Mar 3, 2020 State Food Minister Jyotipriya Mallick said, “We are yet to receive a letter from the Centre (on implementation of the scheme). We…
View More ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’: Bengal not with Centre’s scheme on food grainsCategory: Agro
100,000 Chinese Ducks en route for mission in Pakistan
Feb 29, 2020 A lovely convoy of Chinese quack pest controllers- The ducks plans to fly to Pakistan. In amidst of a struggle in dealing…
View More 100,000 Chinese Ducks en route for mission in PakistanGovt all set to accommodate bills to promote safe pesticides
Feb 14, 2020 · The Bill proposes to make safe and effective pesticides available for farmers · Companies may be asked to pay fines or compensate…
View More Govt all set to accommodate bills to promote safe pesticidesLeap India raises Rs. 164 crore in Series B funding to build a large platform of grain storage sites to help FCI
Feb 6, 2020 Leap India Food and Logistics Pvt Ltd, an agricultural warehousing and logistics firm has raised Rs. 164 crore in Series B funding…
View More Leap India raises Rs. 164 crore in Series B funding to build a large platform of grain storage sites to help FCIFocus on farm mechanization need of the hour for increasing productivity
Feb 1, 2020 Farm mechanization in India is quite low at 40-45 per cent compared to other countries such as USA (95 per cent), Brazil…
View More Focus on farm mechanization need of the hour for increasing productivityWith China under flu attack, chilli farmers worry despite bumper harvest
Jan 30, 2020 The spice traders are now disturbed on the onset of the Chinese Coronavirus spread which might hit the export business. As chilli…
View More With China under flu attack, chilli farmers worry despite bumper harvestTo eradicate hunger and poverty Indian govt to promote potato sub-sector
Jan 29, 2020 The Indian government wants to deliberate new policy along with specific research agenda to promote potato sub-sector, which includes seeds to market…
View More To eradicate hunger and poverty Indian govt to promote potato sub-sectorWest Bengal to build 50,000-ton onion cold store facility
Jan 27, 2020 West Bengal has been able to upgrade up its annual production of onions to 700,000 tons per annum from 400,000 tons, some…
View More West Bengal to build 50,000-ton onion cold store facilityAPEDA sets up 186 agri products testing laboratories
Jan 24, 2020 Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has set up another 135 laboratories to existing 51 recognized laboratories to help…
View More APEDA sets up 186 agri products testing laboratoriesSeed industry wants reinstatement of 200% tax deduction for R&D
Jan 17, 2020 Indian seed industry has urged the govt for rising weighted tax deduction for in-house research and development (R&D) doings from 100 per…
View More Seed industry wants reinstatement of 200% tax deduction for R&D