CISTA urges Agriculture Ministry to recognise small tea growers as farmers, requires FPC inclusion

The Confederation of Indian Small Tea Growers’ Associations (CISTA) on Monday urged the Union Agriculture Ministry to recognise small tea growers as farmers and embrace them in farmer producer corporations (FPCs). “Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated the collectivisation motion in a large means by introducing the formation of the Farmer Producer Firm (FPC) for the … Read more

Chouhan asks officers to make sure that the affect of agriculture schemes will get mirrored on floor

A day after asking his Ministry officers to work on the theme of the BJP’s Sankalp Patra, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday known as for the overhauling of schemes and even closure if these should not yielding desired outcomes as an alternative of simply prolonging such programmes. Sources stated he additionally directed … Read more

Govt mulls new farm legislation to facilitate inter-State agriculture produce sale

The Centre is contemplating a brand new farm legislation that can maintain inter-state buying and selling and assist farmers promote their produce on-line at distant locations, outdoors their State boundary. The plan is to arrange an impartial regulatory authority to border guidelines and laws, together with charges, for facilitating all inter-state buying and selling. Nonetheless, … Read more

Centre selects Jharkhand to scale up mustard output

After piloting a mustard venture in seven districts for final seven years in Jharkhand, the Centre will scale up it to cowl complete state with goal oriented supply to extend each space from present 4 lakh hectare (lh) and yield from eight quintal per hectare to assist obtain the bigger goal of self sufficiency in … Read more

Wheat inventory with authorities could also be lowest in 16 years

  The Meals Ministry is banking on the suggestions of the Agriculture Ministry that’s optimistic of a file wheat manufacturing this 12 months to replenish its official reserves. Often called buffer shares, official reserves will seemingly be the bottom within the final 16 years however across the necessary buffer norm as of April 1. “We … Read more