-Financial Express Milk is the largest crop in India in terms of value—at `6.5 lakh crore, it’s more than the total value of paddy and wheat put together At the recently concluded annual session of the International Dairy Federation’s World Dairy Summit in the scenic city of Daejeon in South Korea, India was the toast of the world. From a largely captive market—despite being the world’s largest milk producer—the country is emerging...
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Delhi: Digital move for exact crime data
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In a bid to ensure timely and accurate entry of crime related data in its system, Delhi Police is in the process of creating cells at police station levels. The developments were shared during the crime review meeting held by lieutenant governor Anil Bainjal, along with senior police officers of Delhi Police, led by its commissioner Amulya Patnaik. Senior officers said that phase-I of the Crime...
More »Industries hit as UP, Bihar migrants flee Gujarat after hate attacks
-The Times of India AHMEDABAD/ VADODARA: Angry at the rape of a 14-month-old girl in Sabarkantha district of north Gujarat on September 28, hate crimes targeting Hindi-speaking people have now spread to central parts of the state. Eight contractual workers were allegedly attacked at the ‘Bal Amul’ plant near Anand late on Sunday night. With the situation worsening, chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar called up their Gujarat counterpart Vijay Rupani...
More »How farmer producer company model can transform Indian agriculture -Jayashree Bhosale
-The Economic Times Agricultural engineer Vilas Shinde has reaped a rich harvest. Sahyadri Farms, the farmer producer company (FPC) set up by him in 2011, has grown to become the largest FPC in the country, with a membership of 8,000 farmers and a turnover of Rs 300 crore. It has overtaken Mahindra Agribusiness to become India’s largest grape exporting company, and many say it may well be on course to revolutionise...
More »Farmer producer organisations need their very own Amul -Jitendra
-Down to Earth Instead of encouraging them on paper, the government has to create a few model FPOs in the country and provide institutional support to them The Narendra Modi-led government has been tirelessly claiming that it would double farmers’ income by 2022. There is a lot of evidence to show that in the pursuance of this target, the income of farmers has not increased, but has rather stalled or decreased. Consequently,...
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