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03 Sep, 2024 News Image Himachal makes strides in blueberry farming, gets first authorised nursery in Kangra.

As Himachal Pradesh advances in blueberry farming, the state has recently registered its first blueberry nursery in Kangra district, which is the first to be officially authorised to produce and sell blueberry plants.


 Source:  hindustantimes.com
03 Sep, 2024 News Image India weighs Russia s doable proposal on `SWIFT alternative.
 
Russia’s proposal to India to use its own financial messaging mechanism – developed as an alternative to the SWIFT global network – to help push rupee-rouble trade settlement, has been scrutinised by the RBI and found 'doable' but discussions continue, sources have said.

 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
03 Sep, 2024 News Image Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Organizes Stakeholder Consultation on Horticulture Clusters and Value Chain Development with a focus on Vegetable Clusters today at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi.
The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare successfully conducted a Stakeholder Consultation on Horticulture Clusters and Value Chain Development with a Focus on Vegetable Clusters today at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. The event brought together a diverse range of stakeholders, including farmer groups, government agencies, ministries, start-ups and private sector players, to deliberate on the future of agriculture in India.
 

 Source:  pib.gov.in
02 Sep, 2024 News Image India sets 5% higher kharif rice procurement target at 48.5 mt in 2024-25 season.

The Indian government has fixed kharif-grown rice (paddy converted in terms of rice) procurement target at 48.5 million tonnes (mt) for the 2024-25 marketing year (October-September), up from the actual procurement of 46.3 mt in the current season. Still, it has asked States to focus on increasing purchases of nutri-cereals (Shree Anna).


 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
02 Sep, 2024 News Image Bangladesh: Withdraw import duty on onion, potato and eggs: Commerce to NBR.
In a letter to the revenue board, the ministry recently wrote that the prices of potatoes and onions in Dhaka's markets have remained high for several months.
'We have asked the NBR to reduce the duties imposed on the three goods. They are working to this end. Hopefully, a decision on this will come soon,' Md Selim Uddin, commerce secretary told The Business Standard yesterday (1 September). 

 Source:  tbsnews.net
02 Sep, 2024 News Image India has trade surplus with 151 nations; deficit with 75 during Jan-June 2024, says GTRI.
India has recorded trade surplus with as many as 151 countries such as the US and Netherlands, while the country has a trade deficit with 75 nations including China and Russia during the first half of this year, according to think tank GTRI. The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said that India does not need to worry about the trade deficit from importing crude oil and coal, however, it must focus on reducing the industrial goods imports, especially from countries like China, as these threaten India's economic sovereignty.
 

 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
02 Sep, 2024 News Image Over 500 FPOs to participate in Samunnati s FPO Conclave in Hyderabad on Sept 3-4.

Representatives of over 500 farmer producer organisations (FPOs) from across 20 States in the country will participate in the fourth edition of Samunnati’s FPO conclave in Hyderabad on September 3, 2024, and September 4, 2024.


 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
02 Sep, 2024 News Image Telangana: Subsidies for T ryots for expanding fruit acreage.
The Telangana horticulture department is considering a novel approach to enhance fruit production by linking it to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).
This initiative aims to encourage farmers to produce fruits 50 acres in each mandal across the state. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, the average fruit consumption in Telangana is 99 grams per day, slightly below the recommended 100 grams.

 Source:  timesofindia.indiatimes.com
02 Sep, 2024 News Image Mauritius invites Indian SMEs to get duty-free export benefit under AGOA.

Mauritius is inviting Indian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to set up their units in the island country to capitalise on duty-free export benefit under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), an envoy said here.


 Source:  business-standard.com
02 Sep, 2024 News Image Use organic fertilisers to ensure soil does not turn infertile: Chouhan.

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday urged farmers to switch to organic fertilisers to save the soil from turning infertile and also for the betterment of human health. The Union minister for agriculture and farmers welfare was interacting virtually with farmers and 'Swayampurna Mitras' (officials assigned to deliver government schemes) of Goa.


 Source:  business-standard.com