Cultivation Of Opium: The Union government has decided to rope in the private sector to commence production of concentrated poppy straw from India’s opium crop to boost the yield of alkaloids. Alkaloids are used for medical purposes and exported to several countries. Cultivation of opium: Only a few countries are permitted to cultivate the opium […]
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs
Direct Payment Of Minimum Support Price : Jamabandhi System
Direct Payment Of Minimum Support Price: After the recent orders from the Food Corporation of India (FCI), the farm unions warned that the Centre’s insistence on direct payment of Minimum Support Price (MSP) could derail the crop procurement process. The Centre wants to make direct online MSP payment to farmers’ bank accounts, to remove middlemen […]
National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI)
National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI): Union Minister of Science & Technology Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the new Advanced High-Resolution Microscopy Facility at National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI). He also Unveiled the 4 Star GRIHA Certification of Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB) Lab and Admin Building at Mohali in Punjab. Both NABI & CIAB […]
First Virtual Trade Fair (VTF) 2021 : APEDA
First Virtual Trade Fair (VTF): By APEDA: The First Virtual Trade Fair (VTF) organized by APEDA to boost the export potential of India’s agricultural and processed food products during the COVID19 pandemic drew a huge response from participants, exporters, and buyers from other countries. The VTF was organized during March 10-12, 2021. The fair with […]
Sub-Mission On Agroforestry (SMAF) Scheme
Sub-Mission On Agroforestry (SMAF) Scheme: The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central Silk Board on a convergence model for the implementation of Agroforestry in the silk sector. It is a part of the ongoing Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF) Scheme. Earlier, the Government of India allocated Rs. […]
CSIR Floriculture Mission
CSIR Floriculture Mission: CSIR Floriculture Mission has been approved for implementation in 21 States/UTs wherein available knowledgebase in CSIR Institutes will be utilized and leveraged to help Indian farmers and industry re-position itself to meet the import requirements. Floriculture, or flower farming, is a discipline of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental […]
Separate MSP Guidelines For Sugar Mills
Separate MSP Guidelines For Sugar Mills: The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution issued separate guidelines for sugar mills and cane commissioners in regards to the sale of sugar below the Minimum Selling Price (MSP) of Rs 3,100/- per quintal. To control the constant slide in ex-mill prices of sugar, the central government […]
Certified Jute Seed Distribution Plan : Key Points
Certified Jute Seed Distribution Plan: The Ministry of Textiles has launched a Certified Jute Seed Distribution Plan under Jute ICARE Program. Jute Corporation of India (JCI) had in 2019, signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with National Seeds Corporation for commercial distribution of 1,000 Metric Tonne certified jute seeds for the year 2021-22. Certified Jute […]
Policy Target Of Doubling Farmers Income By 2022
Policy Target Of Doubling Farmers’ Income By 2022: The Central Government admitted that no actual assessment of farm income has been carried out since 2013. The Government of India in its Annual Budget 2016-17 set a policy target of doubling farmers’ income by 2022. Agriculture sustains livelihood for more than half of India’s total population. […]
National e-Governance Plan In Agriculture : Keypoints
National e-Governance Plan In Agriculture: The National e-governance plan in agriculture (NeGPA) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. The scheme was initially launched in the year 2010-11 in 7 States. Recently, this scheme was extended up to March 31, 2021. The NeGPA guidelines were amended in 2020-2021 in order to infuse modern information technologies in the farm […]
