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A strategic initiative ‘Bringing Green Revolution in Eastern India’ to develop high potential Eastern Region of the country for food grains production has been launched since 2010-11. The programme is being implemented as a sub Scheme of RashtriyaKrishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) in seven eastern States namely Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh (Eastern) and West Bengal. Theprogramme is intended to improve [...]
THE central government has once again unashamedly voiced its support for the deadly chemical endosulfan that has been denounced worldwide. By neglecting the protests as well as the scientific studies about this chemical, the Ministry of Agriculture has submitted to the Supreme Court that endosulfan has no detrimental effects on health. This was in response to the special leave petition [...]
Shri Sharad Pawar, Minister of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries has emphasized on the need for strategic initiatives and schemes for accelerated development of inland fisheries. Addressing the Consultative Committee attached to his ministry, Shri Pawar said that one of the interventions could be an integrated approach with effective forward and backward linkages through production chain to marketing. He said [...]
The Food Corporation of India has a total of 332.50 lakh MTs of storage capacity including Covered and Cover and Plinth (CAP) both owned and hired with a capacity utilization of 91% as on 30.6.2011. Apart from storing in covered godowns, wheat is also stored in CAP which is also a scientific method of storage. Due to the increased procurement [...]
The banks have disbursed agriculture loans worth about Rs. 4,46,779 crore as against the target of Rs. 3, 75,000 crore fixed by the government for lending to Agriculture sector in 2010-11. The agency-wise target and achievement made by the lending agencies are given below: Leading Agencies Target (Rs. in crore) Achievement (Rs. in Crore) Commercial Banks 280000 332705.98 (118.82%) Cooperative Bank 55000 70105.30 (127.46%) [...]
The area under organic cultivation including fruits and vegetables has been increasing in the country over the years. It stood at 10.86 lakh hectares as on 31.03.2010. Exports of organic agricultural produce are also increasing year to year. Government has a National Policy on organic farming which seeks to promote technically sound, economically viable, environmentally non-degrading and socially acceptable use [...]
As against the growth target of 4% in the agriculture and allied sector fixed for the 11th Five Year Plan, the average annual growth during the first four years of the Plan Period i.e. 2007-08 to 2010-11 has been 3.2%. This is mainly due to severe drought conditions in most parts of the country during 2009-10 and drought/deficient rainfall in [...]
As per data received from States, rice has been sown in 260.36 lakh hectare as on today. It represents an increase of 15.57 lakh hectare over last year’s acreage on this date. Higher area coverage has been reported from Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam. Oilseeds have been sown in 157.92 lakh hectare. Compared to last year, sown area is higher by 4.86 lakh hectare. [...]
Inland fisheries resources of India are noted as much for their heterogeneity in composition as for their rich production potential. India is bestowed with vast and varied inland fisheries resources comprising rivers and canals, reservoirs, ponds and tanks, floodplain lakes and wetlands and brackish-waters. Besides, substantial area amenable for coldwater fisheries exists in the medium and higher-altitudes of the Himalayan [...]
In view of the emerging challenges and threats to agriculture sector, vis-à-vis national food security, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed a strategic framework to improve food security, enhance opportunities for inclusive growth, augment competitiveness of Indian agriculture and create adequate and quality human resources to address the concerns. Some of the major concerns include, natural [...]
The famous saffron-coloured Kesar variety of mango, largely grown around foothills of Girnar mountains in Gujarat’s Junagadh district, has got global recognition as ‘Gir Kesar’ mango after being granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The Kesar mango is the second variety of mango in India to get GI registration after the Dussheri mango variety grown in Uttar Pradesh. “GI registration [...]
As per data received from States, rice has been sown in 209.93 lakhhectare as on today. It represents an increase of 10.11 lakh hectare over last year’s acreage on this date. Higher area coverage has been reported from Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Chhatishgarh. Coarse cereals have been sown in 151.88 lakh hectare. Compared to last year, higher area coverage has been reported [...]
Government to direct FMC and NCDEX to curb excessive speculation on agricultural commodity prices in commodity exchanges fuelling the food inflation. Black pepper prices have risen by a whopping 33 per cent from Rs 22,980 to Rs 30,500 during March-July without much local and international demand except artificial future demand created by speculators and trader cartels on NCDEX, said a [...]
Has the Bt gene-driven cotton revolution, which transformed India from a net importer of cotton into the world’s second-largest producer and exporter of this natural fibre, run out of steam? Some analysts tend to believe so, given that the overall production and productivity of cotton have stagnated in the past five years. However, their analysis and the conclusions being drawn [...]
The embarrassment of riches in grain stocks confronting the government is a problem of its own making. It is the product of ill-conceived policies on grain procurement, storage and distribution and mistimed decisions on opening and shutting of foodgrain exports. The grain stocks that have piled up as a consequence are far more than needed for any rational inventory and [...]
Department of Agriculture and Cooperation has issued state-wise estimates of area and production of cotton for the year 2010-11. According to data released by the Department, Bt. cotton constitutes nearly 90% of total area under cotton cultivation. Out of total area of 111.42 lakh hectares under cotton cultivation, 98.54 lakh hectares are under Bt. Cotton. Maharashtra, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh [...]
National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) has covered 17.14 crore farmers over an area of 2,627 lakh hectares insuring a sum amounting to Rs. 2,10,523 crore till Kharif 2010. The scheme is being implemented in the country from Rabi 1999-2000 season. Claims to the tune of about Rs. 21,031 crore have become payable against the premium income of about Rs. 6,303 [...]
Agriculture export zones (AEZs) deserve a boost by policy makers and the private sector as India ranks dismally low in global trade despite being a major producer of agriculture products. With food and agriculture exports totalling 15.6 billion dollars, India’s share is a meager 1.6 per cent of the total global trade. The trade index by Food and Agriculture Organisations [...]
The Government released the 4th advance estimates of foodgrain production for 2010-11. As per the latest estimates, India has produced 241.56 million tonnes of foodgrains during 2010-11 compared to 218.11 million tonnes in the previous year. This is highest ever foodgrainsproduction, surpassing the earlier record of 234.47 million tonnes achieved in 2008-09. It may also be noted that the production of wheat, estimated at 85.93 million tonnes, [...]
The production of major crops has been at record levels in the year that has just been over. An estimated production of 236 million tonnes, or 241 million tonnes, which was given out by the honourable agricultural ministers, was achieved because of record production of wheat, maize and pulses. Oilseeds production also set a new record. salute to all our [...]
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