-The Hindu Due to the demand, price of an egg is expected to reach ₹6 very soon The number of Eggs exported from Namakkal district to Qatar have been increased to 2.5 crore from 1.50 crore due to an increase in demand, thanks to the FIFA World Cup, and a cheaper price compared with Turkish Eggs. In Namakkal district, approximately 1,100 poultry farms are functioning, and these farms produce 5.5 crore to 6...
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Valuable waste: NSO report shows cattle dung is more ‘precious’ than fodder -Prabhudatta Mishra
-The Hindu Business Line The gross value of output of dung increased 6.8% to ₹34,825.75 cr in 2019-20 from ₹32,598.91 cr in 2011-12 The gross value of output (GVO) of cattle dung estimated at ₹34,825.75 crore is more than the total value of the fodder that the cattle population consumes. Not only fodder but there are also 128 other items including maize, mustard, onion, potato, Eggs, soyabean, tea, coffee and cashew nut...
More »Implementation of nutrition schemes for pregnant women dismal in Andhra Pradesh, finds Vigilance -Rajulapudi Srinivas
-The Hindu Shortage of Eggs, variations in stock position and lack of supervision was observed, says Director-General VIJAYAWADA: The Anganwadi centres have been found to be dismal in implementing the YSR Sampoorna Poshana and YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus schemes, for which the State government has allocated crores of rupees. This was revealed during raids conducted by Vigilance and Enforcement officials on Anganwadi centres in many districts on Friday. YSR Sampoorna Poshana and YSR Sampoorna...
More »Surprising findings on India’s food habits -Kankana Trivedi
-VillageSquare.in A new study by the Development Intelligence Unit (DIU) sheds light on rural India’s eating habits, debunking several myths, like richer people eat a more diverse diet than the poor. In a sure sign of development, India has shifted from worrying about food security to worrying about nutrition security – ensuring its people get a richer, more varied diet. Simply put, a more diverse diet means more nutrition, more nutrition means healthier...
More »Food items keep WPI up at 12.4 per cent
-The Telegraph There has been a pick-up in the prices of vegetables, fruits, Eggs, meat and fish and cereals mostly because of erratic rains Wholesale price index-based (WPI) inflation eased to a 11-month low of 12.41 per cent in August on softening in the prices of manufactured and fuel products even as food items remained expensive. Although WPI inflation declined for three consecutive months in August, it remained in double digits for...
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