Major Crops & Cropping Patterns of India

GI Certified Bhalia Wheat

In News Recently, the first shipment of Geographical Indication (GI) certified Bhalia variety of wheat was exported to Kenya and Sri Lanka from Gujarat. About In 2020-21, the wheat exports from India witnessed a significant growth of 808 per cent to INR 4034 crore from INR 444 crore reported in the previous fiscal. India exported […]

Global Crops Loss Due to Pests

In News The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that at least 40 per cent of the world’s agricultural crops are lost to pests each year. About The report, titled Scientific review of the impact of climate change on plant pests, was prepared by the University of Turin in Italy. It was published on June […]

Kharif Strategy 2021

In News The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has adopted Kharif Strategy 2021, to achieve self-sufficiency in the production of oilseeds. Kharif Strategy 2021 It is an ambitious plan for the free distribution of high yielding varieties of seeds to the farmers for the Kharif season 2021 in the form of more than 8 […]

‘Large Area Certification’ Scheme

In News The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) is working to identify Traditional Organic Areas to transform them into certified organic production hubs. About The Government of India has certified 14,491 ha of such area under Car Nicobar and Nancowry group of islands in UT of A&N Islands. This area becomes the […]

Rebooting Opium Strategy

In News Recently, the Central government has decided to rope in the private sector to commence production of concentrated poppy straw from India’s opium crop. Background Two cultivation trials were conducted by two private firms in the crop years of 2017-18 and 2018-19. One of the firms purchased poppy straw of locally cultivated crops to […]

Millet-Based Production

In News India is fast catching up with the western world in millet consumption. Millet-based products are fast gaining acceptance in the West. Millet It is a common term to categorise small-seeded grasses that are often termed Nutri-cereals or dryland-cereals and includes sorghum, pearl millet, ragi, small millet, foxtail millet, proso millet, barnyard millet and […]

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