Crop damages Current Affairs, GK & News

GM Crop: White Flies Resistant Cotton Field Trials begins

March 18, 2020

The National Botanical Research Institute developed pest resistant cotton variety. The cotton variety is to be field tested at the Center of Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana. Need In 2015, the whiteflies devastated more than two-third cotton crops in Punjab. Of all the crops, cotton is the worst hit by whiteflies. Whiteflies are considered as the ..

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Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana: 4th National Conference held in Udaipur

February 18, 2020

On February 17, 2020, the fourth National Conference of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima yojana was held in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Conference was organized by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Highlights The Conference was attended by more than 140 members. It included members from NABARD (National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development), RBI (Reserve Bank ..

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Report: Kharif crop production to dip by 12%

December 3, 2019

On December 3, 2019, a private weather monitoring company, Skymet released a report on Kharif Crop outlook. According to the report, barring cotton the Kharif crops are expected to witness a drop-in production by 4.5% to 12% as compared to 2018-19. Key findings of the report Several crops such as groundnut, soybean, cotton, tur and ..

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Crop damages in wild animal attacks put under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna on pilot basis

October 8, 2018

Union Government has decided to cover damages to crops in wild animal attacks under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna in select districts on an experimental basis. In this regard, Government has amended provisions of crop insurance scheme in consultation with various stakeholders after review of its working for the last two years. The amended provisions ..

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