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%. […]
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs
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 […]
Webinar On “Export Promotion Of Tissue Culture Plants’’
Webinar On “Export Promotion Of Tissue Culture Plants’’: The Centre through the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) conducted a webinar on “Export Promotion of Tissue Culture Plants’’ such as Foliage, Live Plants, Cut Flowers, and Planting Material” with Department of Biotechnology (DBT) accredited tissue culture laboratories spread across India. The aim […]
Stubble Burning : Chhattisgarh Model
What Is Stubble Burning? With wheat yield down this year, the rate of tudi is very high and farmers can earn huge profits by selling it. But despite that, 3,895 field fires have been reported from April 1 to April 29 in Punjab. Farmers opt for stubble burning because they do not have alternatives for […]
Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Rates For Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) Fertilizers
Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Rates For Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) Fertilizers: The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers for Kharif Season – 2022 (from 01.04.2022 to 30.09.2022). Government is making available fertilizers, namely Urea and 25 grades of […]
Fasal Bima Pathshala
Fasal Bima Pathshala: Government of India will conduct ‘Fasal Bima Pathshala’ under ‘Kisan Bhagidari Prathmikta Campaign’ during the period from 25th April to 1st May 2022 as a Jan Bhagidari movement under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar will chair the National level special programme on […]
What Is Vertical Farming?
What Is Vertical Farming? India is evolving every day with something new. Also, industrialization is increasing dramatically due to which many arable lands are at greater risk. Vertical farming in India is the answer to all these problems. The modern concept was first proposed in 1999 by professor Dickson Despommier. His concept centered on the […]
