The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2023 as the ‘International Year of Millets ‘and India has the largest biodiversity of millets as well as…
View More Strengthening millet farming policies need of the hourCategory: Agro
Agrofood chamber urges govt to exempt all branded essential food products under GST at par with unbranded ones
The Agro food chamber of commerce and industry (agro food chamber) has insisted that the union government should exempt all branded essential food products under…
View More Agrofood chamber urges govt to exempt all branded essential food products under GST at par with unbranded onesPrices of essential items held steady during the third COVID wave
The third wave of COVID-19 has some good news as prices of essentials such as rice, wheat, pulses, and cooking oils have remained stable, unlike…
View More Prices of essential items held steady during the third COVID waveIndia needs a second green revolution to make agriculture more climate-resistant and environmentally sustainable. RBI
According to the RBI article, “new emerging challenges warrant a second green revolution along with next-generation reforms.” India needs a second green revolution along with…
View More India needs a second green revolution to make agriculture more climate-resistant and environmentally sustainable. RBIInterested in agri market, Australia offers tariff sops on 99% of Indian imports
Australia is keen to export dairy products, grains, oilseeds and processed food to India and has offered to give tariff concessions to 99% of its…
View More Interested in agri market, Australia offers tariff sops on 99% of Indian importsTo promote exports, APEDA to focus on creating infrastructure and clusters in collab with state govts
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) is now concentrating on creating infrastructure and clusters in collaboration with state governments to promote…
View More To promote exports, APEDA to focus on creating infrastructure and clusters in collab with state govtsThe export of a range of new agri-products adds to the diversity of India’s export basket in FY21
After the first COVID wave in March 2020, when exports went down badly, the financial year 2021 brought some much-needed relief to exports and was…
View More The export of a range of new agri-products adds to the diversity of India’s export basket in FY21By 2030, agritech and allied segments could generate $813 billion in revenue, creating 152 million jobs
According to a report titled “Investing for Impact: Food, Agri, and Agritech” by Aspire Impact, with an investment of about USD 272 billion in agritech…
View More By 2030, agritech and allied segments could generate $813 billion in revenue, creating 152 million jobsNITI Aayog and United Nations WFP join hands to include millets in the food basket
NITI Aayog has joined hands with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to address issues related to the inclusion of millets in government programmes.…
View More NITI Aayog and United Nations WFP join hands to include millets in the food basketFCI to bid wheat silos at 249 locations to reduce wastage
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is on the spree to face-lift India’s wheat storage infrastructure and reduce the overall wastage, thus it will soon…
View More FCI to bid wheat silos at 249 locations to reduce wastage