Cabinet approves MSP of copra for 2021 season
NAFED and NCCF will continue to act as Central nodal agencies to undertake price support operations of copra at MSP in the coconut growing states
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Global leaders in science, industry and government join hands to fight against antimicrobial resistance
The One Health Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), co-chaired by Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados and Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, held its first meeting, bringing together as members about 20 government ministers, scientists, and leaders of foundations and corporations from around the world.
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Provide level playing field to Agri-NBFCs in Budget 2021-22
The forthcoming budget is an opportunity to address the farmers’ existing challenges and can offer a strategic intervention for sustainable growth of the sector. Prabhat Chaturvedi, CEO, Netafim Agricultural Financing Agency writes
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Agritech industry awaits union budget with heightened expectations
The government can announce subsidy or cutback on taxes to farmers who opt for agritech products. Thereby encouraging farmers to adopt agritech in a big way, writes Nikhil Das, Founder, Agdhi
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Innovation key to feed the world in times of pandemics and climate change: FAO
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today emphasised the importance, in the wake of COVID-19, of continued global cooperation to find new ways to strengthen the sustainability of agri-food systems
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Budget 2021: Pivotal transformation for agriculture growth in new normal
The forthcoming budget is a window for the policy-makers to actively identify and poise volumetric targets with sustainability while moving up the value chain to enhance farmer and national income. Randhir Chauhan, MD, Netafim India and SVP, Netafim Ltd writes
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Carlsberg Foundation grants DKK 19.5 mn to ‘Crops for the Future’ research project
The research will contribute new, significant knowledge of plant genetics, which are essential for the breeding of future cultivated plants which must form the basis of sustainable production based on increased drought tolerance and improved disease resistance
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MoFPI’s Rs 100 Cr R&D fund to boost food processing industries
In order to commercialise food processing industry, the Centre is implementing an R&D project for the sector
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Technology can solve many of agriculture’s challenges
AI-enabled tools make it possible to generate solution-oriented data while analytics provided by big data provide crucial real-time insights. Rajesh Aggarwal, MD, Insecticides (India) writes on the need of modern technological integration of farming practices
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Future of Indian agriculture lies on tech-driven farming practices: Vice President
Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu called for establishing strong lab–farm links and farmer–industry interaction to turn the farmers into ‘agri-entrepreneurs’
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