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Centre Plans To Set Up 3 Lakh Primary Agriculture Cooperatives; Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah on September 25 revealed that the Centre is planning to revolutionize the Agrarian economy by expanding the number of primary agriculture cooperatives upto 3 Lakhs. “We will work with all states to take forward the cooperative movement," said Shah during a meeting at the Talkatora Stadium. The meeting had an audience of 2,100 cooperative representatives and around 6 crore people connected virtually.
Tags: Amit Shah, Ministry of Agriculture, AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS, Agriculture sector
Courtesy: The Times Of India
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Farmers Heartened by Record Kharif harvest, Recouping Global Food Prices
Agriculture Ministry on September 4 reported Kharif acreage reaching new record of 1,095 lakh hectare. Ministry cited 8.4% above-par monsoon and timely pre-positioning of crops as the major reasons. Coupled with the recovery in global food prices reported by FAO's price index, presumably, farmers may overcome the distress. Reportedly, the World Food trade subsided due to the lockdowns imposed in most countries to limit the coronavirus spread… read-more
Tags: Ministry of Agriculture, Indian Farmers, crops, environment
Courtesy: Financial Express
