Potato Current Affairs, GK & News
Market Intelligence and Early Warning Systems to monitor prices of Onion, Tomato and Potato
On February 26, 2020, the Minister of Food Processing Industry launched Market Intelligence and Early Warning System (MIEWS) Web Portal in New Delhi. The MIEWS is first of its kind. Highlights The main function of MIEWS is to monitor prices of onion, tomato and potato (TOP crops). It will also generate alerts under the terms ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • farmer welfare • MIEWS • Onion • Onion Prices • Operation Green • Potato • Price Stabilisation • Tomato
Global Potato Conclave to be held in Gujarat
The Global Potato Conclave is to be held between January 28 and January 31, 2020. PM Modi is to attend the conclave. PM Modi is to address the conclave. Highlights The conclave will hold live demonstrations of potato varieties, farm equipment, management practices. The conclave will include researchers from more than 30 countries and is ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Agriculture Project • Climate Resilient • PM Modi • Potato • Technology development
Horticulture Production in India
The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has released the final estimates for 2017-18 and the first estimates for 2018-19 of area and production of horticulture crops. Findings from the Estimates The important findings from the estimates are: India’s horticulture production is estimated to rise by 1 per cent to record 314.67 million tonnes in ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Topics: Fruits • horticulture crops • Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare • Onion • Potato • Tomato • Vegetables
Government of India approves operationalisation strategy for Operation Greens
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has recently approved the operationalisation strategy for Operation Greens to ensure availability of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) throughout the country round the year without price volatility. Operation Greens was announced in the Budget speech of 2018-19 with an outlay of Rs. 500 crore to stabilize the supply ..
Topics: Agriculture in India • Food and drink • Operation Greens • Plant morphology • Plants • Potato • Solanum • Tomato