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Author: Kritik Nemar
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, IndiaGovernment to provide marketing support to states that implement “One District One Product” planThe Centre will offer market linkage and processing or export support through FPOs to states whose farmers grow an identified product in each district in the rabi season.
- Policy & trade, PunjabRailways blame Punjab farmers for the non-functioning of trains even though the agitation has movedNorthern Railway says services in Punjab can resume only once tracks are cleared of protesters, while farmer groups say they are blocking only three branch lines serving private power plants.
- Policy & trade, PunjabPunjab government to give MSP by means of direct bank transferPunjab will pay MSP directly into farmers' bank accounts in the coming procurement season after the Centre refused the state another exemption from direct benefit transfer.
- Markets, India2020-21 summer crops estimated at 144.52 MT, would boost FY21Government estimates put India's 2020-21 kharif crop at a record 144.52 million tonnes, helped by larger paddy acreage and better yields of pulses and coarse cereals.
- Policy & trade, GlobalThe impact of trade policies on agricultureTrade policies shape prices, market access and competitiveness in agriculture, and increasingly complex trade agreements bring both hurdles and new market openings for farmers.
- Policy & trade, DelhiNH-24 carriageway connecting Delhi to Ghaziabad opens after a month of restrictionDelhi Police reopened the NH-24 carriageway from Delhi to Ghaziabad, restricted since February 1 because of the farmers' protest at the Ghazipur border.
- Policy & trade, IndiaUnder Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, the seventh instalment is releasedThe government began paying the seventh Rs 2,000 instalment of PM Kisan from December 1, 2020, and farmers can check payment status online or through the app.
- Precision & digital, GlobalThe future of food production and distributionPrecision agriculture, vertical farming, biotechnology, automation and online grocery delivery are changing how food is grown and distributed, as demand for safe, sustainable food rises.
- Inputs & crop science, GlobalAncient amaranth: the resilient health trend endorsed by historyTraces amaranth's domestication in the Americas and its long history in India, and sets out the grain's nutrient profile, health claims and recipes.
- Precision & digital, Global11 highly innovative agricultural uses of technologySmart irrigation, farm robots, GPS and sensors, AI farm management, 5G networks and biochar are described as ways technology is helping farmers.