20 actions to transform food and agriculture
New FAO tool lists concrete steps ways to speed up implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda
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Farmers Bills: AIKSCC meets President for special Parliament session
AIKSCC has called for marking the first anniversary of the killing of six farmers in Mandsaur in June 2017 as Mandsaur Shaheed Kisan Smriti Diwas
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Centre releases model draft for Contract Farming Act
The Model Act will integrate farmers with bulk purchasers including exporters, agro- industries among other buyers, for better price realisation through mitigation of market and price risks to the farmers and ensuring smooth agro raw material supply to the agro industries
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FAO, ICA renew partnership for UN Decade of Family Farming
Goal is to strengthen support for agricultural cooperatives, promote inclusive growth and responsible investment in agriculture, and the SDGs
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Centre sets up frozen semen station in Purnea, Bihar
Under Rashtriya Gokul Mission, the Centre aims at conserving and developing indigenous breeds to increase milk productivity
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India needs promotion GM food technologies: PHD Chamber
PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday urged the government to promote and propagate Genetically Modified (GM) foods to enable India catapult its agriculture and horticulture economy
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Govt is committed to help sugar industry: Paswan
The Union Cabinet, on May 2, 2018, had approved financial assistance of Rs. 5.50 per quintal of cane crushed in sugar season 2017-18 to sugar mills to offset the cost of cane, in order to help sugar mills to clear dues of farmers
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Centre merges 11 agriculture schemes into Krishonnati Yojana
Total 11 schemes and missions such as MIDH, NFSM, NMSA, SMAE, SMSP, SMAM, SMPPQ, ISACES, ISAC, ISAM and NeGP – A have been brought under the umbrella scheme, Green Revolution — Krishonnati Yojana
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ISMA welcomes Govt decision to subsidise sugarcane farmers
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs had approved to provide financial assistance to sugar mills to offset the cost of sugarcane, in order to help sugar mills to clear cane dues of farmers
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Cabinet approves MoU on medicinal plants
The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the MoU between India and Sao Tome and Principe on the cooperation in the field of medicinal plants
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