Govt to deploy technology for timely settlement of crop insurance from 2023. The Agriculture Ministry has formed two committees: one to oversee the nationwide adoption of technology-based crop yield estimation, and the other to standardize and improve meteorological data infrastructure...
India’s imported fruits and vegetables are becoming increasingly popular According to Fresh Intelligence analysis based on Ministry of Commerce data, India’s fresh fruit imports set a new high of 721,493 tonnes in the calendar year 2021. This was more than double the previous...
Soyabeans, and groundnuts prices may drop to MSP levels due to new arrivals Ajay Jhunjhunwala, President of the Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA) of India, says that soyabean and groundnut prices may fall to the level of the Centre’s MSP (minimum support price) by Diwali...
Urea imports fell by 25% in the first half of the current fiscal year, while domestic production climbed by 17%. The benefit of the fall, however, has been offset by increased imports of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and complex fertilisers, which, along with high worldwide costs, has...
Steamed rice does not fall under the raw rice category says the food corporation of India (FCI) The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has informed the Food Ministry that steamed rice does not fit under the category of raw (white) rice because it has undergone some processing in the form of...
