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15 Jul, 2024 News Image AP s natural farming model wins global prize.
A unique natural farming method being practiced in Andhra Pradesh for over eight years has won global recognition. Nagendramma Nettem, a farmer from the drought-prone Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, Vijay Kumar, Executive Vice Chairman of Rythu Sadhikara Samstha, a State-government agency, has received the prestigious Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity award in Lisbon (Portugal) on Thursday.
 

 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
15 Jul, 2024 News Image State to open 4 centres of excellence in horticulture.
The Gujarat govt on Friday said that it will open four centres of excellence aimed at improving the cultivation of horticulture crops. The centres will come up in Gandhinagar, Amreli, Dahod and Banaskantha districts at a cost of Rs 40 crore. 
 

 Source:  timesofindia.indiatimes.com
15 Jul, 2024 News Image The Government to soon launch an Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises (AgriSURE) to provide support to Startup and Agripreneurs.
The Government is poised to launch the 'Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises' (AgriSURE) to support start-ups and agripreneurs through investments in sector-specific, sector-agnostic, and debt Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), as well as direct equity support to start-ups working in Agriculture and allied sectors This initiative aims to foster innovation and sustainability in India's agricultural sector through the establishment of a Rs 750 crore Category-II Alternative Investment Fund (AIF). The fund will offer both equity and debt support, specifically targeting high-risk, high- impact activities in the agriculture value chain.
 

 Source:  pib.gov.in
15 Jul, 2024 News Image To ease shortage of pulses, government exempts stock limit on kabuli chana.
The central government has excluded kabuli chana from the purview of the stock limit.
This move is expected to help importers bring in more Kabuli chana into India ahead of the festival season. Pulses, including kabuli chana, are widely used in snack making and consumed as a source of proteins.

 


 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
12 Jul, 2024 News Image BIMSTEC nations talk connectivity, trade.

India hosted BIMSTEC foreign ministers' retreat on Thursday with external affairs minister S Jaishankar urging his counterparts to harbour higher aspirations and send out a message that they are determined to infuse new energies, new resources and a new commitment into cooperation among the Bay of Bengal nations.


 Source:  timesofindia.indiatimes.com
12 Jul, 2024 News Image ASIA RICE-Vietnam, Thai rates dip as eyes turn to India rice export policy.

Rice export prices from Vietnam slipped to their lowest levels in a year, and Thai rates also dropped this week amid lacklustre demand, as markets awaited potential easing of restrictions by top exporter India.


 Source:  hindustantimes.com
12 Jul, 2024 News Image 13-Member Bangladeshi Delegation Visits India to Explore Transhipment Potential at East Coast Ports.

A 13-member delegation from Bangladesh is on a six-day visit to India from 9th to 12th July 2024, to assess the possibilities of transhipment of Exim cargo of Bangladesh through Indian ports located on the East Coast. 


 Source:  pib.gov.in
12 Jul, 2024 News Image Punjab explores opportunity to export litchi to Britain.
After the maiden export of Punjab's litchi to Britain, UK Deputy High Commissioner Caroline Rowett on Thursday called upon Punjab Horticulture Minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra to discuss strategies for future litchi consignments and sharing agro-allied technologies.
 

 Source:  daijiworld.com
12 Jul, 2024 News Image Japan to import 18,030 tons feed wheat and barley via tender.

Japan will import 17,810 metric tons of feed-quality wheat, and 220 tons of barley for livestock use, via a simultaneous buy and sell (SBS) auction that closed late on Wednesday, Reuters reported, citing the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) on Wednesday.


 Source:  thepoultrysite.com
12 Jul, 2024 News Image From cheese to whisky: India returns 1,500 imported foods amid safety woes.

Amidst recent concerns over Indian species being rejected abroad due to excessive residual pesticide levels, India itself has been stringent in its food import regulations. 


 Source:  business-standard.com