Agriculture Current Affairs

Agriculture Current Affairs articles and news. India’s agriculture is composed of many crops, with the foremost food staples being rice and wheat. Indian farmers also grow pulses, potatoes, sugarcane, oilseeds, and such non-food items as cotton, tea, coffee, rubber, and jute, fisheries. We are composing various news and articles on agriculture for the aspirants  of UPSC, bank, ssc exam etc.

Union Agriculture Minister Chairs National Natural Farming Mission Meeting

Union Agriculture Minister Chairs National Natural Farming Mission Meeting

Union Agriculture Minister Chairs National Natural Farming Mission Meeting: The first committee meeting of the National Natural Agriculture Mission was held at Krishi Bhawan under the chairmanship of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launched the NMNF portal. Natural agriculture in India will be promoted with the cooperation of all. Union […]

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Pakistan, China jointly agree to launch 3 new corridors

Pakistan, China jointly agree to launch 3 new corridors

Pakistan, China jointly agree to launch 3 new corridors : Pakistan and China have decided to launch three new corridors besides the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). China-Pakistan Green Corridor (CPGC). It will focus on agricultural environment, food security and green development. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz China-Pakistan Health Corridor (CPHC): It will help  get

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PM Narendra Modi inaugurates PM Kisan Samman Sammelan

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates PM Kisan Samman Sammelan

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates PM Kisan Samman Sammelan: PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022 at Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi. October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz The conference was participated by more than 13 thousand farmers and around 1,500 Agri Startups. PM has also released the 12th installment amount of 16,000 crore rupees under the

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Cabinet approves interest subvention of 1.5%p.a. on agriculture loan

Cabinet approves interest subvention of 1.5%p.a. on agriculture loan

Cabinet has approved interest subvention of 1.5% on short term agriculture loan upto 3 lakh rupees. This increase in Interest Subvention support requires additional budgetary provisions of 34,856 crore rupees for the period of 2022-23 to 2024-25 under the scheme. Aim: To ensure the sustainability of credit flow in the agriculture sector as well as ensure financial health.

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ONDC joins hands with NABARD to activate e-commerce in agri tech

ONDC joins hands with NABARD to activate e-commerce in agri tech

Open Network for Digital Commerce has joined hands with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to activate e-commerce in the agriculture domain. ONDC and NABARD have come together to host the NABARD-ONDC Grand Challenge to establish market linkages for the enabled players with market ready Farmers Producers Organisations. Aim: To promote development of innovative solutions that are likely to aid adoption of

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In a first, IIM-Ahmedabad brings out agriculture land price index

In a first, IIM-Ahmedabad brings out agriculture land price index

In a first, IIM-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has joined hands with an e-marketplace for agricultural land, SFarms India, to develop a farmland price index based on the sales and purchases done on the platform. The index has been designed to record and present the “quality-controlled” data on the prices of agricultural land in the country. The index will track the price movements in the marketplace and

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C-CAMP signs MoU with CFTRI to promote innovation in agriculture

C-CAMP signs MoU with CFTRI to promote innovation in agriculture

The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) has signed an MoU with the Centre for Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) to foster innovation in agriculture. The agreement will initiate a joint effort in nurturing deep-science innovation in agriculture, food technology, and allied areas toward sustainability and food security in India’s agriculture sector. C-CAMP is India’s premier bio-innovation hub.

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Govt annouces 40-100 percent subsidy to popularise drone in agriculture; Maximum subsidy- Rs 10 lakh

Govt annouces 40-100 percent subsidy to popularise drone in agriculture; Maximum subsidy- Rs 10 lakh

Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has issued guidelines to make drone technology affordable to the stakeholders of this sector. The guidelines of “Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization” (SMAM) have been amended which envisages granting upto 100% of the cost of agriculture drone or Rs. 10 lakhs, whichever is less, as grant for purchase of drones

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