1. Russian firm Rosatom and Hindustan Agro to set up irradiation plants for food preservation.
The venture plans to invest Rs 4000 crore-Rs 4,500 crore in the next five years to set up 25 integrated irradiation plants.
2. Close to 20 applications for field trials of six crops—cotton, corn, brinjal, chickpea, rice and wheat are pending with the GEAC currently. While Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Punjab have granted no objection certificates (NOCs) to field trails, they are still awaited from others.
3. Ahead of Indian Prime Minister's maiden visit to China, India today sought greater cooperation between the two nations in the farm sector to improve bilateral trade in products like basmati rice, beef and fish.
4.The Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPCI) has urged the Union Commerce Minister to not to cut the prevailing cashew sops.
5. Agriculture Minister along with a delegation will leave tomorrow for Istanbul to attend the two-day agri-meet of G-20 nations starting May 7.
This is the second meeting of G-20 agriculture ministers. The first meeting was held in June 2011 at Paris, France.
6. Government releases Rs 24,250 crore to FCI as food subsidy till April 29. The law aims at providing legal entitlement to 5 kg of subsidised foodgrains per person per month at Rs 1-3/kg to two-thirds.
The venture plans to invest Rs 4000 crore-Rs 4,500 crore in the next five years to set up 25 integrated irradiation plants.
2. Close to 20 applications for field trials of six crops—cotton, corn, brinjal, chickpea, rice and wheat are pending with the GEAC currently. While Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Punjab have granted no objection certificates (NOCs) to field trails, they are still awaited from others.
3. Ahead of Indian Prime Minister's maiden visit to China, India today sought greater cooperation between the two nations in the farm sector to improve bilateral trade in products like basmati rice, beef and fish.
4.The Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPCI) has urged the Union Commerce Minister to not to cut the prevailing cashew sops.
5. Agriculture Minister along with a delegation will leave tomorrow for Istanbul to attend the two-day agri-meet of G-20 nations starting May 7.
This is the second meeting of G-20 agriculture ministers. The first meeting was held in June 2011 at Paris, France.
6. Government releases Rs 24,250 crore to FCI as food subsidy till April 29. The law aims at providing legal entitlement to 5 kg of subsidised foodgrains per person per month at Rs 1-3/kg to two-thirds.
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