Litchi Cultivation : Expanded The National Research Centre on Litchi (NRCL), has successfully expanded litchi cultivation to 19 states in India. Litchi cultivation for commercial production has commenced in states such as Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and others. Litchi (Litchi chinensis) is a small, oval roundish fruit that is native […]
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs
eSoil : New Development
eSoil : New Development Researchers have developed a new electronic soil that was found to increase the growth of barley seedlings by 50 per cent in a new study. In hydroponic environments, eSoil is a low-power bioelectronic growth substrate that can electrically stimulate the root system and growth environment of plants. This is environmentally friendly, […]
Minimum Support Price For Copra
Minimum Support Price For Copra: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, has approved the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for copra for the 2024 season. The move aims to provide better returns to coconut growers, encourage copra production, and meet the growing demand for coconut products. Copra is the dried, white flesh of the coconut. It’s […]
Paat-Mitro : Mobile Application For Jute Farmers
Paat-Mitro : Mobile Application For Jute Farmers The Ministry of Textiles recently launched the “Paat-Mitro” mobile application to provide important information about MSP and agronomy to jute farmers. Paat Mitro is a mobile application developed by the Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI). Purpose is to provide important information about Minimum Support Prices (MSP) and […]
Southeast Asia Opium Survey 2023: UNODC
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 […]
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 […]
