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West Bengal
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, IndiaMPEDA resolute to bring reforms in Marine Products ActMPEDA is pressing state governments to strengthen marine fishing laws so the US lifts its two-year ban on sea-caught Indian shrimp, which affects about 15 per cent of shrimp exports.
- Soil, water & climate, West BengalBengal tea planters look forward to bumper ‘first flush’ leaves after heavy showersHeavy winter rain after months of dry weather has raised hopes among Bengal tea planters of a fourth straight bumper first flush crop in 2021, and cut their need for irrigation.
- Deals & capital, West BengalMicrofinance loans are the new hope for women in KolkataIn Chapla village in West Bengal, self-help groups organised by the Zero Foundation use microfinance loans to run fruit sapling nurseries, giving women with little schooling an income.
- Policy & trade, West BengalWest Bengal CM launches meal distribution scheme at a price of Rs 5West Bengal's chief minister launched the 'Maa' scheme, under which kitchens run by self-help groups serve meals for Rs 5, with the state paying a Rs 15 subsidy per plate.
- Soil, water & climate, AssamDry weather worries tea estate owners in Assam and West BengalAssam and West Bengal had about half the rain first flush tea needs in January and February, and producers warn output and exports could suffer.
- Markets, IndiaSkyrocketing potato prices likely to settle down next monthWholesale potato prices may reach Rs 40 a kg by Diwali and ease only when Uttar Pradesh's new crop arrives in early December, according to the UP cold storage association.
- Policy & trade, IndiaCentre to release the 8th installment of the PM Kisan Yojana scheme possibly by MarchAfter paying the seventh PM Kisan instalment of Rs 18,000 crore to over 9 crore farmers on December 25, 2020, the Centre is expected to release the eighth in March.
- Policy & trade, West BengalBengal CM’s appeal to direct PM-Kisan funds through state govt gets repudiated by the CentreThe Centre has refused West Bengal's request to route PM-Kisan payments through the state government, saying it will pay farmers once the state verifies registered beneficiaries.