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 in the region of Rs50k cr till last quarter. They are mandated to furnish incentive claims for a specific financial year by Dec 31 of…
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 in the region of Rs50k cr till last quarter. They are mandated to furnish incentive claims for a specific financial year by Dec 31 of…
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 for Production of quality milk, Procurement, Processing and Marketing of Milk & Milk Products. The scheme has been restructured/realigned in July 2021, for implementation from…
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 push the world closer to achieving ‘Zero Hunger’, the second of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The aim: to transform agrifood systems – which encompass how the food we…
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 recent ruling, held that flavoured milk would attract GST at the rate of 5 per cent. The GST Council, in its meeting on December 22,…
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 governments. Farmers from developing countries like India have argued for a renegotiation of the mandate since they were put at a disadvantage with the integration…
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) whether India ranks first in milk production in the world; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether any proposals for…
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 are committing to the theme “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” because “we meet at a defining moment in history where the decisions we make now will determine the…
Collective thrust can make farmers market-savvy
FPOs offer an excellent opportunity to farmers or ‘agripreneurs’ to establish direct market linkages. Aggregation of skills and resources is a potent way to deal with competition in the marketplace and sustain a profitable business. IN modern-day agriculture, farmers need to move beyond mere production and find ways to establish market linkages. Agribusiness encompasses diverse…
How can ‘One Health’ help India, and India help ‘One Health’?
The concept of ‘One Health’ is currently gaining popularity worldwide; India has of late been taking significant strides to deploy concepts and strategies rooted in this idea to bolster the way it responds to health crises. However, One Health is not a new concept. One Health is a holistic approach to problems that recognises the…