Agriculture minister inaugurates CII Food & Agri Week 2020
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar virtually inaugurated the India – International Food & Agri Week, being organised from October 16-22, 2020
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Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar virtually inaugurated the India – International Food & Agri Week, being organised from October 16-22, 2020
Read MoreThe introduction and passage of farm bills have been the most contentious issue in the Indian political and economic deliberations in past one month. Dr Poornima Advani, former chairperson, National Commission for Women writes on the issue
Read MoreCultivable land area under organic farming has increased from 11.83 lakh hectare in 2014 to 29.17 lakh hectare in 2020 in the country
Read MoreKeeping 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
Read MoreThe tie-up is expected to empower over 70,000 farmers through 150 farmer producer organisations across five states in the next three years
Read MoreUnion 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
Read MoreThe growth story of organic farming is unfolding with increasing demand not only in India but also globally
Read MoreUnder the scheme, Rs. 100,000 crore will be financed by banks and financial institutions as loans to PACS, marketing cooperative societies, FPOs, SHGs, farmers, JLGs and multipurpose cooperative societies
Read MoreFPOs will benefit small, marginal and smallholder farmers by giving access to technological inputs, finance, and better markets and prices for their crops
Read MoreThe scheme is expected to generate an investment of Rs 35,000 crore and generate nine lakh skilled and semi-skilled employment and benefit 8 lakh units through access to information, training, better exposure and formalisation
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