TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Pollinators,

12/14/2023 SOURCE: economictimes.indiatimes.com

From retail to beekeeping, Beckn finds takers in distant shores

Like Indias Open Network for Digital Commerce, or ONDC, Gambias new network Open Gambia is underpinned by the Beckn Protocol – an open specification that creates a common language for interoperability among different digital platforms to facilitate peer-to-peer economic transactions – that is attracting increasing interest from around the world.

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TOPIC(S): Commodities, Ag India, Climate Change, Carbon Farming,

11/25/2023 SOURCE: economictimes.indiatimes.com

Indian farmers rack up carbon credits with climate-conscious ways

A new method of cultivation, called direct seeded rice (DSR), reduces the overall cost of cultivation by using 12-35% less irrigation water and reducing labor, sowing time, and use of chemical herbicides and fertilisers. The cultivation of rice, a staple food for more than 3 billion people worldwide, is responsible for 12% of global methane emissions and 1.5% of total greenhouse gas emissions.

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Topics: Rice, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag India, World Hunger,

India's record rice crop brings problem of plenty for farmers juggling protest

The sit-in against controversial agriculture reforms is taking place in the capital, miles away from the five acres (2 hectares) of lush green rice paddies tended by Sukrampal Beniwal in his village of Munak, in the northern state of Haryana.

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Topics: Cotton, Commodities, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag India, Trade (Commodities), Commodity/Trade Groups,

Greaves Cotton hits lifetime high. Why analysts remain gung ho on this stock

Shares of Greave Cotton have outperformed markets, rising as much as 105 per cent in the year 2021 so far. In the last one month the counter is up by 35 per cent.

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Topics: Commodities, Markets/Pricing, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag India, Coronavirus/COVID,

View: Prices for agri commodities are surging. It won't last

A push higher in food prices is to be expected as developed countries start returning to normal after a year of pandemic.

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Topics: Irrigation, Crop Consultant, Economics, Sustainability, Ag India, Government / Policies, World Population,

Govt proposes 10% hike in farm loan target for FY22; announces agri infra development cess

The minister also proposed higher allocation for Rural Infrastructure Development Fund and Micro Irrigation Fund, and extended Agriculture Infrastructure Fund to APMCs for augmenting infrastructure facilities.

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Topics: Crop Consultant, Sustainability, Ag India, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Will the new Agriculture Infrastructure & Development Cess affect common man?

The Finance Minister has presented the budget, which overall did not seem to touch the middle class in any major way. There was an Agriculture Infrastructure & Development Cess (AIDC), which has been brought in to aid the agri sector. The cess is not uniform and varies from product to product.

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Topics: Markets/Pricing, Economics, Ag India, Ag Innovation, Government / Policies,

Govt may hike agri credit target to about Rs 19 lakh cr in Budget

"Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and co-operatives are active in the agriculture credit space. The Nabard refinance scheme will be further expanded. Agriculture credit target for the year 2020-21 has been set up at Rs 15 lakh crore," Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said while announcing the Budget 2020-21.

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag India, Government / Policies,

Farmers welcome govt's proposal to keep agricultural laws on hold

Farmer leader Shivkumar Kakka, who has been a part of all the 10 meetings held with the government at Vigyan Bhawan here so far, said: "We do not trust the committee, but the government has offered to put the laws on hold... It is definitely a matter to consider. We will discuss this and eventually try to form an opinion."

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TOPIC(S): Ag India,

11/23/2020 SOURCE: economictimes.indiatimes.com

Punjab, Haryana protests against Centre's Farm Bills affecting business, say agri-fin cos

Despite this issue, they are hopeful of posting better numbers in the second half of the ongoing financial year compared with the first half, when lockdown had a crippling effect on agri-credit demand.

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