1. Amid growing fears of the El Nino weather phenomenon occurring this year, agriculture ministry has said that the government has identified 100 districts in the country to help farmers who are grappling with extreme weather conditions such as drought and declining water table.
2. With slaughter of bulls and bullocks being banned, a section of dairy farmers in Maharashtra have mooted the idea of giving milch animals ID tags on the lines of 'Aadhar' cards to track their history, breeding cycle and economics of milk production.
3. Leading Agriculture challenges - Fragmented land holdings that make farms inefficient, poor irrigation (only one-third of our farmland is irrigated), corrupt compensation and insurance mechanisms, non-availability of cheap capital, inadequate storage facilities, stranglehold of middlemen, lack of modern technology and poor agricultural marketing to name a few.
4. Government agencies led by Food Corporation of India and state entities have procured about 26.63 lakh tonnes of wheat till date from major producing states in the current 2015-16 marketing season.
5. Agriculture ministry said Sugar exports should be encouraged and sugar import duty increased by 40% so that we can stop the imports, to help overcome the huge loans.
2. With slaughter of bulls and bullocks being banned, a section of dairy farmers in Maharashtra have mooted the idea of giving milch animals ID tags on the lines of 'Aadhar' cards to track their history, breeding cycle and economics of milk production.
3. Leading Agriculture challenges - Fragmented land holdings that make farms inefficient, poor irrigation (only one-third of our farmland is irrigated), corrupt compensation and insurance mechanisms, non-availability of cheap capital, inadequate storage facilities, stranglehold of middlemen, lack of modern technology and poor agricultural marketing to name a few.
4. Government agencies led by Food Corporation of India and state entities have procured about 26.63 lakh tonnes of wheat till date from major producing states in the current 2015-16 marketing season.
5. Agriculture ministry said Sugar exports should be encouraged and sugar import duty increased by 40% so that we can stop the imports, to help overcome the huge loans.
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