Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) Fair and Remunerative Price – FRP is the price declared by the government, which mills are legally bound to pay to farmers for the cane procured from them. Mills have the option of signing an…
Cage Aquaculture Cage aquaculture involves the growing of fishes in existing water resources while being enclosed in a net cage which allows free flow of water. It is an aquaculture production system made of a floating frame, net materials and mooring…
Start scheme for procurement of cattle dung from farmers: Agri panel cites Godhan Nyay Yojana The Standing Committee on Agriculture asked the Centre to launch a scheme for procurement of cattle dung from farmers while citing the Godhan Nyay Yojana…
Kisan Rail To build a seamless national cold supply chain for perishables, inclusive of milk, meat and fish, the Indian Railways will set up a “Kisan Rail”- through PPP arrangements. There shall be refrigerated coaches in Express and Freight trains…
HDFC Bank launches ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ app for farmers ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ will provide value-added services like mandi prices, latest farming news, weather forecast, information on seed varieties, SMS advisory, e-pashuhaat, Kisan TV, and more. HDFC Bank announced the launch of ‘e-Kisaan…
Rainbow Revolution The policy aimed at achieving a growth rate of over 4 per cent per annum by introducing `rainbow revolution’ in the next two decades so that the total GDP growth can be sustained at 6.5 per cent. In July…
Minimum Support Price (MSP) Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a form of market intervention by the Government of India to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices. The minimum support prices are announced by the Government of…
MSP Operations during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes. Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 has progressed…
Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Agricultural markets in India are mainly regulated by state Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) laws. Objective : To ensuring fair trade between buyers and sellers for effective price discovery of farmers’ produce. Regulate the trade…