5 Govt schemes, promoting organic farming in India
Cultivable land area under organic farming has increased from 11.83 lakh hectare in 2014 to 29.17 lakh hectare in 2020 in the country
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Doubling custom duty on pesticide formulations will hurt farmers hard: CropLife India
Proposal to enhance custom duty on formulated agrochemicals is against sustainability of Indian farming and ‘Make in India’, CropLife India said
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What’s the latest from the Govt. on cultivation of GM Crops?
Indian Council of Agricultural Research has conducted long term studies on the impact of Bt cotton which did not show any adverse effect on soil, microflora and animal health
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Amid farmers’ protest, 3 Bills related to agriculture tabled in the Lok Sabha
The three Bills related to the agriculture and farmers did not go down well among the farming community as the community held nationwide protest on the occasion
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Centre sets target of covering 100 lakh ha in 5 years under micro irrigation
The Government has created a dedicated Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) of Rs. 5,000 crore with NABARD with the objective to facilitate states in mobilising resources for expanding coverage of micro irrigation
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PM to launch several fisheries and animal husbandry schemes in Bihar tomorrow
The Prime Minister will launch several initiatives in the fisheries and animal husbandry sectors in Bihar along with e-Gopala App, a comprehensive breed improvement marketplace and information portal for direct use of farmers
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Centre launches 22 bamboo clusters in 9 states and unveils logo for National Bamboo Mission
Keeping in consideration the importance of bamboo, the Indian Forest Act 1927 was amended in 2017 to remove bamboo for the category of trees. As a result, now anyone can undertake cultivation and business in bamboo and its products
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FSSAI to soon come up with regulations to fortify processed foods
FSSAI in the process of passing a regulation for processed foods whereby cereals, bakery products, buns, breads, biscuits, pasta, noodles, among other commodities consumed by the people for which wheat or rice is used as a base for creating, can also be fortified
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3 Lakh farmers to benefit from new cold chain projects: Minister
The projects have been approved across the states of Andhra Pradesh (7), Bihar (1), Gujarat (2), Haryana (4), Karnataka (3), Kerala (1), Madhya Pradesh (1), Punjab (1), Rajasthan (2), Tamil Nadu (4) and Uttar Pradesh (1)
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Agriculture minister discusses with CMs and state agri ministers on reforms and Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
Union Agriculture Minister held a detailed discussion with chief ministers and state agriculture ministers on recent agriculture market reforms and the new Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
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