Horticulture production estimated to be 315 mn tonnes in 2018-19
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has released the Second Advanced Estimate (2018-19) of area and production of various horticulture crops
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MilkLane launches ‘Toxin & Antibiotic Safe’ milk
MilkLane launched ‘Toxin & Antibiotic Safe’ milk in Bengaluru, while expanding its network on most of e-commerce platforms and more than 450 retail stores in Bengaluru
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Hatsun Agro Product launches Hatsun Cow Milk
Hatsun Agro Product has launched ‘Hatsun Cow Milk’, a new offering that would provide farm fresh cow milk to Indian households
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ENSURE portal to ease livestock subsidies under DBT
The portal will provide a very, useful and transparent system to the beneficiaries
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India to export fish meal and fish oil to China
China imports fish oil to the tune of USD 143.29 million, and fish meal to the tune of USD 263.43 million, and signing of the protocol between the two countries paves the way for export of Indian fish oil and fish meal to China
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How poultry farming made West Bengal women self-reliant?
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Murshidabad installed the poultry incubators that helped in fast hatching of eggs and increasing the production. This, in turn, helped the women self-help-groups to increase the production and become self-reliant
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CCEA approves creation of fisheries development fund
The approval entails an estimated fund size of Rs.7,522 crore, comprising Rs.5,266.40 crore to be raised by the Nodal Loaning Entities, Rs.1,316.6 crore beneficiaries contribution and Rs.939.48 crore budgetary support from the government
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Global organic milk market is to reach $5,683 Mn by 2025
The organic milk sales grown to 3,482 million liters in 2017 from 3079 million liters in 2013 all around the world. The market has been witnessing slow but steady growth in past few years
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India, UK to have cooperation in animal husbandry, fisheries
Both countries will develop bilateral cooperation in the field of animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries for the purpose of increasing production and productivity of Indian livestock and fisheries
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Organic agriculture and aquaculture in hilly area
ICAR runs ‘Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav’ programme to promote direct interface of scientists with the farmers to accelerate the transfer of information from lab to land. The objective is to provide farmers with required information, knowledge and advisories on regular basis on region-specific farming
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