Details of 109 varieties of Field and Horticultural crops which was released by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 11th August 2024 in PUSA, New Delhi.

Rice imports increased by 90.8% during the first quarter of the current year. This increase occurs in a context in which the government has been implementing policies aimed at increasing the production of this cereal in the country, in order to reduce external dependence.

Alka Upadhyaya, secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, on Tuesday assured the poultry farmers and egg exporters in the region that the Union govt would not oppose Tamil Nadu’s status as the disease-free export zone. After visiting poultry farms in the district and holding discussions with the animal husbandry officials, poultry farmers and egg exporters on the day, she said the Centre was committed to facilitate egg export.

The Food Processing Industries & Horticulture (FPI&H) department has identified 7000 bighas of land in Bankura, Purulia, West Midnapore, Jhargram, East Burdwan and Birbhum for onion cultivation in a bid to cut down on imports from Nashik, parts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Bihar.

The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to market under distinct trademark the agricultural products grown through natural farming. The branding will fetch better prices to farmers, according to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.

India has agreed to New Zealand’s request to lower the 30 per cent import duty on kiwi fruit. Additionally, New Zealand has granted market access for Indian mangoes, bananas, and fresh pomegranate seeds.

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Clean Plant Programme (CPP), proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.