Spices Statistics At A Glance 2021: Union Minister for Agriculture released the book ‘Spices Statistics at a Glance 2021’on 21st December, 2021. The book is published by the Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development (DASD), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, the nodal agency for collection and compilation of area and production estimates of spices […]
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs
Minimum Support Price Realization of Agri-Produce Bill, 2021
Minimum Support Price (MSP): BJP MP Varun Gandhi has introduced a private bill for Minimum Support Price of crops in Parliament. Overview of The farmers right to guaranteed minimum support price realization of agri-produce Bill, 2021: It seeks to legally guarantee of MSP with financial outlay of Rs 1 lakh crore. It aims to provide […]
Agro-Climatic Zones: Punjab
Agro-Climatic Zones: Punjab: Amid talk of MSP guarantee and Punjab’s urgent need to break away from the wheat-paddy cycle, experts feel that the state must follow cropping pattern as per its agro-climatic and soil conditions to protect the environment while increasing farmers’ income. According to Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana, there are six agro-climatic zones […]
World Fisheries Day 2021
World Fisheries Day: 21st November World Fisheries Day (WFD) is observed on the 21st November every year. The award ceremony was organised by the ministry of fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying, in Bhubaneswar on the occasion of WFD. Balasore district (Odisha) has been awarded India’s “Best Marine District”. WFD is celebrated to demonstrate solidarity with […]
Edible Oil Prices
Edible Oil Prices: Government has slashed the basic duty on crude palm oil, crude soyabean oil and crude sunflower oil from 2.5 percent to nil in a bid to reign in continuous rise in the cooking oil prices since past one year. The Agri-cess on these Oils has been brought down from 20 percent to […]
Dairy Sahakar Scheme
Dairy Sahakar Scheme: Shri Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooporation launched the “Dairy Sahakar” scheme at Anand, Gujarat, during the function organised by Amul for celebration of 75th Foundation Year of Amul. The Dairy Sahakar with a total investment of Rs 5000 crore will be implemented by NCDC under Ministry of Cooperation, […]
Report On Suicides Among Farm Workers: NCRB
Report On Suicides Among Farm Workers: NCRB National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released a report on Suicides among farm workers. The number of agricultural labourers who died by suicide in 2020 was 18% higher than the previous year. Overall, 10,677 people engaged in the farm sector died by suicide in 2020. However, suicides […]
Zero Budget Natural Farming
Zero Budget Natural Farming: Women farmers in the hill State of Himachal Pradesh are gradually turning to non-chemical, low cost “natural farming”, which has not only provided them with a sustainable livelihood but also empowered them better. Launched in 2018, the State’s Prakritik Kheti Khushhal Yojana (PK3Y) is promoting the climate resilient Subhash Palekar Natural […]
Global Agricultural Productivity Report (GAP Report)
Global Agricultural Productivity Report (GAP Report): According to a new report, Global agricultural productivity is not growing as fast as the demand for food, amid the impact of climate change. The report was released in conjunction with the World Food Prize Foundation’s annual conference. Findings of the Report: Total Factor Productivity (TFP) is growing at […]
Phosphatic and Potassic Fertilizers
Fertilizers: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved that the increased prices of Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers The increased international prices of Diammonium phosphate (DAP) have been absorbed by the Union Government. The Union Government has decided to increase the subsidy by Rs. 438 per bag of DAP as a special onetime […]
