Agricultural Productivity Current Affairs, GK & News
E-NAM completes four years of service
On April 14, 2020, the Electronic-National Agricultural Market completed four years of implementation. It was developed under the concept of “One Nation One Market”. About E-NAM E-NAM is managed by the Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC). It provides single service for all APMC (Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee) related activities. Today there are more than 450 ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) • Agricultural Productivity • Doubling Farmers Income • e-NAM • farmer welfare • Mandi • Portal • Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium
Agricultural & Processed food products Export Development Authority signs MoU with SFAC
On March 18, 2020, the Agricultural and Processed food product Export Development Authority (APEDA) signed Memorandum of Understanding with Small Farmers Agriculture-Business Consortium. The agreement aims to link the Farmer Producer Organization and farmer cooperatives with the export value chain. Highlights The SFAC will share the clusters of farmers and grouping distributed in various states ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Agricultural and Food export • Agricultural Productivity • Agriculture • APEDA • APEDA act • Farmer Cooperatives • farmer welfare • small farmers • Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium
APEDA signs MoU to set up a Liason Office in Guwahati, Assam
On February 3, 2020, APEDA (Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority) signed MoU with CSIR-CFTRI (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Food Technological Research Institute). According to the agreement, the CSIR-CFTRI will provide technical support to the food industries in the North East Region. Highlights APEDA will set up a Liason Office. A ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Agricultural Productivity • APEDA • Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) • exports • Food industry • North East • North East Development • North East Region
Nepal-Bharat Maitri Irrigation Project: India gives cheque to Nepal
India extended financial aid of Rs. 99 million to Nepal for the construction of 2,700 shallow tube well (STWs) irrigation systems in 12 districts of southern Terai region to boost agricultural productivity. The assistance was extended as part of final payment for Nepal-Bharat Maitri Irrigation Project. With this payment, India has released so far released ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018
Topics: Agricultural Productivity • India-Nepal • Nepal-Bharat Maitri Irrigation Project • Terai Region