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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 t...

  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 i...

 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...

   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 i...

  Madhya Pradesh govt to waive off mandi tax to boost export of wheat T he Madhya Pradesh  government has decided not to levy tax on the export of wheat produced in the state, and traders will be allowed to purchase wheat anywhere in the state on a single license, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh . Chouhan, who was in Delhi  on Thursday to meet union commerce  Minister Piyush goyal  to discuss the wheat export issue, said:  He further stated that the exporters were allowed to buy wheat from mandis and also directly from the farmers.  If the exporters need space to set up export houses in major mandis, they will be provided space at concession rates," he added. The chief minister informed that the production of wheat in Madhya Pradesh has reached up to 1.29 crore MT. He said the wheat of Madhya Pradesh has credibility. The online auction process is available in the market and exporters will be able to buy wheat by registering with a local person. For v...

  Importance of Agriculture         in Indian Economy During Independence, there was extremely low productivity per hectare and per worker. However, the previous trend of stagnant agriculture was completely changed due to the introduction of economic planning from 1950-51, and with special emphasis on agricultural development, particularly after 1962.  (i) A steady increase in the area under cultivation is noticed.  (ii) A substantial growth in the food crops is marked.  (iii) During the plan period, there had been a constant increase in the yield per hectare. Though the industry has been playing an important role in the Indian economy, still the contribution of agriculture in the development of the Indian economy cannot be denied. This can be measured and gauged by the following facts and figures:  1. Agricultural influence on national income: The contribution of agriculture during the first two decades towards the gross domestic produc...

World Bank offers ₹869 crore loan for watershed management for Indian farmers •In a major boost to Indian farmers, India will receive a ₹869 crore loan for watershed management from World Bank •The loan has a maturity of 15 years, including a grace period of 4.5 years, the Finance Ministry said The Union Finance Ministry said on Friday announced that the World Bank will provide a $115 million ( ₹869 crores) loan to fund a programme in India that will help national and state institutions adopt improved watershed management practices to increase farmers' resilience to climate change, promote higher productivity and better incomes. As India has one of the largest watershed management programmes in the world, the new programme will further boost the watershed management system in the country. The Finance Ministry said in a statement, "in this context, the new programme will help the participating state governments in their efforts to transform watershed planning and execution and ...