Rice Bran Oil: Department of Food and Public Distribution E-launched “NAFED Fortified Rice Bran Oil”. Rice bran oil is the oil extracted from the hard outer brown layer of rice called chaff (rice husk). It is known for its high smoke point of 232 °C (450 °F) making it suitable for high-temperature cooking methods such […]
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National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013
National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013: Centre amends Food Security rules to prevent ration leakage, corruption. The government said that this amendment has been made as an attempt to take forward the reform process envisaged under Section 12 of the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 by way of improving the transparency of the operation […]
Farmers Protests Latest Trends
Farmers Protests: According to the State of Environment in Figures 2021 report released by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), there was a fivefold increase in major farmers’ protests since 2017. In 2017, there were 34 major protests across 15 States. The number has now shot up to 165 protests across 22 States and Union […]
Zinc and Iron in Rice : Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR): Researchers from various institutes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya found depleting trends in grain density of zinc and iron in rice and wheat cultivated in India. The researchers collected seeds of rice (16 varieties) and wheat (18 varieties) from the gene […]
Biotech-KISAN Programme
Biotech-KISAN Programme: The Ministry of Science and Technology has issued a Special Call for the NorthEast Region as a part of its Mission Programme “Biotech-Krishi Innovation Science Application Network (Biotech-KISAN)”. It is a scientist-farmer partnership scheme launched in 2017. It is a pan-India program, following a hub-and-spoke model and stimulates entrepreneurship and innovation in farmers […]
Illegal Cultivation Of Herbicide Tolerant (HT) Bt cotton
Illegal Cultivation Of Herbicide Tolerant (HT) Bt cotton: The illegal cultivation of Herbicide Tolerant (HT) Bt cotton has seen a huge jump as the sale of illegal seed packets has more than doubled from 30 lakh in 2020 to 75 lakh in 2021. Bt cotton is the only transgenic crop that has been approved by […]
The 42nd Session Of The Food And Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Conference
The 42nd Session Of The Food And Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Conference: The 42nd session of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Conference was held recently. For the first time ever, the FAO Conference is held in virtual mode. The conferenc takes place every two years and is FAO’s supreme governing body. It determines the policies […]
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC): UN emergency relief coordinator Mark Lowcock said Tigray region of Ethiopia is witnessing widespread famine. According to an Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, famine conditions in Tigray are in phase 5 with 350,000 people out of Tigray’s 6 million population are experiencing famine. The Integrated Food Security […]
Minimum Support Prices For Kharif Crops 2021-22
Minimum Support Prices For Kharif Crops: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by PM Modi, has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for all mandated Kharif crops for marketing season 2021-22. MSP for common paddy was hiked to ₹1,940 a quintal for the coming Kharif season, less than 4% higher than […]
What is Beed Model of Maharashtra
Beed Model: Maharashtra: Maharashtra government has asked for state-wide implementation of the ‘Beed model’ of the crop insurance scheme Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana (PMFBY). ‘Beed Model’: Beed is a district located in the drought-prone Marathwada region. The district presents a challenge for any insurance company because farmers here have repeatedly lost crops either to […]
