Orange production is estimated at 64 lakh tonnes in 2019-20
Major states engaged in orange cultivation are Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Haryana
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Agriculture Minister flags off National Rabi Campaign 2020
The National Conference for Rabi Campaign 2020 has set a target of 301 million tonnes of foodgrain production for 2020-2021
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How has been the cardamom cultivation over the years?
Cardamom is a highly climate sensitive and location specific crop. Pest and disease incidence is also very high in cardamom. Cardamom is grown mainly in high altitude areas and hence the scope for area expansion is limited
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Aquaculture to aid in creating Aatmanirbhar Bharat and facilitate rehabilitation for reverse migrants
Fish production rose from 800,000 tonnes in FY 1950 to 4.1 million tonnes in the early 1990s. From 1990 through 2010, Indian fish industry accelerated, reaching a total marine and freshwater fish production to about 8 million metric tonnes
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Kharif crops sowing grows 5.71% by Sep 18, 2020
There has been satisfactory progress of sowing area coverage under ongoing Kharif crops in India
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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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