Agriculture News, Farming News, Research, Horticulture
The forthcoming budget offers an opportunity to fix an array of ancillary problems and fast run the wheels of reforms to accelerate the growth engine of the Indian agriculture sector, Randhir Chauhan, MD, Netafim India writes
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Kisan Rails have been introduced by Indian Railways to enable speedy movement of perishables including fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, fishery and dairy products
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The finance minister has proposed to increase the agricultural credit to Rs 16.5 lakh crore which can be used by smallholder farmers for CapEx, may it be their vehicles or cold storage and other facilities that they require, Santosh Shinde writes…
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Agrochemicals and pesticides attract high taxation by way of GST at 18 percent. PMFAI appealed the government to keep GST in parity with other agri inputs by reducing GST rates to 5 percent. The same has not happened, writes Pradip Dave, President, PMFAI
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During the pandemic, the agriculture sector remained vibrant and inculcated a deeper sense of dependency. However, the measures announced today remain short of expectations for pushing research, innovations, efficiency, creation of a new ecosystem, and sustainable growth of the agriculture sector. BK Jha writes…
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With a view to reduce overall cost of production for farmers, the GST on agrochemicals could have been reduced from the current 18 percent to 12 percent, CropLife India said
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Livestock sector has been incurring losses from the past one year due to shortage of enough resources and raw materials. Amit Saraogi, MD, Anmol Feeds writes on the measures need to be taken in the Union Budget 2021…
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The forthcoming budget is an opportunity to address the farmers’ existing challenges and can offer a strategic intervention for sustainable growth of the sector. Prabhat Chaturvedi, CEO, Netafim Agricultural Financing Agency writes
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The government can announce subsidy or cutback on taxes to farmers who opt for agritech products. Thereby encouraging farmers to adopt agritech in a big way, writes Nikhil Das, Founder, Agdhi
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