-The Hindu No plan to increase price of Milk as of now, say federations As the festival season has started, Milk cooperative federations are witnessing a strain in the supply chain as the production has witnessed a marginal decrease primarily due to the increase in fodder cost. The organised sector is witnessing a decrease in procurement and the federations expect the situation will be normal after Deepavali. Farmers, however, demanded an increase...
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Greener pastures: How Indian pastoralists are being aided to return to their traditional livelihood -Shagun
-Down to Earth Change is taking place in the way the Centre and state governments look at pastoralism; the belief that livestock management is done better in stable conditions is changing The opening up of India’s first camel dairy at Nakhatrana taluka in Gujarat’s Kutch district in 2018 helped Mura Mangal resume pastoralism. “In 2006, we had some goats, but it was getting difficult to earn enough money. So I took up a...
More »Why volatile food prices will keep the heat on India’s consumer inflation level this year -Radhika Pandey
-ThePrint.in Lower rainfall in some parts of the country is expected to keep food prices elevated in the coming months. Which means inflation will be above 6%. India’s retail inflation surged to 7 per cent in August from a five-month low of 6.7 per cent in July. Food, which accounts for nearly half of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket, grew 7.62 percent as against 6.69 per cent in July. While the...
More »Piscean power -Nitin Sangwan
-The Telegraph Aquaculture is yet to see the kind of technological change that the agriculture sector underwent during the Green Revolution Fisheries is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the world that plays an important role in economic development as well as in facilitating nutrition security. Animal protein is a primary source of protein for billions of people and aquaculture provides for the livelihood of more than 10% of the global population....
More »Inflation in basic commodities higher in rural areas than urban: Consumer Price Index -Himanshu Nitnaware
-Down to Earth Among states, West Bengal had the highest inflation at 10.29% The All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of August 2022, released by the National Statistical Office September 12, was found to be higher for rural areas than urban ones. The CPI in rural areas — 7.15 per cent — was higher compared to 6.72 per cent in urban markets. The Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for rural...
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