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India is heavily dependent on imported edible oils, with nearly 15 million tonnes of edible oil getting imported to meet the country’s annual requirement of about 22 million tonnes
OPDPA welcomes Govt’s move towards pushing oil palm cultivation Read More
Under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, Rs 100,060 crore has been given to farmers so far. Out which Rs 100,000 were transferred to small farmers during the pandemic period
PM releases Rs 19,500 Cr for 9.75 Cr farmers under PM-KISAN Read More
Under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, a financing facility of ₹1 lakh crore is to be disbursed by banks and lending institutions as loans to eligible beneficiaries
Strengthening APMCs through Agriculture Infrastructure Fund scheme Read More
The programme was organised to support the farmers, agriculture students and other stakeholders in the export-oriented supply chain which generate rural employment
APEDA campaigns for start-ups for boosting agricultural exports from Rajasthan Read More
The Government of India has been implementing Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme since 2015 to provide soil test based fertiliser use recommendations periodically to the farmers in the country
How has been the progress of setting up of mobile labs for soil testing? Read More
Phosphatic rock is the key raw material for DAP and NPK fertilisers. Currently India is 90 percent dependent on imports for this raw material. Volatility in international prices affects domestic prices of fertilisers
India to explore deposits of phosphatic rock to become self reliant in fertiliser production: Mandaviya Read More
After becoming an Act with the consent of President of India, two educational institutes, NIFTEM and IIFPT under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries will become Institutions of National Importance
Parliament clears National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021 Read More
MoFPI is implementing a scheme, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana for overall growth and development of food processing sector, mostly through private sector participation
Govt consistently encouraging private sector investment in food processing industries: Minister Read More
The Government of India has accorded final approval to 38 mega food parks and in-principle approval to three mega food parks in the country under the Mega Food Park scheme
22 Operational mega food parks generate over 6 lakh direct and indirect employment: Minister Read More
The accelerator to provide support across the investment cycle such as offering specific inputs for evaluation of investment opportunities, addressing queries about application to government schemes and many other supports
Centre sets up Dairy Investment Accelerator to facilitate investments in dairy sector Read More