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Grain Silos - The Linchpin of India's Food Security Ecosystem
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14: India has long grappled with the challenge of efficiently storing its abundant food grain harvests. Historically, India's grain storage has been dominated by conventional warehouses and open-air (CAP) storage facilities. While these antiquated storage methods h
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Assam to ensure free food grains to over 2.5 crore people by 2025: Himanta
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa stated that the entire process of inducting the new beneficiaries will be completed by November.
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Millet cultivation gains momentum in Tripura amid global focus on nutritio
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In line with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's declaration of 2023 as the 'International Year of Millets,' the Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare in Tripura is placing renewed emphasis on millet cultivation.
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DFPD and FCI sign MoU to boost efficiency and accountability in food grain
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The MoU details specific performance benchmarks and accountability measures designed to optimise public fund utilisation in food security operations. These benchmarks include evaluating FCI Depots on criteria such as capacity utilisation, operational losses, security measures, and the mod
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HarvestPlus Solutions and COFCO International Launch Punjab's First Nutrit
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], September 9: HarvestPlus Solutions and COFCO International India have reached a significant milestone in addressing micronutrient deficiencies among school-age children with the launch of the Nutri-Pathshala Model in Punjab and Haryana. This groundbreaking initiati
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India sends food aid to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal said that India sent food assistance to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi on Saturday.
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Kharif planting in India registers 1.91 pc increase
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
India's Kharif crop sowing is progressing steadily, with farmers planting crops across 1,087.33 lakh hectares so far, a 1.91 per cent increase, as against 1,066.89 lakh hectares from the same period last year.
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APEDA, IRRI unveil high-quality non-basmati rice varieties and value-added
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The event highlighted the findings from two key research projects: "Comprehensive Grain and Nutritional Quality Profiling of Non-Basmati Rice," which aimed to identify high-quality, nutrient-rich, low glycemic index (GI) rice varieties with geographical indication (GI) tags from various Indi
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Kharif sowing exceeds last year's figures
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Commodity-wise, paddy, pulses, oilseeds, millets, and sugarcane sowing has been higher year-on-year
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Kharif crop sowing more than previous year; rise in area under cultivation
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Paddy, pulses, oilseeds, millets, and sugarcane sowing have been higher year-on-year
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India's first 24/7 grain ATM launched in Odisha
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Krushna Chandra Patra, Odisha Minister for Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare, unveiled the Annapurti Grain ATM in the presence of Nozomi Hashimoto, Deputy Country Director, of the World Food Programme in India.
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States can buy FCI rice without participating in e-auction at Rs 2,800/100
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi announced on Thursday that grain-deficient states can directly purchase from Food Corporation of India (FCI) under the open market sales without participating in the e-auction starting today.
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