and its emergence as the world’s 5th largest economy. Fyrwald termed India’s rapid march on the path of progress as inspirational and transformational and said that this has strengthened Syngenta’s resolve to continue to invest itself in the future of the country’s agriculture. On a 3-day visit to India, Fyrwald was speaking after dedicating one of the country’s biggest rural wayside markets in Wanaparthy district, Telangana, build under Syngenta’s flagship CSR I-CLEAN (Inculcating Cleanliness, Learning, Education, Awareness and New Habits) program. Apart from Telangana, 24 such I-CLEAN projects are running in Bihar (18), Uttar Pradesh (02), Karnataka (04) catering to the needs of rural farmers.

Spread over 51020 sq feet, this state-of-art market is built at a cost of Rs 3.3 crore in Wanaparthy and will be handed over to the Agriculture Marketing Board for operation and maintenance. This market will cater to over 20,000 farmers by providing them safe place to do their business and consumers of over 30 villages and urban areas around this district headquarter.

“Present in the country for 94 years now, India has always been at the core of our focus for its sheer size, diversity and potential – 40% of workforce in the country is employed in agriculture. We have consistently worked on addressing challenges facing Indian agriculture. Accordingly, our R&D has been geared to providing technology to the farming community for enhancing productivity and also reducing input costs for better returns on investment. We invest and innovate to transform the way crops are grown and protected to bring about positive, lasting change in agriculture. Our ambition is to be the most collaborative and trusted team in agriculture, providing leading seeds and crop protection innovations and digital solutions to enhance the prosperity of farmers, wherever they are,” Fyrwald added.

Susheel Kumar, MD & Country Head, Syngenta India said, “The I-CLEAN project has been a remarkable success. We are glad to be able to contribute to the rural prosperity of Telangana, which has one of the highest rates of agriculture growth at 7.8 per cent. With a slew of impressive programs including Rythu Bandhu Scheme, Mission Bhagiratha and Drone Certification, the state has made rapid strides and it gives us joy to become partners in this journey.”

Syngenta’s I-CLEAN program has brought about significant transformation. According to a social-economic impact assessment, the income of farmers who sell their produce at I-CLEAN markets have gone up by 49% as they are able to spend more time in markets; the improved infrastructure sees increased daily footfall. The facilities like safe drinking water, solar lights and toilets have improved the livelihood opportunities of local farming communities by about 40%.  

Dr KC Ravi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Syngenta India, said, “This state-of-art wayside market is equipped with modern amenities including approach roads from the highway, 78 raised platforms, sheds, lights, parking facility, safe drinking water, toilet blocks for men and women, water harvesting, lush green frontage, waste disposal, and children playing area.”

This market will cater to over 20,000

Agrotech, Company News, India, R&D, Sustainability

Adoption of IPM & Kisan Drones in the year of Millets were the focal points FPOs targeted for effective knowledge transfer and wider outreach

CropLife India, an association of both Indian and Global R&D-driven crop science organisations, and the leading voice of the plant science industry in India pioneered a workshop on ‘Innovative Technologies in Crop Protection’ in Telangana. The workshop was organised jointly with Foundation for Agriculture Sustainability and Transformation (FAST) and CropLife India. A demonstration of Kisan Drones and its advantages in agriculture along with a discussion on the Importance of Millets for products & Consumers were integral parts of the workshop.

The workshop was held in Warangal Usha Dayal, District Agriculture Officer, Warangal; being the Chief Guest. Dr Damodhar, Principal Scientist, RARS, Warangal; Ramchander Rao Jojula, Asst. Director of Agri (R), FAST Associate; P. Sarangam, Asst. Director of Agriculture (R), Consultant-NFSC and Jaypal Reddy, Farmer Leader, Warangal, addressed the gathering. Apart from them, present on the occasion were national awardee farmers, officials of FAST, Scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendra and Extension Officers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), CropLife India member companies and other officials. 

Usha Dayal, District Agriculture Officer, Warangal said, “With the introduction of Kisan Drones, they are becoming the Indian farmer’s new best friend which would help in saving time and cost and increasing yield and productivity. The Centre and State Governments are taking all the necessary steps to facilitate the usage of drones.”

Dayal added, “The outreach effort being done by CropLife India towards Integrated Pest Management techniques like the role of beneficial insects including pollinators; judicious and responsible use of crop protection products; secure storage of crop protection products; impacts of counterfeit and illegal products; use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment); correct spraying techniques and triple rinsing of used containers; are highly beneficial for farmers.”

 Durgesh Chandra, Secretary General, CropLife India shared, “We believe that with all the favourable policy support coming in from the Government, the conducive ecosystem needs to be nurtured in order to ensure faster adoption of drones in Indian Agriculture. All the ecosystem stakeholders- Government, Agricultural Universities, Research Institutions, Corporates, Industry Associations, Drone Training Institutes, Drones manufacturers, Drone service providers, FPOs, farmers, Agri & Rural Entrepreneurs, etc. will have to work in tandem towards achieving this.”

Adoption of IPM & Kisan Drones in

AgroPolicy, Foodgrains, Horticulture, India, Logistics, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Transportation, Vegetables

During the current year, Railways have disbursed Rs 4 crores as a subsidy.

Indian Railways have operated around 2,359 Kisan Rail services till January 2023. Kisan railway transported approximately 7.9 lakh tonnes of agricultural goods from one state to another. The Kisan railway was launched in August 2020 from Devlali Maharashtra to Danapur Bihar.  

This information was given by Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.

The railways have operated 116 Kisan Rail services in Andhra Pradesh, 62 in Gujarat, 46 in Karnataka, 1,838 in Maharashtra, 74 in Madhya Pradesh, 15 in Punjab, 5 in Rajasthan, 76 in Uttar Pradesh, 59 in West Bengal, and 66 in Telangana. The national transporter has operated one Kisan Rail train in Assam and Tripura.

Railways have been continuing with the subsidy, at a rate of Rs45 per cent and this subsidy is applicable till 31 March 23. Up to 31 March 2022, a 50 per cent subsidy in freight was granted by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) for the transportation of fruits and vegetables by Kisan rail, which was not continued further. During 2020-21, Railways disbursed Rs27.79 crores as a subsidy which MoFPI reimbursed.  During 2021-22, Railways disbursed Rs121.86 crores as a subsidy, out of which MoFPI reimbursed only Rs50 crores.  During the current year, Railways have disbursed Rs4 crores as a subsidy.

During the current year, Railways have disbursed

Company News, Dairy, E-commerce, India

Initially the products will be available only through e-commerce sites, serving milk and regular use dairy products like paneer, curd, ghee and butter

 Sid’s Farm, a premium D2C dairy brand based in Telangana, today announced its launch in Bengaluru and availability of its products on leading e-commerce sites such as Milk Basket, Big Basket, Zepto, SuprDaily and Fresh to Home. Bengaluru, with a population of over 8 crore, which is third highest in India (25 per cent urban, > 50 per cent migrated) and the fourth largest in terms of GDP, is a natural augmentation choice for the brand in a consumer driven city. The city has humongous potential due to the ever growing need for superior quality dairy and increased appetite for premium. Sid’s Farm offers consumers the unprecedented opportunity to choose one of the best available brands in this regard. Initially the products will be available only through e-commerce sites, serving milk and regular use dairy products like paneer, curd, ghee and butter. Sid’s Farm’s unique offering allows customers to choose from separate cow and buffalo milk and dairy products depending upon their preference.

Incidentally Bangaluru is a consumers’ market and the lack of fresh cow and buffalo milk and milk products free from any antibiotic, preservative, or synthetic hormone, presents Sid’s Farm the perfect opportunity to provide consumers with best in class milk and dairy products. Sid’s Farm stands for Quality and it aims to stand out among Dairy companies of India. It is also a consumer-focused firm and strives to improve their products through feedback from stakeholders.

Excited with the launch in Bengaluru, Dr Kishore Indukuri, Founder and MD, Sid’s Farm said, “It is an exhilarating experience to launch Sid’s Farm in Bengaluru and expand our range from Telangana to Bengaluru. I am optimistic that we will soon capture the eyeballs and heart share of residents of the garden city like our patrons in Hyderabad”.

He further said, “We are kicking off our venture by serving our superior quality milk & dairy products only through e-commerce sites and will introduce the same subsequently with niche store partners in Bengaluru. Eventually, we also want to be directly available to our customers at their doorsteps through our app and our own distribution channel too.” He added, “It is not only achievement of a milestone but our honest intention is to make natural buffalo and cow milk free from all antibiotics, hormones, and preservatives available to all.”

Initially the products will be available only

Agro Universities, Oilseeds, R&D, Seeds

ICRISAT to engage with seed corporations, farmer seed entrepreneurs and FPOs to ensure access to quality Girnar 4 and 5 seeds. ​

To boost valuable groundnut production across Telangana, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) have joined forces to conduct eighty demonstration trials across the State.

The initiative funded by the Government of Telangana aims to expand groundnut production which is presently only cultivated on 0.3 million hectares of land in Telangana. There are plans to engage with seed corporations, farmer seed entrepreneurs and Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) to ensure access to quality Girnar 4 and 5 seeds. ​

PJTSAU, with support from ICRISAT, is conducting location-specific research, identification of genotypes, and multi-location trials of varieties developed by ICRISAT to deliver suitable varieties to Telangana and improve groundnut seed systems in the State.

Seed production of India’s first high oleic acid groundnut varieties ‘Girnar 4’ developed by ICRISAT in partnership with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research – Directorate of Groundnut Research (ICAR-DGR), was undertaken on four acres of land at RARS-Palem during this year’s rainy season.

Director General ICRISAT Dr Jacqueline Hughes said she was delighted with the collaboration with the Government of Telangana and PJTSAU, that would likely see much needed improvements to groundnut cultivation across the State, leading to improved farmer incomes.

“We look forward to drawing upon the Institute’s experience and expertise in developing inclusive and sustainable seed systems and value chains to deliver to farmers across Telangana, high quality, accessible, and lower cost seed.

Deputy Director General – Research at ICRISAT Dr Arvind Kumar congratulated all parties for the initiative aimed at not only boosting incomes but incentivizing new farmers to enter into groundnut production.

Inaugural Capacity Building Program

About three hundred farmers attended the inaugural capacity building program to accelerate the adoption of the new groundnut varieties held at the ​ Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS) in Palem, Nagarkurnool district, Telengana.

During the capacity building program, participants were exposed to quality seed production techniques and potential innovations to promote groundnut production and value chains.Leaflets in local language detailing good agricultural practices in groundnut were distributed to farmers at the event for on-going reference material.

She emphasized that farmer adoption of new groundnut varieties such as high oleic acid varieties would help them achieve higher yields, profit and potential new export opportunities while promoting best agricultural practices.

ICRISAT to engage with seed corporations, farmer

Agro Universities, India, Institutions, IT

The Government of Telangana and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, have announced the signing of an agreement to jointly create India’s first Agricultural Data Exchange (ADEx). ADEx will be built upon India Urban Data Exchange (IUDX), a pioneer in enabling the use of data for public good. IUDX was also created in IISc in partnership with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and has launched a variety of platforms, tools, and applications that have benefitted urban citizens.

The partnership with the Government of Telangana will bring these same concepts to the agriculture sector, enabling a variety of new services for the farmers ranging from more credit options, better insurance products, improved seed tracking, more targeted farming advisory and so on.

ADEx will be piloted in Telangana with a select set of partners and use-cases by early 2023, followed by a production rollout within the same state during that year. Both public and private sector data will be made available through ADEx and a variety of start-ups and more established companies will be encouraged to build these new farmer services. It is expected that the ADEx will then be made available to other states and broadly deployed across the nation.

Commenting on the agreement, Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary IT, Government of Telangana, said, “Data is the key to enabling new services for our farmers and improving the agriculture sector. With ADEx, we hope to enable a new ecosystem of application developers who will now have access to a best-of-breed data platform to create applications targeted at bringing technology-driven change to the sector. We are thrilled to collaborate with IISc in this endeavor.”

Sharing his views on the partnership, Professor G Rangarajan, Director, IISc, said, “A nation, where the majority of people make their livelihood from agriculture, needs to apply its considerable technical firepower to this sector. With the ADEx initiative, IISc is pleased to be a part of that effort and we have high hopes that this will help the farmers of Telangana and eventually the nation.”

The Government of Telangana and the Indian

Company News, Dairy, India

Sid’s Dairy Farm is aiming to grow multi-folds in the coming years and disrupt the Indian A2 milk market.

Hyderabad based Sid’s Farm, a premium D2C dairy brand based out of Telangana, has launched A2 Desi Cow Milk for its customers in Hyderabad on the auspicious occasion of India’s 75th Independence Day. Due to high customer demand for A2 milk, the company made pre-booking available, and within the first 6 hrs of pre-booking; they received an overwhelming response with over 400+ customers pre-booking for more than 350 ltrs.  

India’s dairy market reached Rs 13174 billion in 2021. IMARC Group expects the market to reach Rs 30840 billion by 2027. The India A2 Milk Market size was estimated at USD 266.80 million in 2021 and expected to reach USD 303.49 million in 2022, at a CAGR of 12.24 per cent to reach USD 533.57 million by 2027. Capitalizing on this extensive growth, Sid’s Dairy Farm is aiming to grow multi-folds in the coming years and disrupt the Indian A2 milk market.

Dr. Kishore Indukuri, Founder, Sid’s Farm, said, “We are elated to launch Sid’s Farm A2 Desi cow milk, and there couldn’t have been a better time for us to introduce such premium quality, a high-demand product that has been predominantly available in the western markets, but now with this, we are revolutionizing the Indian natural dairy industry with respect to both our price and quality. We look at all our products as a medium to empower the Indian consumer, who must have all the rights to the highest quality natural foods that are readily available. As a nation, we have already answered the question of quantity emerging as the global leader in milk production volumes. It is time now that we addressed the question of quality too, and we at Sid’s Farm have been taking our humble but sure steps towards achievement of the same.”

A2 milk variation of cow’s milk is sold primarily in Australia, New Zealand, China, and the United States. However, with the globalized milk market and Indians being more inclined towards quality products and demanding more particular food choices, the A2 milk market saw a huge demand.

Sid’s Dairy Farm is aiming to grow

Agro Universities, Poultry

The ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad organises the seminar

The ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad recently organised a National Seminar on ‘Revisiting Poultry Production and Marketing Systems for Addressing the Fast-Changing Consumer Preferences’ in Hyderabad. The seminar was organised in collaboration with the Indian Poultry Science Association, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Chapter.

The Chief Guest, Dr G Ranjith Reddy, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Chevella Constituency, Telangana urged that the deliberations should focus on highlighting the health benefits of egg and chicken meat. He urged the industry to stay strong in marketing, publicising and advertising the products. Dr Reddy also encouraged the Young Veterinary Graduates for venturing into the poultry sector which has a lot of opportunities.

The Guest of Honor, Dr V Ravinder Reddy, Vice Chancellor, PV Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Hyderabad emphasised on the need for supporting the poultry farmers by providing the feed ingredients on time at a reasonable cost.

Earlier, welcoming the dignitaries, Dr RN. Chatterjee, Director, ICAR-DPR, Hyderabad underlined the role of the poultry industry and its contributions to the national economy.

The scientists from ICAR-DPR, Hyderabad along with officials, staff & students from the veterinary university, poultry entrepreneurs and industry representatives from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana; Officials from the Animal Husbandry Department and Members of IPSA-Telangana State and Andhra Pradesh Chapter participated in the seminar.

The ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad organises

AgroPolicy, Oilseeds

Brings all states/UTs under Single Central Order on stock limits for edible oils and oil seeds

The government has notified a Central Order on March 30, 2022, amending the removal of licensing requirements, stock limits and movement restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order, 2016 and its Central Order dated February 3, 2022, by extending the stock limits for all edible oils and oil seeds put together for a period up to December 31, 2022, for all States/Union Territories. This order is effective from April 1, 2022, up to December 31, 2022.

Six states viz Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan and Bihar that had issued their control order in pursuance of the

Central Order dated October 8, 2022, have also been brought under the purview of the latest order with effect from April 1, 2022. With the issue of this Central Order, all States/UTs have been brought under one single order. It is mentioned that the six states mentioned above were earlier exempted from the Central Order dated February 3, 2022, as they had issued their Central Orders.

Eight central teams have been deputed by the Government of India, Department of Food & Public Distribution till April 30, 2022, for strict compliance/ enforcement of the above Central Order. The surprise inspections are presently underway in selected districts of eight States for checking the stocks of edible oils and oilseeds at ground level i.e with the retailers, wholesalers, big chain retailers and processors. These states are Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Gujarat, West Bengal and Delhi. Strict action in accordance with the provisions in the EC Act will be initiated against the entities if found to be violating the Act.

The above Stock Limit Order notified by the government empowers the Union Government and all states/UTs to regulate the storage and distribution of edible oils and oilseeds. This step coupled with surprise inspections seeks to help the Government in checking the hoarding of edible oils and oilseeds in the country and ensure that the prices of edible oils, which are a basic necessity, do not go out of reach of the common man.

Brings all states/UTs under Single Central Order

AgroPolicy, Trade

Goyal was speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing Parliament Session

Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Commerce and Industry and Textiles has said that the Centre stands committed to buying the excess stocks as per quality standards from Telangana.

Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing Parliament Session, Goyal pointed out that in 2014-15, Rs 3391 crore was paid as MSP of paddy to farmers of Telangana. However, in KMS 2020-21, the Union government paid Rs 26,610 crores as paddy MSP to the farmers of Telangana.

“The Central Government stands committed to buy whatever excess stocks are there in Telangana, after their own consumption, in the form of raw rice and as per the quality specified by Food Corporation of India (FCI), as per the MoU with the Centre, as was committed by the state government in writing to the union government,” he said.

Goyal also briefed about the rice procurement process. He said that the Centre procures the rice based on the consumption pattern and demand of various states. The states after procuring the rice, keep stock for domestic consumption of the state and the balance is taken by the Centre.

Goyal was speaking on the sidelines of

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Discussions were held on the activities and strategies for documenting the non-descript populations under the mission

The ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal, Haryana organised the Interface Meet on “AnGR of Telangana State: A Mission towards Zero Non-Descript AnGR of India” on January 10, 2021.

Dr BP Mishra, Director, ICAR-NBAGR, Karnal underlined the Bureau’s activities and strategies for documenting the non-descript populations under the mission.

Dr RN Chatterjee, Director, ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad highlighted the role of native and backyard poultry resources in the nutritional security of the rural population.

In his address, Dr Venugopal, Assistant Director, Animal Husbandry, Government of Telangana outlined the development programmes and policies for the AnGR of the State.

Dr B Ekambaram, Director (Research), PV Narasimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Telangana apprised about the potential breeds in Telangana.

A total of 223 Officers of Telangana Animal Husbandry Department, Telangana State Biodiversity Board, ICAR Institutes, PV Narasimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University and NGOs participated in the Virtual Meeting.

Discussions were held on the activities