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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Protein binders cannot be added to milk, products : FSSAI
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Thursday clarified that addition of protein binders in milk and milk products is not permitted. Additives not specified in the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011, cannot be added, a release said. Sources said this clarification comes at a […]
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 […]
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 […]