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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FAO to release report on State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2020 on Sep 23
The report will offer a detailed analysis of the major global trends in agri-food markets and trade, including quantifying the growth of agri-food global value chains over the last two decades
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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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All you need to know about progress of agricultural research in India
DARE and ICAR have developed a country wide network of 103 agricultural research institutes, 75 agricultural universities including three central agricultural universities and 11 ATARIs ably supported by a network of KVK at the district level
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CNH Industrial to present mega farm machinery show in Russia’s Agrovision 2020
Agrovision 2020 is a large scale agricultural show from CNH Industrial and will be broadcast online on September 17. The live interactive broadcast will cover the new perspectives of agriculture, as well as major farming events and activities
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FAO report on food and agriculture underscores lack of progress in achieving Sustainable Development Goals
FAO is rolling out innovative data tools to help countries track progress as COVID-19 pandemic poses new monitoring challenges
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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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MoS Mansukh Mandaviya visits NFL’s Nangal (Punjab) Plant
NFL’s Nangal unit produces around 5 lakh MT urea annually in addition to various types of industrial products like Sodium Nitrate and Nitric Acid. Nangal plant is one of the oldest fertiliser plant in India
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ADB, Suguna Foods Sign $15 mn deal to help sustain poultry farming operations
Suguna, one of India’s leading poultry broiler enterprises, has been significantly affected by supply disruptions caused by a nationwide lockdown to contain COVID-19
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