According to an expert committee set up by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) methods that exclude all synthetic chemical inputs and promote the use of on-farm biomass — would result in a ‘tremendous reduction’ in...
India has filed an appeal against WTO panel’s decision on sugar subsidies The World Trade Organisation stated on Tuesday that India has filed an appeal against a WTO’s trade dispute settlement panel finding on domestic sugar subsidies, claiming that the panel made...
Government should drop GST from 18% to 6%, implement a PLI system on agrochemicals Industry According to Vimal Alawadhi, the managing director of Delhi-based Best Agrolife, the government should implement a production-linked incentive (PLI) system for the agrochemical business, as it does...
Due to the increase in Omicron, fresh fruit importers expanding warehousing facilities Due to an increase in Covid variant Omicron cases, fresh fruit importers in the country are expanding their warehousing and cold storage facilities. The spike of Covid cases has raised the demand for...
Farmer from India-Pakistan border backed now-repealed farm law with minor amendents A farmer turned promoter of a private mandi in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer area, 25 kilometres from the India-Pakistan border, has backed the now-repealed farm rules with minor adjustments, even if it...
