60% OF FARMERS FACED LOSSES
Why in news? Despite most Farmers managing to harvest their crops despite the COVID-19 pandemic, 60% of them still faced losses, mostly related to the lockdown, according to…
Why in news? Despite most Farmers managing to harvest their crops despite the COVID-19 pandemic, 60% of them still faced losses, mostly related to the lockdown, according to…
Why in news? Use of drones for agrochemical spraying had increased of late. This would create a lot of problems. What are problems? Aerial spraying impacts a larger…
Why in news? The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched integration of 177 new mandis with the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) on 11th May. This will strengthen…
Why in news? Government has called for making integrated soil nutrient management a farmers’ movement. Reviewing the progress of the Soil Health Programme Details: Major focus of the…
Why in news? Sowing Area Coverage of Summer Crops is as follows: Rice: About 34.80 lakh ha area coverage under summer rice as compared to 25.26 lakh ha…
Why in news? 200 new mandis were added to the e-NAM platform from 7 States and by the end of May 2020 there will be around one thousand…
Why in news? In a crucial announcement affecting the livelihoods of tribal gatherers, the Government, on 1st May 2020, revised the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Minor Forest Produce…
Why in news? The Kisan Sabha App developed by CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, to connect farmers to supply chain and freight transportation management system, was remotely launched on…
Why in news? 200 new mandis were added to the e-NAM platform from 7 States and by the end of May 2020 there will be around one thousand…
Why in news? COVID-19 has given a boost to e-NAM, the national digital platform for agricultural trade, with the number of connected mandis, or wholesale markets, up 65%…