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Author: Sarah Shaw
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, IndiaAmul criticises companies selling almond, soybean and oat drinks as milkAmul has asked FSSAI to stop makers of plant-based drinks such as almond and soybean beverages using the word milk, as the regulator considers a draft rule on the term.
- Inputs & crop science, GlobalLivestock management and digital animal healthExplains what livestock management involves and how wearables, sensors and data analytics can detect disease early and guide feeding.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarmer leaders decide to campaign against BJP, allies in poll-bound statesFarm union leaders said they would send teams to poll-bound states to urge voters to back candidates who can defeat the BJP, as protests against the farm laws continue.
- Policy & trade, HaryanaFarmers’ protest: farmers block KMP expressway in Haryana; traffic divertedSamyukt Kisan Morcha blocked the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway from Saturday morning to Sunday morning in protest against the farm laws, and Haryana Police told people to avoid the route.
- Policy & trade, TelanganaTelangana to release the due amount of pending arrears to dairy farmersTelangana will release about Rs 65 crore in pending arrears of its Rs 4 a litre incentive to around 60,000 dairy farmers after March 18, minister KT Rama Rao said.
- Markets, IndiaIran begins clearing dues of Indian basmati rice exportersIran has started paying more than Rs 1,700 crore owed to Indian basmati exporters since 2019, with about Rs 900 crore received so far through UCO and IDBI banks.
- Policy & trade, IndiaIndia and Fiji to have a pact for cooperation in agricultural sectorThe Union Cabinet approved an MoU between the agriculture ministries of India and Fiji covering exchange of experts, technology transfer, training and market access.
- Policy & trade, Madhya PradeshShivraj Singh Chouhan provides relief fund of Rs 4,000 for PM Samman Nidhi beneficiary farmersMadhya Pradesh will pay farmers registered under PM Samman Nidhi an extra Rs 4,000 a year, taking their total yearly support to Rs 10,000, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced.
- Markets, IndiaIndia leading in the consumption of sugar; the amount expected to only increase in the coming timeIndian sugar mills have begun an online campaign to raise domestic consumption and absorb surplus output, as India plans to export 6 million tonnes of sugar in 2020-21.
- Precision & digital, IndiaAgriculture Ministry and Microsoft to come together for a pilot project to boost farmers’ incomeThe agriculture ministry has signed an MoU with Microsoft and Crop Data Technologies for a one-year pilot in 100 villages across six states to cut input costs and raise farm incomes.