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WTO may ease curbs on Indian grain exports

In News The WTO is looking into resolving its rules that are making it difficult for India to export food grains to meet shortages in other countries, caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. What are the Issues/Challenges? The WTO rules make it difficult for a country to export grains from official stocks if these have been […]

FCI’s Wheat Procurement System

In Context  The procurement of wheat is underway in several states.  About  The government procures food grains — rice, wheat, and coarse grains — in order to ensure farmers receive the minimum support price (MSP), and a stock is maintained to distribute to the poor under the public distribution system (PDS) and other schemes. Prices […]

Parboiled rice

In News The Centre has said it will stop the purchase of excess parboiled rice, of which Telangana is a major producer. About Parboiled rice History Parboiling of rice is not a new practice, and has been followed in India since ancient times. However, there is no specific definition of parboiled rice of the Food […]

India’s readiness to supply wheat

In News  Recently ,Egypt has agreed to source wheat from India. About  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent western sanctions on Russia have affected wheat exports from the Black Sea region and impacted food security in several countries, especially in Africa and West Asia.  The Egyptians are exploring possibilities of sourcing grain from alternate […]

Indonesia’s Palm Oil Crisis

In News The world’s largest producer and exporter of palm oil is facing domestic shortages, leading to price controls and export curbs. Reasons for oil crisis in Indonesia The Indonesian government imposed a ceiling on retail prices. The price caps, however, led to the product disappearing from the market, amid reports of hoarding. The government […]

Kala Namak Paddy

In Context With a massive push to the production and branding of Siddhartha Nagars famous Kala Namak rice, the area under the rice cultivation has gone up from 2,805 hectare in 2019 to 5,000 hectare in 2020. About Kala Namak Paddy Kalanamak is traditionally grown using no fertiliser, herbicide and pesticide, which makes it suitable […]

Nano-Fertilisers

In News Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) has provisionally notified Nano Urea as Nano Nitrogen Fertilisers in Fertilizer Control Order, 1985. Nano-Fertilisers Meaning: Nano-formulations or nano-sized fertilisers are made from ammonium humate, ammonia, urea, peat, plant wastes, and other synthetic fertilisers. An example of nano-formulation is nano-sized nitrogen (N) fertiliser which is prepared […]

Operation Greens Scheme

In Context Recently, the Minister of State for M/o Food Processing Industries has informed the Lok Sabha about the status of the Operation Greens Scheme. Operation Greens Scheme About: Operation Greens scheme was launched by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) in November 2018. Aim & Objectives: To enhance value realization of TOP farmers; […]

Agristack

In Context India’s largest agri-trading marketplace Agribazaar has recently announced that it will be offering a ‘remote sensing crop model’ to farmers. What is a remote sensing crop model? Remote sensing refers to the process where scientific data and observations are collected about an object without needing to be at the same location physically.  This […]

Tea Production in India

In Context The Russia-Ukraine war is likely to stir-up a storm in the tea bowl of the country especially in South India which contributes around 45 per cent of the total tea exports from the country About Tea Production in India Tea is one of the most popular and lowest cost  beverages in the world […]