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Budget 2024: Government aims to achieve self-sufficiency in pulses and oilseeds

Budget 2024: Government aims to achieve self-sufficiency in pulses and oilseeds

To enhance vegetable supply chains, the government plans to develop large-scale clusters for vegetable production near major consumption centres and promote Farmer Producer Organisations, cooperatives, and startups In the first budget of the Modi 3.0

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Budget 2024: FM announced the establishment of digital agriculture infrastructure

Budget 2024: FM announced the establishment of digital agriculture infrastructure

Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister announced the establishment of digital agriculture infrastructure, annual digital crop survey and mapping of farmers to their land parcels will facilitate better credit risk assessment and enhance formal credit penetration

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Budget 2024: FM announced higher Minimum Support Prices for all major crops

Budget 2024: FM announced higher Minimum Support Prices for all major crops

The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated, as mentioned in the interim Budget, there is a need to focus on four different categories: the poor, women, youth, and the farmer. For farmers, FM announced higher

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Budget 2024: Government to review research to develop climate-resilient seeds

Budget 2024: Government to review research to develop climate-resilient seeds

The government will conduct a thorough review of research to develop climate-resilient seeds, announced by Nirmala Sitharaman. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2024-25, marking the first budget of the Modi 3.0

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Budget 2024: Govenment to release 109 high-yielding and climate-resilient varieties of 32 field and horticulture crops

Budget 2024: Govenment to release 109 high-yielding and climate-resilient varieties of 32 field and horticulture crops

Over the next 2 years, 1 crore farmers will be introduced to natural farming practices, which will be supported by certification and branding Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister, announced the release of 109 high-yielding and climate-resilient

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Budget 2024: Finance Minister allocates Rs1.52 lakh crore for agriculture and allied sectors

Budget 2024: Finance Minister allocates Rs1.52 lakh crore for agriculture and allied sectors

Nirmala Sitharaman, the Finance Minister, has announced an allocation of Rs 1.52 lakh crore for agriculture and allied sectors. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2024-25, marking the first budget of the

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India’s foodgrain production hit an all-time high of 329.7Mn tonnes in 2022-23

India’s foodgrain production hit an all-time high of 329.7Mn tonnes in 2022-23

Economic Survey suggests that to promote efficiency in agriculture marketing and improve price discovery Economic Survey says that in 2022-23, foodgrain production hit an all-time high of 329.7 million tonnes, and oilseeds production reached 41.4

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Centre proposes moisture meters to measure moisture levels in cereal grains

Centre proposes moisture meters to measure moisture levels in cereal grains

A moisture meter is a specialised device used to measure the moisture content in various substances, particularly cereal grains and oilseeds in agriculture The Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India organised a meeting with

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Nadda directs FSSAI to waive off registration fee for street food vendors

Nadda directs FSSAI to waive off registration fee for street food vendors

FSSAI to train one lakh street food vendors in the next year Union Health Minister, Jagat Prakash Nadda chaired a training and awareness program for 1,000 street food vendors conducted by the Food Safety and

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India and Malaysia to increase cooperation in field of edible oil, oil palm

India and Malaysia to increase cooperation in field of edible oil, oil palm

A meeting held between the Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the Minister for Plantations and Commodities of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani India and Malaysia