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Farm policy and regulation in India and the UK: support prices, procurement, schemes, standards and the rules of trade.
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, PunjabNewly introduced farm laws met by farmer protests and road blocks in Haryana and PunjabFarmers in Punjab and Haryana blocked state and national highways during a nationwide chakka jam against the three new farm laws, demanding they be withdrawn.
- Policy & trade, IndiaUnder government’s pressure on Twitter to delete more accounts, India’s public policy director in charge resignsThe Centre asked Twitter to block 1,178 more accounts it linked to Khalistan sympathisers over the farm protests, as Twitter's India public policy director Mahima Kaul resigned.
- Policy & trade, IndiaAgriculture: the only sector to witness growth in IndiaThe Economic Survey 2020-21 backed the three farm laws as a remedy for the sector's inefficiencies and said agriculture grew 3.4% in both the first and second quarters of 2020-21.
- Policy & trade, PunjabFCI asks Punjab government for farmers’ land records in order to pay MSP directlyThe Food Corporation of India has asked Punjab to share farmers' land records before the 2021-22 rabi marketing season so it can pay MSP directly into farmers' bank accounts.
- Policy & trade, IndiaInvestments worth $9 billion expected in fisheries sector over the next five yearsThe fisheries ministry expects $9 billion of investment in the sector over five years, with PM Matsya Sampada Yojana aiming to raise fish output, exports and jobs by 2024-25.
- Policy & trade, IndiaOutstanding colleges for agriculture in India: nurturing the seeds of agricultural excellenceOutlines agricultural degrees and careers in India and profiles leading agricultural colleges from the NIRF 2023 rankings, including IARI, NDRI Karnal, PAU and TNAU.
- Policy & trade, Andhra PradeshFertilizers to be delivered to the farmers at their homes: Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh announced Rs 13,500 of support for farmers under the Rythu Bharosa scheme, with Rythu Bharosa Kendras set up to deliver seeds and other inputs within 48 hours of an order.
- Policy & trade, TripuraTripura, in an attempt to boost the economy, set to buy 20,000 MT paddy at MSPTripura's cabinet will buy 20,000 tonnes of paddy at the minimum support price from 21 January through 32 procurement centres across eight districts.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarmers to block KMP Expressway on March 6, says SKM leaderSamyukt Kisan Morcha leader Balbir Singh Rajewal said farmers camped at Delhi's borders would block the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway from 11 am to 5 pm on 6 March.
- Policy & trade, IndiaCommittee formed only to address the grievances of farmers, not biased: CJI BobdeChief Justice Sharad A Bobde criticised media reports questioning members of the Supreme Court's farm laws committee, saying it was formed only to hear farmers' grievances.
- Policy & trade, IndiaCACP insists on a review of government procurementThe Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommended reviewing open-ended wheat and rice procurement to push farmers towards oilseeds, pulses and nutri-cereals.
- Policy & trade, PunjabPunjab farmers are forced to burn stubble, say government failed to provide incentivesPunjab farmers say they are burning paddy stubble because the state has not paid the Supreme Court-ordered incentive and residue machinery is hard to get.
- Policy & trade, Himachal PradeshFarmers protest stir in HP: apple farmers demand repeal of the Centre farm lawsHimachal Pradesh apple growers protested against the farm laws and sought MSP for apples, special category status and a rise in apple import duty from 50 to 100 per cent.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarm unions claim that NIA is issuing notices to harass themFarm unions say NIA summonses to over two dozen people linked to the protests, in a case involving Sikhs for Justice, are meant to harass them, and those summoned will not appear.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarmers’ protests rise to a global level; unions ask British PM Boris Johnson not to attend Republic Day paradePunjab farm unions are weighing the government's renewed offer of talks while planning protests in about 10 cities abroad and asking UK MPs to press Boris Johnson to skip Republic Day.
- Policy & trade, AustraliaSikhs allegedly assaulted over farm laws in Sydney by other IndiansA group of Sikh men in Sydney's Harris Park say they were attacked with bats and hammers by other Indians amid tension in the community over India's farm laws.
- Policy & trade, Uttar Pradesh5,000 warehouses to be set up for farmers by UP governmentUttar Pradesh plans 5,000 warehouses, one for every ten villages, at around Rs 2,500 crore, adding 8.6 lakh tonnes of storage so farmers need not sell at once at mandi rates.
- Policy & trade, GlobalNavigating agricultural trade policies 2023: guiding farmers forwardTariffs, import and export rules and trade agreements shape farmers' costs, markets and prices, and farmers can respond by staying informed, diversifying markets and using crop insurance.
- Policy & trade, Andhra Pradesh40 lakh families in AP to get subsidised power for agriculture and other divisionsAndhra Pradesh has budgeted Rs 9,091.36 crore to extend power subsidies to nearly 40 lakh families, including Rs 7,297.08 crore for free power to agriculture.