Fodder challenges offer much food for thought
THE interim Budget has made an allocation of Rs 1.27 lakh crore (about 2.6 per cent of the total) for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. The Budget has…
Whats for dairying in Budget 24-25 by Finance minister
In today’s budget the Finance minister reiterated their commitment towards the farmers and particularly women farmer. Lakhpati didi is the new name given for empowering weomen farmers through SHGs. For…
NPDD milking funds for all it’s worth
The National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) has proved to be one of the few central sector schemes, in which the allocated amount has been spent in the third year…
PLI scheme spicing up RTE & RTC segment and Mozarella cheese
This segment gets 62% of Rs584.3 cr disbursed by govt under PLI scheme for food processing industry PLI beneficiaries have invested Rs7,126 crore under the PLISFPI, with the total sales…
Govt implements National Programme for Dairy Development
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing “National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)” scheme across the country since Feb-2014, with an objective of creating/strengthening of infrastructure…
Livestock amongst 10 priorities areas at COP28 to combat hunger
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has identified 10 priority areas – such as livestock, soil and water, crops, diets and fisheries – where following the roadmap can help…
GST Council Cannot Classify Goods under GST on Flavoured Milk
While giving relief to Parle Agro on taxability of flavoured milk, the Madras High Court has held that GST Council cannot determine the classification, A single judge bench, in its…
Is it the time To Renegotiate the WTO’s Mandate on Agriculture ?
The Agreement on Agriculture (AoA), first negotiated and implemented through the formation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 1995, has long been a bone of contention for farmers as well as…
Govt stand on export development of Agri and dairy in Parliament
Title : EXPORT OF DAIRY AND AGRI PRODUCTS†3399. SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री) be pleased to state: (a)…
One Health and AMR, and the G20 Declaration
“We are One Earth, One Family and weshare One Future”, thus opens the G-20 New Delhi Leaders Declaration. The Preamble to the Declaration goes on to affirm that the leaders…