Agricultural cooperative Current Affairs, GK & News
Sahakar Pragya Programme: Key Facts
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare recently launched the Sahakar Pragya. The initiative will train the primary cooperative societies in the country. It holds 45 new training modules of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). It will enhance the training capacity of NCDC through a network of eighteen regional training centres. About Sahakar Pragya Under ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Agricultural cooperative • Farmer Producer Organisation • FPO • National Cooperative Development Corporation • National Health Policy • PM-FME scheme • Pradhan mantri Matsya sampada Yojana • Sahakar Pragya • Stand Up India Scheme • Startup India
IFFCO begins construction of Food Processing Units in Sikkim
The Indian farmers fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) joint venture Sikkim IFFCO Organics Limited recently has started the construction work of food processing units in Sikkim. The project is to be completed by 2021. Highlights Under the project two Food Processing Units are to be constructed at a cost of Rs 50 crores. These food processing ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Agricultural cooperative • IFFCO • NAtional Mission of Sustainable Agriculture • Organic certification • Organic Farming • Sikkim
Union Cabinet approved Agricultural Infrastructure Fund of Rs 1 lakh crores
On July 8, 2020, the union cabinet chaired by PM Modi approved a new Central Sector Scheme-Agricultural Infrastructure Fund of Rs 1 lakh crore. Highlights The scheme is to provide long tern and medium term debt financing facility to invest in viable agricultural projects. It will support community farming, post-harvest management infrastructure. The allocated fund ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Agricultural cooperative • Agricultural Infrastructure Fund • Agriculture • Farmer producer organisations • Self-help group • Startups • Union Cabinet
Direct Procurement of Apple from Farmers in J and K
The government is planning to procure nearly 60 per cent of the estimated annual apple production in Jammu and Kashmir directly from the farmers. In the coming days, around 13 lakh metric tonnes of apples would be procured under the Direct benefit transfer scheme in J and K. Implementing Agency The apples will be procured ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Agricultural cooperative • Agriculture in India • Business • Cooperative • Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare • National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India • Organizations • Procurement • Siby Monippally
NABARD to disburse Rs. 21,000 to farmers via cooperative banks
The union government has allowed National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to disburse Rs 21,000 crore to cash-starved farmers ahead of the sowing season to sow rabi crops like Wheat. NABARD will disburse the money to District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) which will pass it on to the farm cooperatives for meeting crop loan ..
Topics: Agricultural cooperative • Cooperative • Cooperative banking • Crop • Economy • Nabard • National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development • Organizations • Rabi crop • Regional Rural Bank