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…
Brief note on 9 Years’ achievement of Department of AH & Dairying
Livestock Sector Livestock Sector is an important subsector of agriculture in the Indian economy. It grew at a CAGR of 7.93 per cent during 2014-15 to 2020-21 (at constant prices). The contribution of livestock in total agriculture and allied sector GVA (at constant prices) has increased from 24.32per cent (2014-15) to 30.13per cent (2020-21). Livestock sector…
Political Line | Cashing in on cows
Cow protection has created a new interest group that has incentives to keep the conflict lingering Cow protection is an emotive issue, but its economic aspects, though rarely discussed, are more important. Farmers who would sell unproductive cattle heads, are now denied of that good income in places where stringent restrictions on sale and transport…
Centre identifies 1.24 lakh panchayats to set up PACS
The Centre has identified over 1.24 lakh gram panchayats, where there is either no PACS or dairy cooperative or both, where it will accord top priority to facilitate setting up Multi-purpose Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (M-PACS) in the next two years. Out of 2,69,364 gram panchayats in the country, there were 96,405 panchayats where there…
Dairy companies to further increase their prices in first half of Fy 23
Milk prices could remain high in the current financial year on account of the high global prices of skimmed milk powder and cattle feed. This could prompt dairy companies to hike prices further in the first half of the financial year, analysts at ICICI Securities said in a note on Friday. “All the dairy companies…
Steps necessary to strengthen Aavin amid milk shortage
Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday called for measures to strengthen Aavin amid reports of shortage and delay in supply of milk in Chennai. In a statement, he said dealers and the public had been affected and the lax attitude of Aavin was condemnable. The reduction in procurement and shortage of manpower…
Who exactly is a farmer? Does it include livestock rearing also ?
There is no clear-cut definition of a farmer in any government reports, but a comprehensive definition is provided in the National Policy for Farmers. This policy was drafted by the National Commission of Farmers, led by MS Swaminathan, and officially approved by the Centre in 2007. As per this policy, the term ‘farmer’ refers to…