1. The United Planters’ Association of Southern India is hoping that the Government would intervene and enhance the import duty on natural rubber to 30 per cent from the existing 20 per cent in the forthcoming budget to save the domestic rubber industry.
2. Making a case for productivity-led growth strategy in agriculture, the Economic Survey 2014-15 has observed that the regulatory framework on genetically modified crops and their implementation deserve a rethinking due to lack of ack of evidence on negative consequences from Bt and other genetically modified (GM) crops, and the significant potential productivity, food security, and sustainability benefits.
3. Due to acute shortage of water sources, There has been no improvement in the prospects for farmers in Telangana in the rabi season for almost all crops barring maize and green gram.
4. To boost farm and food sector, the Economic Survey laid in parliament prescribed huge investment in areas like research, fertilizers, soil testing, cold storage,irrigation and warehousing, besides calling for subsidy rationalisation and setting up of a national common market for agri-produce.
5. Farmers Organizations alleges that Corporate cartel suppressing castorseed prices.
6. The Economic Survey 2014-15 has recommended setting up of a national market for agricultural commodities to overcome the problems of un-integrated and distortion-ridden markets hampering the farm sector.
7. The government plans to reform the import policy of agricultural products and link customs duty of a commodity with its international prices.
2. Making a case for productivity-led growth strategy in agriculture, the Economic Survey 2014-15 has observed that the regulatory framework on genetically modified crops and their implementation deserve a rethinking due to lack of ack of evidence on negative consequences from Bt and other genetically modified (GM) crops, and the significant potential productivity, food security, and sustainability benefits.
3. Due to acute shortage of water sources, There has been no improvement in the prospects for farmers in Telangana in the rabi season for almost all crops barring maize and green gram.
4. To boost farm and food sector, the Economic Survey laid in parliament prescribed huge investment in areas like research, fertilizers, soil testing, cold storage,irrigation and warehousing, besides calling for subsidy rationalisation and setting up of a national common market for agri-produce.
5. Farmers Organizations alleges that Corporate cartel suppressing castorseed prices.
6. The Economic Survey 2014-15 has recommended setting up of a national market for agricultural commodities to overcome the problems of un-integrated and distortion-ridden markets hampering the farm sector.
7. The government plans to reform the import policy of agricultural products and link customs duty of a commodity with its international prices.
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