Agricultural statistics at a glance 2022
'Agricultural Statistics at a Glance' is a flagship publication of the Economics & Statist ics Division of the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. It provides a comprehensive and updated data
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Gearing up to solve food security challenges: building agritech ecosystem for the global south
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) jointly launched a whitepaper aimed at making India a global leader in Agri-Tech innovation and expanding
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COVID-19, agricultural growth, and food insecurity in Africa
Paradoxically, while agriculture appears to be a buffer sector during the COVID-19 crisis in several Sub-Saharan African countries with agricultural production (Amankwah et al., 2021; Zeufack et al., 2021),
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The Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets (Amendment) Act, 2023
The Government of Punjab on April 18, 2023, issued the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act (Amendment), 2023 to further amend the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961. The following amendments
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The status of women in agrifood systems
<p>Levelling the playing field for women working in the food and agriculture sectors can bring growth and help feed millions, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in this report</p>
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Towards a taxonomy of agri-environmental regulations: a literature review
Regulations are an important part of the policy toolkit governments can use to address climate and environmental objectives in agriculture. This report reviews existing literature on the characteristics
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of effluents by Raghunathpur thermal power plant on agricultural lands, Purulia district, West Bengal, 10/04/2023
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion - regarding effluent discharge by the Raghunathpur Thermal Power Plant (T-WBHRC) Vs District Magistrate & Collector
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Estimating global and country-level employment in agrifood systems
Global and national policy discourse and agendas are moving beyond traditional silos of agriculture, nutrition, health, and climate change to address the challenges facing agrifood systems (AFS). In this
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Budgeting for agriculture and food
The Union Budget 2023-24 was presented against the backdrop of some critical geopolitical developments and was the last full budget before the next general elections. Signicantly, 2023 is also the year
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Thirty ninth report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on nano-fertilizers for sustainable crop production and maintaining soil health
The Standing Committee on Chemical & Fertilizers in its report on Nano Fertilizers listed the benefits of Nano urea and wanted the govt’s fertilizer PSUs to adopt the nanotechnology-based plants for its
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Economic survey of Delhi 2022-23
Delhi’s per capita income is estimated to have grown by 7.54%, from ₹2.52 lakh in 2021-22 to ₹2.72 lakh in the current fiscal, according to the Economic Survey of Delhi 2022-23 . The per capita income
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Exploring business models for agrivoltaics in India- Karnataka: a case study
Novel and viable alternatives are warranted to achieve the 500 GW renewable energy target for 2030. Agrivoltaics (agriPV) is one such promising technology for optimising land usage by combining agriculture
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Production and promotion of organic and bio fertilisers with special focus on improving economic viability of gaushalas
NITI Aayog released the Task Force report titled “Production and Promotion of Organic and Bio fertilisers with Special Focus on Improving Economic Viability of Gaushalas”. The Task Force was constituted
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Tamil Nadu organic farming policy 2023
The State government released the Tamil Nadu Organic Farming Policy 2023 to ensure food security and conserve and protect soil health, agroecology and biodiversity. The policy, which would have a validity
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Producing agricultural population estimates using an area frame
Estimating with a high precision the number of agricultural holdings and other population-related indicators is one of the main targets of the agricultural surveys. Achieving this objective is not straightforward
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Carbon farming in Africa: opportunities and challenges for engaging smallholder farmers
In the debate on climate change and the potential of carbon farming, two aspects are stressed. First, the importance of reaching net‐zero CO2 emissions globally by 2050. Second, the need to transform food
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Compendium of 75 agri entrepreneurs and innovators
There are multiple initiatives of the Government of India such as the Animal Husbandry Startup Grand Challenge launched by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy in partnership with the Startup India
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Competitiveness and determinants of agricultural exports: evidence from India
The paper examines the relative export competitiveness (REC) of eight agricultural commodities (rice, wheat, maize, gram, groundnut, onion, bovine meat and shrimp) from 1990 to 2020. The findings reveal
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Report by the UPPCB on the operation of cold storage units in Sadabad tehsil, Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh, 06/02/2023
<p>Action taken report by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board on the operation of 9 cold storages in tehsil Sadabad, Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh. During the visit, one of the cold storage units
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The role of market concentration in the agrifood industry
The role of market concentration and potential market power exertion in the agri-food industry is a topic of longstanding interest and concern to policymakers, stakeholders, and researchers. This study