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Beyond rice, wheat: Why India must revive native ‘orphan crops’ for protein securityIndia can boost nutrition security, cut import dependence, and build a global smart protein industry by scaling climate-resilient indigenou...- Consumers unlikely to see major impact on food prices over next 2-3 months: Consumer Affairs SecyThe government is closely monitoring the prices of essential food commodities. At present, prices have remained stable and largely range-bo...
- DG ICAR Jat felicitates progressive millet farmer K Chikkana at ICAR-IIMRChikkana significantly increased his yield and income by adopting improved varieties and scientific practices, transforming his farm into a...
- Rohit Pawar joins onion farmers' protest; says govt must buy produce at Rs 25 per kgNCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar led a protest demanding the government buy onions at Rs 25 per kg. Farmers are selling produce at distress prices ...
- SC seeks Centre’s response on plea over MSP linked to cost of cultivationThe Supreme Court is currently reviewing an appeal aimed at elevating the significance of state-led assessments of farming costs in the est...
- UP ‘Shri Anna’ farmer show strong preference for govt procurement over open market salesProcurement of ‘Shri Anna’, which commenced on October 1, has now been successfully completed. This year, a total of 2.13 lakh metric tonne...
- Procurement target of rice grown in Kharif at 463.5 lakh tonnesThe Centre has set a rice procurement target of 463.50 lakh tonnes for the Kharif season. In a meeting chaired by Union Food Secretary Sanj...
- Everyone is interested in millets. But where are the crops?The praiseworthy efforts to make mainstream millets in the food system are in danger of losing steam because of a lack of incentives to att...
- Govt sets conservative wheat procurement target of 30-32 million tonnes for 2024-25 seasonThe target was fixed after a deliberation with state food secretaries in a meeting chaired by Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra in the na...
- FM dials ITC, asks to buy millets from Karnataka’s drought-hit farmersFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged ITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri to deploy a team to Karnataka for sourcing Sri Anna millets from dro...
- Procurement of millets to be raised 3-fold in current FYThe purchase at the minimum support price will give a boost to the cultivation of coarse grains which are eco-friendly, climate resistant a...
- Odisha investing over Rs 2,500 cr for providing income, livelihood support to millet farmersOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced an investment of over Rs 2,500 crore to support millet farmers in the state. The state launc...
- Ahead of Assembly polls, Chhattisgarh CM announces hike in support price of millets 'kodo' and 'kutki'In a cabinet meeting chaired later by Baghel, it was decided to constitute a 'Mahua Board' to promote its collection, value addition, proce...
- Indian Army to reintroduce millets in ration"With a view to promote consumption of millets in light of the UN declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets, the Indian Army has ...
- Millets to be part of mid-day meal in schools of 12 districts in ChhattisgarhChief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in a tweet on Saturday night said he had written a letter to the central government proposing inclusion of mi...
- Food Ministry pushes for wide use of millet products in canteen, office meetingsMillets products such as ragi biscuits, cookies, ladoos, baked millet chips etc. as snacks to be served in the meetings.
- Kharif crop new minimum support price hike to cost centre ₹33,500cr moreThe new MSP, to be considered by the cabinet on Wednesday, will largely apply to paddy and pulses but will benefit ‘nutri-cereals’ like mil...
- Public Distribution System likely to include milletsA high-level committee chaired by Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand will soon recommend inclusion of millets to the grains supplied under PDS.
- Wheat-based products' price set to go up: ITCThe higher prices are due to lower wheat output expected this year, as well as the higher minimum support price announced by the government...
- Big Basket's big plans for organic farmers in KarnatakaThe proposal is to supply and procure organic products including millets of approximately 800 metric tonnes, valued at Rs 14.50 crore from ...
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