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High Level Group on Agricultural Exports : Finance Commission

Why in News Recently, the High Level Group (HLEG) on Agricultural Exports set up by the Fifteenth Finance Commission has submitted its report to the...

01 Aug 2020 Agricultural Marketing

Agriculture Infrastructure Fund

Why in News Recently, the Union Cabinet has given approval to a pan India central sector scheme i.e. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, to inject...

09 Jul 2020 Agricultural Marketing

Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium

Why in News Recently the Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare highlighted the role of Small Farmers’ Agribusiness...

13 Jun 2020 Agricultural Marketing

Agricultural Sector Reforms

Why in News Recently, the Cabinet has approved a proposal to promulgate three separate ordinances to push agriculture marketing and commodities...

04 Jun 2020 Agricultural Marketing

Restriction on Paddy Cultivation

Why in News Recently, the farmers from Haryana are protesting against the State Government’s order under which farmers have to diversify at...

26 May 2020 Agricultural Marketing

Odisha Promotes Contract Farming

Why in News Recently, the Odisha government has promulgated an ordinance allowing investors and farmers to enter into an agreement for contract...

22 May 2020 Agricultural Marketing

States’ Share in PMMSY and FME

Why in News Recently, the Cabinet has approved the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and Formalisation of Micro...

21 May 2020 Agricultural Marketing

Agricultural Marketing Reforms

This article is based on “A 1991 moment for agriculture” which was published in The Indian Express on 18/05/2020. It talks about three...

19 May 2020 Agricultural Marketing

Economic Stimulus-III

Why in News Recently, the Union Finance Minister announced the measures to strengthen Infrastructure Logistics, Capacity Building, Governance and...

16 May 2020 Agricultural Marketing

Mandis Under e-NAM Increased

According to the recent data, the number of connected mandis, or wholesale markets under e-NAM has increased upto 65%. This increase is because of...

12 May 2020 Agricultural Marketing

Ordinance to Check APMCs: Gujarat

Why in News Recently, Gujarat’s state government has cleared the Gujarat Agricultural Produce Markets (Amendment) Ordinance 2020. It has...

12 May 2020 Agricultural Marketing

Rajasthan’s Krishak Kalyan Fees

Why in News Recently, the Rajasthan government has levied 2% Krishak Kalyan fees on agricultural produce brought or bought or sold in mandis. The...

12 May 2020 Agricultural Marketing

Year End Review 2019: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Important Schemes and Policies Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY) Launched in September 2019, the central sector scheme aims to...

01 May 2020 Agricultural Marketing

National Conference on Kharif Crops 2020

Why in News Recently, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare addressed the National Conference on Kharif Crops 2020 through a...

17 Apr 2020 Agricultural Marketing

Alternative Market Channel for Farmers

Why in News In Maharashtra, an alternative market channel aids the impact on production and distribution of agricultural commodities as a result of...

10 Apr 2020 Agricultural Marketing

Measures for Farmers’ Welfare

Why in News The Government has taken up measures to protect farmers facing obstacles during the lockdown due to Covid-19. Measures for Fruit and...

10 Apr 2020 Agricultural Marketing

Agriculture Reforms

This article is based on “Reforming Indian Agriculture” which was published in Economic and Political Weekly on 14/03/2020. It talks...

04 Apr 2020 Agricultural Marketing

Harvesting Season & Covid-19 Lockdown

Why in News Covid-19 lockdown has suspended the supply chain of India’s rice exports as well as badly impacted lakhs of Odisha’s tribals...

04 Apr 2020 Agricultural Marketing

New Features Added to e-NAM

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has launched three new features of the National Agriculture Market...

04 Apr 2020 Agricultural Marketing

APEDA signs MoU with SFAC

Why in News Recently, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has signed an Memorandum of Understanding...

19 Mar 2020 Agricultural Marketing