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Author: Maruine Jones
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, IndiaOne lakh tonnes of onion buffer stock to be released: Mr Narendra Singh TomarNarendra Singh Tomar said one lakh tonnes of onion buffer stock is being released through NAFED to curb rising prices, and accused Congress of double standards on farm laws.
- Policy & trade, IndiaIn the wake of another looming protest, Centre opens its doors to farmers for discussion on farm lawsMinisters Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal said the Centre is ready to talk to farmers about the farm laws and that MSP procurement will continue, citing higher paddy purchases.
- Markets, United KingdomUK farm carbon credits average £27 per tonne as voluntary market expands: what this means for regenerative farmersWoodland Carbon Code credits averaged £26.85 a tonne in 2024, up from £11.02 in 2020. Explains how UK farmers can earn verified soil carbon credits and what it involves.
- Markets, IndiaInflation on retail prices of vegetables breaks August record to reach peak in September; consumers sufferRetail inflation rose to 7.34 per cent in September from 6.69 per cent in August, driven by vegetable prices, with food inflation at 10.68 per cent.
- Policy & trade, IndiaIndia’s ascent as the Shree Anna hub: a promising futureMillets are regaining ground in India through nutri-cereal status, the Millet Mission and the International Year of Millets, with exports reaching USD 64 million in 2021.
- Precision & digital, GlobalThe role of technology in reducing food wasteExplains how supply chain data, smart packaging, sensors, predictive analytics and food-sharing apps can cut food waste, which the FAO puts at about a third of food produced.
- Markets, IndiaCentre buys paddy at MSP, benefitting around 93.93 lakh farmers so far in the kharif seasonThe Centre had bought 651.07 lakh tonnes of paddy at MSP, worth about Rs 1.23 lakh crore, by February 19 in the 2020-21 kharif marketing season, up 15.91% on last year.
- Markets, IndiaIndia expects bumper harvest: witnesses record crop planting since last yearCrop planting in India rose 4.8% on last year to a record 111.68 million hectares, with kharif foodgrain output estimated at 144.52 million tonnes.
- Policy & trade, HaryanaInsurance cover to be provided for vegetable and horticultural crops in Haryana, says J P DalalHaryana agriculture minister J P Dalal announced insurance of Rs 40,000 per acre for farmers growing vegetables and horticultural crops.
- Precision & digital, IndiaGovernment to work on “agri-stack” database to provide unique ID to every farmerThe Centre plans a national 'digital agri-stack' database giving each farmer an ID linked to land records, to target subsidies, services and policies.