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        India looks towards Canada, Jordan for fertilizers                              as Russia-Ukraine conflict derails imports  source - https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/india-looks-towards-canada-jordan-for-fertilizers-as-russia-ukraine-conflict-derails-imports-8185011.html#:~:text=India%20imported%2010.61%20lakh%20tonnes,nitrogen%2C%20phosphorous%20and%20potassium). India depends heavily on imports for meeting its fertiliser needs; industry experts say more than half the urea the country consumes comes from other nations. With low self-sufficiency, volatility in global fertiliser supplies is bound to have a significant impact on India. In any case, due to pandemic-related disruptions, fertiliser imports had been rising even before the Russia-Ukraine conflict emerged. Between 2018-19 and 2020-21, there was an almost 8 percent increase in total fertiliser imports to nearly 203.3 lakh tonnes from 188.4 lakh tonnes. And as per data presented in the Lok Sabha, imports of fou

  source - https://www.cropin.com/blogs/union-budget-2022-23-for-the-agriculture-sector-key-takeaways#:~:text=The%20total%20budget%20allocated%20to,projected%20expenditure%20for%202022%2D23. The total budget allocated to the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare stands at ₹1.24 lakh crores, a considerable 3.1% of the total projected expenditure for 2022-23. Direct payment of MSP to farmers The Budget has earmarked ₹2.37 lakh crores as direct payments as MSP (minimum support price) to 163 lakh wheat and paddy farmers. Wheat procurement in Rabi 2021-22 and the estimated paddy procurement in Kharif 2021-22 will cover 1208 lakh metric tons of the two crops. International Year of Millets In line with The United Nations (UN) General Assembly declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets, the Finance Minister has announced support for post-harvest value addition of millets to enhance domestic consumption, along with support for branding millet products nationally and internatio

 source - https://icar.org.in/content/about-us#:~:text=The%20Indian%20Council%20of%20Agricultural,Farmers%20Welfare%20%2C%20Government%20of%20India. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare , Government of India.  Formerly known as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, it was  established on 16 July 1929  as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in pursuance of the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture.  The ICAR has its headquarters at New Delhi.   The Council is the apex body for co-ordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country.  With  111 ICAR institutes  and  71 agricultural universities  spread across the country this is one of the largest national agricultural systems in the world.  The ICAR h

   Mumbai Woman’s Startup Sells 300+  Organic Foods From 10,000+ Farmers Source - https://www.thebetterindia.com/224507/mumbai-woman-startup-organic-food-brand-empower-farmer-small-biz-ang136/ M umbai-based entrepreneur Ruchi Jain grew up in a household that revered fresh harvest. She saw how her mother put immense thought into what ended up on her family’s plates. This knowledge and reverence for nature, and the sensibilities of the effort of India’s farmers translated into a startup that would go on to impact over 10,000 farmers in 14+ states. Founded in 2016, Taru Naturals is the manifestation of Ruchi’s learnings.The startup sells organic produce like turmeric, jaggery, rice, pulses sourced from farmers across Maharashtra, Karnataka, Assam, Kerala, and Uttarakhand among others. It helps farmers establish market linkages and ensure a steady stream of income. In fact, on Women’s Day, i.e. March 8 this year, this young female entrepreneur’s hard work found mention in NITI Aayog’s list