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Aug 04, 2025 News Image Enhancement of Financial Assistance under National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil palm (NMEO-OP).
Under the National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP), financial assistance is being extended to oil palm farmers across the country, including Odisha, for various components such as planting material, maintenance/management, intercropping in oil palm fields, installation of drip irrigation systems, machinery support, and replanting of old gardens. In addition, a price assurance mechanism in the form of Viability Gap Payment (VGP) has been introduced to safeguard farmers against price fluctuations and ensure remunerative returns. A statement showing the component-wise financial assistance norms under NMEO-OP is placed at Annexure-I.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Aug 04, 2025 News Image New national agriculture policy.
Ministry has identified following integrated strategy for comprehensive growth of agriculture sector: (i) Increase crop production/ productivity (ii) Reduce cost of production
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Aug 04, 2025 News Image Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan graces ‘Meghalaya Pineapple Festival-2025’ in Delhi.
Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan attended the 'Meghalaya Pineapple Festival-2025' in New Delhi today. On this occasion, Chief Minister of Meghalaya Shri Conrad K. Sangma and senior officials of the Centre and the State were also present.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Aug 04, 2025 News Image Agriculture is the backbone of Indian economy and farmers are its soul: Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
On the auspicious occasion of release of 20th instalment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana, Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan addressed a mammoth gathering of farmers, officials and dignitaries in Patna, Bihar. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Shri Vijay Sinha, Cooperative Minister Shri Prem Kumar and other distinguished officials were present at the event, organised in the holy month of Sawan.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Aug 04, 2025 News Image 'Buying products made in our own country will increase the income of our manufacturers, which will strengthen the economy': Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers’ Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, today once again echoed the Prime Minister’s appeal by urging citizens to purchase products made within the country. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had, on August 2, 2025, during the disbursement of the 20th installment of the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi in Varanasi, urged the nation to buy indigenous products.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
Aug 04, 2025 News Image Andaman launches project to revive historic spice route and boost local cultivation.
In a significant move toward revitalising the centuries-old spice route and boosting indigenous production, the Andaman and Nicobar administration has launched an ambitious project titled 'Spice Pravah', a top official said on Saturday. In an interview with PTI, Chief Secretary Chandra Bhushan Kumar said, 'As we know, spices are deeply woven into our culture and gastronomic traditions.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Aug 04, 2025 News Image Government asks edible oil 'producers' to furnish production, sales, import data every month.
Using the Essential Commodities Act, the Centre has instructed edible oil producers to submit monthly data on their production, imports, and sales via a new, specific portal. While this data collection is not a new concept, it was never strictly enforced before. Now, through an official Order, the food ministry is keen to ensure its mandatory implementation, according to industry sources.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Aug 04, 2025 News Image From Mumbai to Marseille: IMEC is bound to redefine India-Europe ties.
The inaugural session of the Raisina Mediterranean Dialogue in Marseille on 12th-13th June identified connectivity-and-infrastructure-related challenges as a new frontier for geoeconomics growth and competition. This event not only consolidated the growing influence of the Dialogue but also highlighted the depth of the Indo-French strategic partnership. This robust relationship is the essential driving force behind ambitious projects such as the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC).
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Aug 04, 2025 News Image Exporters urged to build brands as a way around Trump tariffs.
The government is pushing exporters to build and promote homegrown brands to cope with the 25% tariff imposed by the US. It has also sought industry inputs on an employment-linked scheme for certain exports such as marine goods which now faces threat from Ecuador due to the higher tariffs.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Aug 04, 2025 News Image Kharif crops sowing this season may exceed last year's level: ICRA.
Research firm ICRA said that kharif crops sowing this season may exceed the level of last year by a reasonable margin. Aided by favourable monsoon, kharif sowing has been completed on 76 per cent of the normal sown area and is up by a rise of four per cent year-on-year as of July 2025, ICRA said in its latest report.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com