In addition to its strong-hold Gujarat Dairy Major, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), which markets Amul‘s (Anand Milk Union Ltd) food brand, has made fresh investments to increase capacity in major markets like Kolkata and Andhra Pradesh. Also Read:...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 25th December issued more than Rs 18,000 crore to more than 9 crore farming families under “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi” (PM-KISAN). Modi approved the transfer of money with the press of a button at a function that the ruling BJP has...
Why is National Farmers Day observed every year on December 23 in India? To mark the birth anniversary of the fifth Prime Minister, Choudhary Charan Singh, India celebrates National Farmers Day, or Kisan Divas every year on December 23. Choudhary Charan Singh, known as the farmer’s...
Approximately 10 lakh tribal families got MSP worth Rs 4,000 crore across 21 States for the first time after the implementation of the minimum support price (MSP) for minor forest produce (MFP). During successive lockdowns, the Center’s MSP for MFP initiative, which was initiated by...
On Monday, Union minister for Agriculture Shri N. S. Tomar said the center is focusing on farm mechanisation and urged the companies to supply small farm machinery and equipment to the farmers with less ownership of land to enhance their farm income. The Minister was speaking at the...
