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Category: Agro
Govt’s rice procurement reaches 55.8 million tonnes and wheat 26.2 million tonnes so far: FCI
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state agencies have made significant progress in rice and wheat procurement in the current marketing season. The government…
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Secretary: India needs to improve its agriculture to become a developed nation
According to Himanshu Pathak, director general of ICAR and secretary to the government of India’s Department of Agricultural Research and Education, for India to become…
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Leading basmati rice exporter GRM seeks to establish a strong presence in domestic market
GRM Overseas, a leading exporter of basmati rice from India, is now seeking to establish a strong presence in the domestic market as a consumer…
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Farmers in Ghana produce and apply a biopesticide based on neem seed
In Ghana, CABI works with entomologists to teach vegetable growers how to make neem seed-based biopesticides locally. 44 vegetable farmers have received training from PlantwisePlus…
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FMCG companies keep on at millets
FMCG players have decided to double down on the retail shelves with a range of items made of millets, which are being advertised as the…
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India’s basmati rice exports are up by ₹12k crores in 2022-23
As per the data from the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS), India exported basmati rice worth about Rs. 38,524 crore (nearly $4.79…
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In Punjab, a trial initiative to store food grain is failing
Punjab’s four state procurement agencies were to acquire 5,000 wooden crates to store food grains. Instead, just 625 were purchased. Officials blame the Ukraine war,…
View More In Punjab, a trial initiative to store food grain is failingFarmers applaud the government’s choice to keep using 24 critical pesticides
The Union Government opted to keep using 24 pesticides following a detailed evaluation of 27 pesticides by a constituted expert committee, based on considerable evidence…
View More Farmers applaud the government’s choice to keep using 24 critical pesticidesAgri growth is slowing; the rate is expected to be 3.3% in 2022-23
According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s (MoSPI) Second Advance Estimates of National Income, 2022-23, the growth rate of Gross Value Added in…
View More Agri growth is slowing; the rate is expected to be 3.3% in 2022-23