Primary Agricultural Credit Societies: Cabinet approves digitisation of 63,000 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies. PACS: It is a village-level institution that works directly with rural residents. It encourages agriculturists to save, accepts deposits from them, makes loans to deserving borrowers, and collects repayments. PACS are the lowest unit in a three-tier structure: The other two tiers […]
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs
Invasive Weeds
Invasive Weeds: A Vitamin D3-rich weed and a shrub with roots that wild boars love to gorge on are among the 18 invasive plants stifling the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, the best-known address of the greater one-horned rhinoceros on the Earth. The list released by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) did not […]
Ban On Wheat Export From India
Ban On Wheat Export From India: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) suspended re-export of wheat and flour from grain originating in India is basically an assurance that whatever it imports will be used only for domestic consumption. The development comes a month after India banned wheat exports to meet the demand of its domestic market, […]
Maya Technique Of Maize Fortification
Maya Technique Of Maize Fortification: A study has thrown light on how Maya people fortified their maize with the chemical process known as ‘nixtamalisation’ and also built indoor toilets in pits they dug into the limestone bedrock of the Yucatan peninsula in Mesoamerica. The Maya are an indigenous people of Mexico and Central America who […]
Marijuana Legal In Thailand
Marijuana Legal In Thailand: Thailand has legalized cultivating and possessing Marijuana but recreational use (Such as smoking) is still banned, even though advocates say the easing effectively decriminalises Marijuana. The nation is the first to advance such a move in South-East Asia, a region known for its stringent drug laws. Thailand, with its year-round tropical […]
Minimum Support Prices (MSP) For Kharif Season 2022-23
Minimum Support Prices (MSP) For The Kharif Season 2022-23: The Centre has approved the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for the Kharif season 2022-23, stating that the rates are at least 1.5 times of the weighed average cost of production. The rates for 14 Kharif crops have been increased, the hikes ranging from 4% to 8%. […]
Restrictions On Sugar Exports
Restrictions On Sugar Exports: The central government has imposed restrictions on sugar exports from June 1st, 2022 to increase the availability of sugar in the country during sugar season 2021-22 (October-September) and also curb price rise. Usually, during the festival season of October – November, the demand for sugar increases, and therefore, the government is […]
Cultivation Of Green Manure
Cultivation Of Green Manure: The Punjab agriculture department is promoting the cultivation of green manure these days as Punjab Agro is providing subsidy on the seed at the rate of Rs 2,000 per quintal, which costs Rs 6,300 per quintal without subsidy. Green manures are crops grown specifically for maintaining soil fertility and structure. They […]
Direct Seeding Of Rice
Direct Seeding Of Rice: The Punjab government announced Rs 1,500 incentive per acre for farmers opting for Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR). Last year, 18% (5.62 lakh hectares) of the total rice area in the state was under DSR against the government target of bringing 10 lakh hectares under it. In 2021-22, 31.45 lakh hectares […]
Low Wheat Procurement In The Current Marketing Season
Low Wheat Procurement: Wheat procurement by government agencies is set to dip to a 15-year low in the current marketing season, from an all-time high scale last year. Likely procurement this time: The 18.5 million tonnes (mt). This would be the first time that wheat procured from the new crop (18.5 mt) is less than […]
