Southeast Asia Opium Survey 2023: UNODC The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released a report titled-Southeast Asia Opium Survey 2023 – Cultivation, Production, and Implications, highlighting that there is a significant increase in Opium Cultivation in the Golden Triangle, Southeast Asia. Highlights of the Report: Opium cultivation in the Golden Triangle […]
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs
Ban On Onion Exports
Ban On Onion Exports: The Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has announced a ban on onion exports until March 2024, issuing a notification converting the export policy of onions from ‘Free’ to ‘Prohibited’. The current supply shortage, caused by early depletion of 2022-23 rabi season stocks and anticipated lower kharif 2023 output, along with […]
Ban On Using Sugarcane Juice And Sugar Syrup For Ethanol Production
Ban On Using Sugarcane Juice And Sugar Syrup For Ethanol Production: The government has temporarily banned the use of sugarcane juice and sugar syrup for ethanol production due to uncertainties in cane output for the current season as per the Sugar (Control) Order 1966. The Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) forecasts a 9% reduction in […]
Abelmoschus Odishae : New Plant Species Of ‘Wild Okra’
Abelmoschus Odishae : New Plant Species Of ‘Wild Okra’ A scientist from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) recently discovered a new plant species of ‘wild okra’ named ‘Abelmoschus Odishae’. Abelmoschus Odishae is a new plant species of ‘wild okra’. It was discovered in a moist deciduous forest in Banspal block in Keonjhar district, […]
Press Mud : Sugarcane Byproduct
Press Mud : Sugarcane Byproduct Sugarcane byproduct press mud can help generate 460,000 tonnes of compressed biogas (CBG) valued at Rs 2,484 crore. Press Mud is often known as filter cake or press cake. It is the agricultural waste obtained when cane juice is repeatedly filtered before being sent for sugar extraction. The filters are […]
Cashew Crop : Exporting
Cashew Crop : Exporting The chairman of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority said that APEDA facilitated the exporting of over 30 tonnes of cashew on World Cashew Day. Cashew Crop is native to Brazilin Latin America and was introduced to India by the Portuguese in the 16th century (1570). Well-drained deep […]
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana: The Prime Minister recently distributed the 15th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana, totalling over Rs 18,000 crore and benefiting more than 80 million farmers. PM-KISAN is a Central-Sector scheme with 100% funding from the Government of India. The scheme aims to supplement the […]
Baler Machine
Baler Machine: With the problem of farm fires being taken up by the Supreme Court, Belar, a machine that facilitates ex-situ (off-site) stubble management has been in demand in Punjab and adjacent regions. Baler machines have been around for a decade, and currently around 2,000 of them operate in Punjab. Of these 1,268 are highly […]
Krishi 24/7
Krishi 24/7: The Union Agriculture Ministry, in collaboration with the Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Wadhwani AI), developed Krishi 24/7. Krishi 24/7 is the first-ever AI-powered solution for automated agricultural news monitoring and analysis, with support from Google.org. The tool scans news articles in multiple languages and translates them into English. It extracts essential information […]
‘Bharat’ Atta(Wheat Flour) : New Initiative
‘Bharat’ Atta(Wheat Flour) : New Initiative The Indian government has launched the sale of ‘Bharat’ brand Atta (wheat flour) with a maximum retail price (MRP) of Rs 27.50 per kilogram which is lower than the national average price of Rs 35.93 per kg. This initiative is part of the government’s ongoing efforts to stabilize the […]
