Nutrient based subsidy on fertilisers to continue
The Central government has decided to continue nutrient based subsidy and City Compost Scheme till 2019-20.
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Farmers protest against Modi’s MSP, show black flags
The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee rallied thousands of farmers in a protest Black Flag March in New Delhi, declaring total No Confidence in Narendra Modi government’s announcement of minimum support price
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Global partnership to strengthen climate-resilient farming
The Forest and Farm Facility initiative – a partnership among FAO, IIED, IUCN and AgriCord will scale up its efforts to help forest and farm producers and their organisations develop climate-resilient landscapes and farming
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ISMA calls new sugarcane FRP ‘unaffordable’ for sugar mills
The Indian Sugar Mills Association has called the revised Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane for sugar season 2018-19, approved by CCEA as “unaffordable” for the sugar mills
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Cabinet approves Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for sugar season 2018-19 at Rs. 275 per quintal for a basic recovery rate of 10 percent
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Agriculture should be on top of Govt agenda: Vice President
Addressing a gathering in New Delhi, Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that agriculture is the backbone of Indian economy and it should be on the top of the agenda of the government
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Farmers’ body terms MSP hike as ‘historic betrayal’, to hold nationwide stir
AIKSCC an umbrella organisation of around 200 farmer’s organisations from across India, has termed the MSP for Kharif crops recently declared by the government, as a “historic betrayal” with the farmers
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Sugar production estimated to be 355 lakh tonnes in 2018-19
ISMA has estimated that sugar production in 2018-19 sugar season will be around 350 – 355 lakh tonnes. This is about 28 – 33 lakh tonnes higher than the current 2017-18 SS production of around 322.5 lakh tonnes
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Data protection must in Insecticides Act: Govt
Chemicals and Petrochemical Secretary, P Raghavendra Rao, today concurred with the industry’s view on the need for data protection provisions in the Insecticides Act to encourage R&D in crop protection products and combat the menace of spurious pesticides
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Investments will ensure competitiveness in livestock sector
Increasing investments into infrastructure particularly in supply chain; integrated policy making by considering agriculture and animal-husbandry sectors and encouraging innovations will go a long way in ensuring competitiveness of India’s livestock sector and help improve farmers income
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