Context: Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) celebrated its 93rd foundation day. Key Highlights of the foundation day event: As part of the celebration, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and the Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology jointly launched Kisan Sarathi. The agricultural sect... .Read more
Updated on 19 July, 2021 GS3 Agriculture
Context: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) decided recently that the central government will spend ₹9,800 crores on livestock development over the next five years. More in the news: CCEA would do this by merging a slew of schemes into three main programmes: Focused on indigenous cows and dairy development, Liv... .Read more
Updated on 17 July, 2021 GS2 Agriculture
Context: According to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Indian farmers have planted 49.9 million hectares with summer (Kharif) crops, down 10.4% from a year earlier. Ministry Data: Planting of rice, the key summer crop, was at 11.5 million hectares as of 9th July 2021 versus 12.6 million hectares in the previous year. The a... .Read more
Updated on 12 July, 2021 GS3 Agriculture
Context: Recently the Centre has decided to allow state-run market yards to access financing facilities through its Agricultural Infrastructure Fund. Modifications: Eligibility Extended: The Union Cabinet decided to extend the Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund to: State agen... .Read more
Updated on 9 July, 2021 GS2 Agriculture
Context: The Centre's project to doubling farmers income by 2022 appears to be making very slow progress. Most small farmers have a monthly household income of less than ₹6,000, fragmented landholdings and a 30 per cent probability of buying seeds and pesticides. They are facing the challenges of changing patterns of the monsoons. Possi... .Read more
Updated on 8 July, 2021 GS3 Agriculture
Context: For dairy farmers, this increase in milk prices is not commensurate with the increase in their feed and other costs. Their margins are getting squeezed. More in news Amul has just raised its milk prices for consumers. This increase is well below the increase in the overall consumer price index (CPI) which has already crossed the toler... .Read more
Updated on 5 July, 2021 GS3 Agriculture
