1. Home
  2. Market Intelligence
  3. Market News
Back
17 Mar, 2023 News Image Innovation in the supply chain helps farmers access newer, distant markets.
After two years of the lockdown, mango farmers in Maharashtra had much to rejoice, as their produce successfully reached US shores this summer. The consignment that had the involvement of government bodies such as the Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB), Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) marked the first successful shipment of mangoes to the US via sea. A highly perishable commodity, mangoes from India have sporadically found their way to the US only via air. This shipment – where 16,560 kg of mangoes left the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and safely made the 27-day journey to reach Newark port in excellent condition – was not only historic but a much-needed inflection point in the export of fresh fruits and vegetables from India.
 
Addressing gaps to realize the true potential of India’s agri exports
As one of the world’s largest producers of agricultural and food products, India occupies a leading position in global trade of marine products, basmati rice, buffalo meat, spices, non-basmati rice, cotton raw, oil meals, sugar, castor oil and tea. Yet, its total agri-export basket accounts for a little over 2.5% of world agritrade. This points to a glaring gap in realizing the true export potential of India’s agrarian economy. After all, India ranks second in the production of fresh fruits and vegetables, after China. And amongst fruits, the country ranks first in the production of bananas (26.29%), papayas (43.26%) and mangoes (45.14%).
 
A study mandated by APEDA some years ago revealed many challenges in the country’s agri exports and supply chain, especially in the case of fresh fruits and vegetables. This included an inefficient and unorganized backward integration model with our farmers that resulted in quality and longevity issues of the produce, not to mention the stricter norms enforced by importing nations with respect to production standards/traceability to farm etc.
 
On the logistics front, research body, CRISIL has pointed out to challenges across the value chain – from farm to port to final shipment. While shortage of reefer vans and unavailability of reefer plugs at the port are issues at the primary level, even at sea, maintenance of the optimal temperature and quality deterioration are huge obstacles. It is in this direction that the recent effort of MSAMB in transporting mangoes via sea needs to be recognized.
 
Innovation that opens a new world of opportunity
The full load of nearly 17 metric tons was divided into 5-6 lots, factoring in the MSAMB facility’s capacity to irradiate the fruit. Irradiation is a common technology that uses ionizing radiation to sterilize fresh produce or food. By reducing or eliminating microorganisms and insects, one can improve the safety and extend the shelf life of foods. The mango fruit was harvested accordingly, arriving at MSAMB at 8–12- hour interval gaps. On arrival, the fruit was put through a 52° celsius sodium hypocholride solution treatment for three minutes – a special chemical solution developed by BARC, and then irradiated. It was then precooled at 8° Celsius and stored in cold storage. Finally, the mangoes were loaded in a StarCool CA container set at 10° Celsius, 4% oxygen and 6% CO2 with two ethylene filters and three probes to monitor the cargo. Thanks to Maersk’s specialized reefer visibility digital assistant, Captain Peter, the exporter was kept abreast of the condition of the cargo throughout the journey. The final proof was the perfect condition of the mangoes after almost a month at sea – the longest transit time ever successfully achieved for mangoes from India via the sea route.
 
Shipments of mangoes from India by sea have gone as far as the UK, Netherlands, even New Zealand but never the US. Opting for sea versus air is more economical because air cargo rates are ten times higher than sea. But the longer journey via sea has deterred many an exporter in the past, especially in the case of perishable commodities such as mangoes. With the reopening of air travel after almost two years, air freight rates had reached an unimaginable high, with the charge from Mumbai to US jumping from INR 220/kg to INR 550/kg. The high cost of transportation coupled with the unavailability of cargo space in aircraft set the background to this summer’s successful US consignment by sea. It also unequivocally put the spotlight on how reefer exports can be fully leveraged to improve the fortunes of our farmers in the country.
 
Growing from strength to strength
Indeed, our farmers should be the focal point as we look to increase India’s share in global agri trade. Considerable work is underway in this area via farmer connect portals and even clusters spouting up across the country. As a result of the sustained efforts of the Department of Commerce and bodies such as APEDA, activation of clusters such as the Varanasi cluster for fresh vegetables, Nagpur cluster for oranges and Krishna and Chitoor clusters in Andhra Pradesh for mangoes, have solved transportation/logistics issues of these landlocked production areas.
 
Exports took place from many clusters like these for the first time, with produce finding their way from farms to supermarkets in the Middle East and even South Korea. This was a major contributing factor to India’s unprecedented growth in exports in 2020-21.
 
When it comes to exports of perishable commodities, upgrade of the current cold storage facilities in the country is the need of the hour. According to CRISIL Research, the Indian cold storage chain market can log a compound annual growth rate of 13-15% over fiscals 2019-2023, mainly driven by rising demand for processed food, fresh fruits & vegetables, seafood and biopharmaceuticals in export markets. This coupled with technology that enables fruits and vegetables to remain fresh after a 20+ day journey at sea, may just be the necessary fillip our farmers need to access newer, more distant markets.
 

 Source:  logisticsinsider.in
17 Mar, 2023 News Image India needs to find foreign market for large amount of milk it is producing, says NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand.
NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand on Thursday said India will have to find market for milk in foreign countries as its production is growing by six per cent every year. Speaking at the 49th Dairy Industry Conference and Expo here organised by Indian Dairy Association (IDA), Chand said there is a need to make supply chains to foreign nations, in a way that has been done in the country.
 
'At one time we were producing less milk than the US. Today, we produce double the milk than what the US produces. Earlier in 1960s our milk production growth rate was around 1 per cent, but it is six per cent now,' he said.
 
In 1950-51, per capita consumption of milk in the country was only 124 gram per day and by 1970 this figure dropped to 107 gram per day, he said.
 
'The daily milk consumption in the country rose from a low of 107 gram per person in 1970 to 427 gram per person in 2020-21 as against the world average of 322 gram per day during 2021,' he said.
 
India is producing over 220 million tonne of milk every year and consumption of milk per person has saturated in the country, he said.
 
'So it is very important to find markets for milk that we are producing in the country,' he said, adding that India should create supply chains to foreign countries.
 
Chand said the Indian dairy and animal husbandry is contributing almost half of the total per year agriculture growth.
 
'The agri sector growth is 3.2 per cent, out of which half of the contribution is of the dairy and animal husbandry industry,' he said.
 
Listing the challenges faced by the dairy industry, Chand said milk productivity per animal, breed improvement and use of chemicals in the dairy industry are the challenges faced by the milk industry.
 
Union minister of animal husbandry and dairying Parshottam Rupala said India must focus on breed improvement and enhancing cattle productivity to emerge as the dairy of the world.
 
'The aim of our government is the emergence of India as a leading dairy nation of the world,' he said.
 
IDA President R S Sodhi said that from 1996 till date milk production has increased by nine times in Gujarat.
 
'The last time Gujarat hosted the Dairy Industry Conference was at Anand in 1996. The progress made by the dairy industry since then is unmatched. At the time, India's milk production was only 71 million tonne, which has gone up to 222 million tonne now. India's milk production has gone up by three times, but in Gujarat, it has grown by nine times from 30 lakh litres per day to 270 lakh litres,' he said.
 
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Chairman Meenesh Shah said they have prepared a plan for development of dairy industry till 2047.
 
'We have a blueprint ready for vision 2047 and it is time we all effectively collaborate synergies to achieve it. By 2047, we plan to increase bovine productivity by four times, increase Indian dairy exports to 15 per cent of total global dairy export, and build sustainable green practices to achieve COP26 targets. I invite you all to actively participate in this transformative expedition,' Shah said.
 
Taking place in Gujarat after a gap of 27 years, the three-day conference has brought together dairy experts and professionals from India and overseas, dairy cooperatives, milk producers, government officials, scientists, policymakers and planners, academicians and other stakeholders.
 
The theme of the conference is 'India Dairy to the world: Opportunities & Challenges'.

 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
17 Mar, 2023 News Image Mizoram Exports Bird's Eye Chili to US.
An official on Wednesday informed that Mizoram has exported locally grown bird's eye chili to the United States for the first time. The export was done as a part of an initiative to expand market and boost farmers' income of the state.
 
State Agriculture Minister C. Lalrinsanga flagged off 7.5 metric tonnes of typical Mizo chili (Bird's eye chili) to the US from south Mizoram's Lunglei district on Tuesday.
 
The official informed that the bird's eye chilies were harvested by farmers from three southern districts- Lunglei, Siaha and Lawngtlai.
 
The consignment was transported to Visakhapatnam in Andra Pradesh from where it will be sent to Nevada in the US.
 
The initiative was taken jointly by International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture (ICCOA) under Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCD-NER) and Mission Organic Mizoram (MOM) of the agriculture department. Lalrinsanga congratulated the Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) for the successful completion of the project while flagging off the consignment.
 
The Minister said, the success of the project emphasizes the potential of cooperative farming in Mizoram. He motivated department officials and farmers to continue to focus on organic farming to ensure that more and more local agricultural products are exported abroad.
 
ICCOA executive director Manoj Menon said that the bird's eye chili from Mizoram had undergone stringent quality tests both in India and the US and has met the Organic Standards Protocol.
 
He further said that the farmers are making efforts to produce ginger and turmeric in Mizoram for export.
 
Last month, Lalrinsanga had informed the state legislature that the state government has obtained a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the Mizo chili.

 Source:  pratidintime.com
17 Mar, 2023 News Image Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati scheme becomes National Mission on Natural Farming.
To promote natural farming across the country, the Centre has launched the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) by upscaling the Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati (BPKP) scheme.
 
'In order to involve more farmers and enhance the reach of natural farming on a larger scale, the Government has formulated National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) by upscaling the Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati (BPKP) to promote natural farming across the country. NMNF will cover 7.5 lakh hectare area by developing 15,000 clusters in the next four years with a total budget outlay of Rs.1,584 crore (Centre’s share),' Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar told the Lok Sabha on March 14.
 
With NMNF, the government proposes to touch one crore farmers along the Ganga belt and in other rainfed parts of the country, he added.
 
Under NMNF, farmers will receive a financial assistance of Rs.15,000 per hectare per year for three years for the creation of on-farm input production infrastructure. The operational guidelines state that incentives would be provided to farmers only when they commit to natural farming and have actually taken it up. If a farmer defaults or does not continue with natural farming, subsequent instalments shall not be disbursed.
 
The BPKP, a sub-scheme under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), had provided financial assistance of Rs.12,200 per hectare for three years for cluster formation, capacity building and continuous hand-holding. Additionally, an assistance of Rs.8,800 per hectare for three years was allowed from PKVY funds for marketing, value addition and publicity of natural farming products.
 
The NMNF guidelines say that farmers willing to implement natural farming on their field will be registered as cluster members — each cluster shall comprise 50 farmers or more with 50 hectare land. Also, each cluster can fall in one village or spread across 2-3 nearby villages under the same gram panchayat.
 
Master trainers
Tomar also said that a web portal (naturalfarming.dac.gov.in) has been launched for the promotion of natural farming with information on the implementation framework, resources, implementation progress, farmer’s registration, blog, and so on. The agriculture ministry is undertaking large-scale training of master trainers, ‘champion’ farmers and practising farmers in the techniques of natural farming through the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) and National Centre of Organic and Natural Farming (NCONF), he said. Already 997 training programmes have been conducted, covering 56,952 gram pradhans, he added.
 
The minister further said that the Centre intends to set up 15,000 Bhartiya Prakritik Kheti Bio-inputs Resources Centres (BRCs) to provide easy access to bio-resources like Jeevamrit, Ghana Jeevamrit and neemastra, wherein cow dung and urine, neem and bioculture play an important role. At a recent meeting with Niti Aayog, representatives of cow shelters wanted their units to be designated as BRCs as they form the backbone of the value chain in the production and distribution of bio fertilisers.
 
These bio-input resource centres would be set up alongside the proposed 15,000 model clusters of natural farming. These BRCs would create a national-level distribution network for micro-fertilisers and pesticides, with each BRC responsible for one cluster under NMNF.

 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
17 Mar, 2023 News Image 6th e-auction of wheat conducted by Food Corporation of India.
As a part of Govt of India initiative for market intervention to control the price of wheat and atta, in the sequel of weekly e auctions of wheat, the 6th e-auction was conducted by the Food Corporation of India on 15.03.2023. Total quantity of 10.69 LMT wheat was offered from 611 depots across 23 Regions of FCI and 4.91 LMT of wheat has been sold to 970 bidders.
 
In the 6 th e- auction, against the all India weighted average reserve price of Rs. 2140.46/qtl, weighted average selling price received was Rs 2214.32 /qtl. In the 6 th e auction Quantities ranging from of 100 to 499 MT had maximum demand followed by quantities of 500-999 MT followed by 50-100 MT quantity bracket.
 
The first auction was conducted on 1 st and 2 nd February 2023 in which 9.13 Lakh MT was sold to 1016 bidders at weighted average price of Rs. 2474/Qtl. a quantity of 3.85 LMT was sold in the second auction on 15 th February 2023 to 1060 bidders at weighted average price of Rs. 2338/Qtl. ,5.07 LMT sold to 875 successful bidders during the 3 rd e-auction saw weighted average price of Rs 2173/Quintal and 5.40 LMT sold to 1049 successful bidders during the 4 th e- auction at a weighted average of Rs 2193.82/qtl. In the 5 th e-auction, 5.39 LMT was sold to 1248 bidders at weighted average price of Rs. 2197.91/qtl.
 
Till 5th e- auction, 28.86 LMT wheat stock has been sold against which 23.30 LMT has been lifted as on 14.03.2023.
 
After the 6th  e- auction, the cumulative sale of wheat under OMSS (D) has touched 33.77 LMT against the overall allocation of 45 LMT. The sale has brought significant effect in cooling down the price of wheat and atta all over the country which is likely to remain stabilized with the future tenders for open sale of wheat under OMSS (D).

 Source:  pib.gov.in
17 Mar, 2023 News Image Millet milk, Bhindi chips and the plant protein push.
In the international year of millets, it was not surprising that grains like sorghum, ragi and bajra were dominating Aahar 2023, the mega food and hospitality fair held at New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan. From millet flakes to sorghum crisps to ragi dosa mixes and millet noodles, players big and small were showcasing their new ranges. But it was Hyderabad-based start-up Nourish You’s Millet Milk that caught the eye.
 
Nuggets
The nutty flavoured milk made from sprouted ragi, jowar and bajra that was being soft launched here will be commercially launched at the end of the month in the South, joining the growing basket of lactose free vegan milk alternatives. The one litre Tetra Pak is priced at Rs.299 while the 200 ml variant is for Rs.50. It also has a chocolate flavoured millet milk, and a barista variant that combines beautifully with coffee and will be pushed to cafes.  
 
'We were already in the superfood space with quinoa and nuts and seeds, now we are adding veganism to our USP,' said Krishna Reddy, Co-founder Nourish You, describing how heavy R&D went into the millet milk.
 
Going green
Plant protein seemed to be the flavour of the fair, going by many of the stalls at the fair, including those of the big food companies – Tata Consumer Products and Nestle. At the Nestle stall, which had a big crowd waiting to sample the rice being dished out by its chefs using Maggi Lucknow Biryani Seasoning, a giant poster talking about 'plant-based solutions for the future' caught the eye.
 
The Nestle stall also had a plant-based burger patty crumble for display and tasting and a person at the counter said by quarter four, we could expect a product in this space. Tata Consumer Products was a step ahead as at its stall, the packaged plant-based nugget products, advertised as 'tasting just like chicken' was already on display.  Mock meat products could be seen at several stalls. For instance, there was the Green Protein Co. with a range of plant-based Punjabi keema samosas and Lucknowi Shami Kebab.
 
Sringeri-based company with a brand called Fruit Treat
 Healthy, natural and local was the other big theme at the fair, especially in the snacks and juices segments. A whole host of beverages ranging from basil seeds infused coconut water, jamun, phalse and bael juices could be seen – many of them from start-ups. Agra-based Vinayak Enterprises was showcasing its brand Nattfru, which had woodapple, phalse and jamun juice in powder form as well as a vending machine. It had sugar free variants of the juices as well. 
 
Millet milk
In the snacks segment, foxnuts looked so last season as one saw newer varieties of crisps including those made with Jowar and beaten rice chips, served by a brand called Grain Storm. But it was Karanth’s Food, a Sringeri-based company with a brand called Fruit Treat that had everyone coming back for seconds for the samples it had laid out. From carrot chips to lady’s finger and bitter gourd chips, it was a finger licking range of crisps with locally sourced vegetables and fruit. 

 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
16 Mar, 2023 News Image Preparations in Full Swing for 75 Varieties of Mangoes to be Exported from Malda.
In a special initiative to celebrate 75 years of independence, 75 species of mangoes from West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts will be exported to other countries.
 
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has already identified 75 varieties of delicious mangoes from Malda and Murshidabad districts.
 
The central organization has launced a joint initiative with the state horticulture department and has started planning for the next few days regarding the export of mangoes abroad to countries including Qatar and Dubai.
 
Last year, 34 varieties of mangoes from the state were exported abroad. Most of mangoes were from Malda district. Three varieties of Malda mangoes have already received the GI tag. Besides those mangoes, there is a special initiative to send other delicious mangoes abroad.
 
Last year, Malda mangoes gained a special reputation in these countries. So, the plan is to send more mangoes this time. So far, the weather this season has been favourable for mango cultivation. Barring any natural calamity, the district is likely to produce a record amount of mangoes.
 
Although there is a lot of mango production in the district, farmers often do not take proper care of it. As a result, there is not much demand for those mangoes in the foreign market.
 
The plan is to export mangoes abroad immediately after harvest. To implement the plan, a special training camp was organized with the mango farmers of the District Horticulture Department. Mango growers were trained to correct all the maintenance mistakes that they make. Also, four exporters from Kolkata were brought to Malda under the initiative by APEDA.
 
Joint initial stage discussions with farmers and exporters have also been held so far. This is a novel initiative of the administration to preserve the memory of the independence of the country through the mangoes of Malda.

 Source:  news18.com
16 Mar, 2023 News Image Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) being implemented for creation of appropriate infrastructure for the growth of exports.
The Department of Commerce, Government of India, is implementing the Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) w.e.f. FY 2017-18 to assist Central and State Government agencies in creating appropriate infrastructure for the growth of exports, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel said in reply to a parliamentary question today. Under the scheme, financial assistance in the form of grants-in-aid is provided to Central/State Government owned agencies (or their Joint Ventures with major stake-holding by them) for setting up or up-grading export infrastructure in States/UTs. The States can avail of the scheme through their implementing agencies for infrastructure projects with significant export linkages like Border Haats, Land customs stations, quality testing and certification labs, cold chains, trade promotion centres, export warehousing and packaging, SEZs and ports/airports cargo terminuses. The Scheme guidelines are available at https://commerce.gov.in/trade-promotion/trade-promotion-assistance/.
 
Further, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Department of Revenue has issued Circular No. 09/2020 -Customs dated 05.02.2020 for streamlining export data to include District level details in Shipping Bills. The same has been done to more effectively capture export data at the level of districts which would assist in efforts for promotion of exports.
 
Department of Commerce has been actively interacting and engaging with the State Governments / Union Territories to create an enabling environment to boost goods and services exports from the country by way of assisting them in formulating a comprehensive export strategy based on an assessment of State’s strengths.
 
Under TIES, financial assistance for a total of 40 export infrastructure projects has been approved during FY 2019-20, 2020-21 2021-22 & 2022-23 (as on 9th March, 2023). The state-wise details of funds released during each of the last three years and the current year under the Scheme of Department of Commerce are given below:
 
Details of projects approved & fund released under TIES {FY 2019-20 to FY 2022-23 (till 09.03.2023)}
 

Sl. No.

Name of State/UT

Year

Number of New projects approved

TIES fund released (In Rs. Cr.)

1.

Karnataka

2019-20

0

2.65*

2020-21

0

0

2021-22

0

0.35*

2022-23

5

25.92

Total

5

28.92

2.

Kerala

2019-20

1

10

2020-21

0

0

2021-22

1

18.09*

2022-23

0

0

Total

2

28.09

3.

Manipur

2019-20

0

0

2020-21

0

5.63*

2021-22

0

0

2022-23

0

0

Total

0

5.63

4.

Andhra Pradesh

2019-20

0

9.9856*

2020-21

2

13**

2021-22

0

0

2022-23

1

1.40

Total

3

24.3856

5.

Tamil Nadu

2019-20

5

15.91*

2020-21

1

14.4584*

2021-22

4

22.94

2022-23

3

28.16*

Total

13

81.4684

6.

Madhya Pradesh

2019-20

0

8.04*

2020-21

0

0

2021-22

0

0

2022-23

0

0

Total

0

8.04

7.

Uttar Pradesh

2019-20

0

0.48

2020-21

0

0

2021-22

0

0

2022-23

1

2.74

Total

1

3.22

8

Maharashtra

2019-20

0

1.52*

2020-21

1

6.37^

2021-22

0

0

2022-23

0

0

Total

1

7.89

9

Tripura

2019-20

0

0

2020-21

2

2.58**

2021-22

0

0

2022-23

0

0

Total

2

2.58

10

West Bengal

2019-20

0

0

2020-21

0

0

2021-22

0

6.83*

2022-23

0

0

Total

0

6.83

11

Himachal Pradesh

2019-20

0

0

2020-21

0

0

2021-22

1

10

2022-23

1

0

Total

2

10

12

Chandigarh

2019-20

0

0

2020-21

0

0

2021-22

0

2.82*

2022-23

0

0

Total

0

2.82

13

Assam

2019-20

2

5.7725

2020-21

0

5.6875*

2021-22

0

3.96*

2022-23

0

0

Total

2

15.42

14

Punjab

2019-20

2

0

2020-21

0

5.77*

2021-22

1

10

2022-23

0

3.43

Total

3

19.20

15

Jharkhand

2019-20

1

9.80

2020-21

0

0

2021-22

0

0

2022-23

0

0

Total

1

9.80

16

Sikkim

2019-20

0

0

2020-21

1

8.87

2021-22

0

0

2022-23

0

0

Total

1

8.87

17

Haryana

2019-20

1

0

2020-21

0

6.06*

2021-22

0

0

2022-23

0

0

Total

1

6.06

18

Bihar

2019-20

0

0

2020-21

0

0

2021-22

0

0

2022-23

1

2.88

Total

1

2.88

19

Meghalaya

2019-20

0

0

2020-21

0

0

2021
 Source:  pib.gov.in

16 Mar, 2023 News Image Union Minister Shri Narender Singh Tomar inaugurates 'AgriUnifest' in Bengaluru; says, Youth Energy will help in India s development.
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has said that India is a huge democracy, whose characteristics are population and secondly 60 percent of our population is youth. Together, these two forces are so great that India can not only meet any challenge, but is also fully capable of winning over these challenges if we complement each other.Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has named the next 25 years from Amrit Mahotsav toAmritKaal, if it is properly utilized and if the energy of the young population of our country is also utilized, then by the year 2047, we will definitely be able to see, our country as a developed India.
 
Union Minister Shri Tomar said this at a 5-day cultural program 'AgriUnifest' organized by Bangalore Agricultural University in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). More than 2500 talented students from 60 State Agricultural Universities/Deemed Universities/Central Universities have participated, showcasing their skills in 18 events under 5 disciplines (Music, Dance, Literature, Theatre, Fine Arts). The All India Inter Agricultural University Youth Festival was conceptualized and initiated by ICAR during 1999-2000 with the objective of integrating Indian agriculture by connecting various Indian cultures, so that the talents of the youth of agricultural universities can be nurtured and they can appreciate Indian cultural diversity. Depict the beauty of.
 
The chief guest in the program Shri Tomar said that the need of the hour is to make full use of every moment of our lives. Study is one side for the students but when a person develops overall then he can contribute more in the development of his family, society, institution, state and country. Prime Minister Shri Modi always emphasizes that the thinking and vision of every citizen of our country should be holistic and together they should take their country forward on the path of development. Mr. Tomar said that in the era we are in today, technology has great importance. Use of technology in agriculture is also the need of the hour. There is a great need for technology in order to bring transparency in all areas and work which was not being done for years can be done within a few days. Prime Minister Shri Modi stresses that there should be technical support and elimination of middlemen in every program of ours. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi is a direct example of this, in which so far Rs 2.40 lakh crore has been given directly to crores of farmers in their bank accounts without any middlemen through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), which is definitely surprising. On the initiative of Prime Minister Shri Modi, today India is far ahead of the big developed countries in terms of cashless transactions and this miracle has happened in the last seven-eight years.
 
Shri Tomar said that there are different languages, different customs and traditions in India, yet from Attock to Cuttack and from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, the soul of Indian culture is the same. He said that through events like 'AgriUnifest' at different places, the hidden talents emerge in various fields, then the country's cultural unity is introduced.Unity turns into unity and when unity is strong then India's strength increases and this strength needs to be kept growing, only then we will be successful in realizing the vision of Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat.Shri Tomar said that Prime Minister Shri Modi has started the program 'Khelo India' to encourage young talents. It is getting popular all over the country. With the encouragement of sports, the practice of any sport continues throughout the year, due to which our sportsperson sons and daughters are winning many gold medals in prestigious national and international competitions.Due to the efforts of the Central Government, the country has succeeded in establishing its mastery in every field including education, health, agriculture, administration, due to which the prestige of India has increased in the whole world.
 
Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare SushriShobhaKarandlaje, Karnataka Agriculture Minister Shri B.C. Patil, ICAR Deputy Director General (Education) Dr. R.C. Aggarwal, Vice Chancellor Dr.Suresha along with other officers, scientists and students were present.

 Source:  pib.gov.in
16 Mar, 2023 News Image Area under cultivation of millets in 2021-22 is 15.48 million hectares, in 2013-14 it was 12.29 million hectares.
The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ms. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today informed that, the details of millet production in terms of annual production and area under cultivation, State- wise, since 2014 are at Annexure-I-VI.
 
The area under cultivation of millets has ranged from 12.29 to 15.48 million hectares from 2013-14 to 2021-22.
 
To promote the consumption of millets/coarse grains, distribution period of these commodities has been enhanced to 6-10 months from earlier period 3 months.   Further provisions of inter-state transportation and advance subsidy have been incorporated in the guidelines.  
 
State Governments are also being requested repeatedly through written communications and in various meetings convened with them to procure millets and distribute under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN), Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and Other Welfare Scheme (OWS).
 
For promoting millets, following steps taken by Government:
 
Millet Awareness Quizzes/Competition and Conferences are being conducted by Food Corporation of India and Central Warehousing Corporation of Department of Food and Public Distribution.
The Year 2023 is being celebrated as International Year of Millets-2023 for promotion of millets.
Millets has been termed as ‘Nutri-cereals’ owing to their health benefits.
All the offices/Central Public Sector Enterprises of Department of Food and Public Distribution have been directed to introduce and promote millets in their canteens.
Government of India fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for twenty-two (22) mandated crops based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) after considering the views of concerned State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments. The millets such as Ragi, Jowar and Bajra are covered under Minimum Support Price (MSP).
 
Government makes allocation of coarse grains (millets) under Public Distribution System (PDS) and Other Welfare Schemes (OWSs) including Wheat Based Nutrition Programme (WBNP) and Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) Schemes based on the requirement projected by the State Govts., Ministry of Women and Child Development and Department of School Education & Literacy subject to the availability of coarse grains (millets).
 

Estimates of Area and Production of Jowar

 

 

                                

State/ UT

Area ('000 Hectares)

     Production ('000 Tonnes)

 

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

 

Andhra Pradesh

117.94

142.00

174.00

97.00

140.00

156.00

155.00

120.00

265.98

286.20

357.00

198.00

300.48

230.09  Source:  pib.gov.in

AgriXchange

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority (APEDA)
Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India

Follow Us

Contact Us

3rd Floor, NCUI Building 3, Siri Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, (Opp. Asiad Village) New Delhi - 110 016, India

91-11-41486013/ 20863919/ 20867008

agriexchange[AT]apeda[DOT]gov[DOT]in

Report an error
© 2024 All Rights Reserved