Senior BJP leader, Parshottam Rupala who has recently been given charge of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said that Centre would share the premium subsidy for PMFBY (Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana) up to 90% for the North eastern states from the existing 50:50 sharing ratio.

The Centre on Thursday (1 July 2021) launched a special drive to enrol more farmers under its crop insurance scheme known as Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).

"Thunderstorm with lightning/hail/gusty winds/ squall [likely] over Sub- Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Jharkhand and Bihar on 30th April; Odisha on 30th April and 01st May; Gangetic West Bengal, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada during 30th April-02nd May and Vidarbha and Telangana on 01st May," said a notice by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday.

After Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Islands, Lakshadweep and Ladakh are proactively taking steps for the transformation of their traditional organic areas to certified organic, it said.

Farmers are harvesting rabi (winter) crops sown in the 2020-21 crop year (July-June). Wheat is the main rabi crop. Releasing the latest data, the Agriculture Ministry said: "As a result of the proactive steps taken, harvesting of rabi crops is on schedule and timely procurement is also being ensured for the benefit of the farmers."

The commodities which posted significant positive growth in exports were wheat, non basmati rice, soya meal, spices, sugar, raw cotton, fresh and processed vegetables and alcoholic beverages.

The study, supported by the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), found that scaling up sustainable agriculture would be critical to improve farm incomes and bolster India's nutrition security in a climate-constrained future. States such as Andhra Pradesh and Sikkim have already taken a lead in sustainable agriculture.

The minister said modern technology will help in making the agriculture sector profitable and also attracting youth towards farming.

This year, Baisakhi celebrations stepped beyond the traditional places of worship onto the dividers facing Matka Chowk.

To date, crops have been sown on 67.87 lakh hectares against 58.26 lakh hectares during the corresponding period of last year, an increase by 9.61 lakh hectares, the Agriculture Ministry said.

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday launched a portal for online registration to achieve traceability system in sourcing of honey and other beehive products, as part of the government’s effort to ensure quality and check adulteration.

The growth in business was helped by various schemes announced by the government, rejigging of processes and products done by the institution and also as it encouraged clients, institutions and state governments to avail the benefits of the schemes as much as possible for faster developments, Nabard Chairman said.

The release of the CCL would facilitate the state government in making timely payments to farmers against purchases of food grains in the current season, which would begin from April 10 and culminate on May 31, the statement said.

Dr HK Chaudhry, Vice-Chancellor, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University, has ordered that all under-graduate and post graduate classes of the constituent colleges will remain suspended till 15 April in compliance with the orders of the state government.

The Agriculture Department has been organising various camps for farmers in the district. The department targets to hold 77 camps till April 30.