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‘Kisan Card’ launched by Axis bank to facilitate easy agriculture lending to farmers through ATMs.

March 29, 2014

The private lender bank, Axis Bank launched an electronic Kisan Card on the RuPay platform, through which a farmer can withdraw up to Rs. 1 lakh per day from Automated Teller Machines ( ATMs) Purpose: To facilitate easy agriculture lending ..

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National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture

December 15, 2013

Under the National Action Plan on Climate Change, India has launched a dedicated National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) to define its strategies for climate mitigation and adaptation within the agriculture sector. Emission by Agriculture Sector Agriculture is responsible for ..

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Japan to discontinue rice subsidies as it overhauls agriculture

November 28, 2013

Japanese government is considering phasing out its over four decades old rice subsidy scheme–“gentan” production adjustment system by March 2019. The system was designed to reduce excess crops as part of government’s programme to bring reforms in agriculture sector. What ..

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National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture

April 21, 2013

National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) was launched during February 2011 by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) with the funding from Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. Objectives Objective of this initiative is to enhance the resilience of ..

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Small Farmers’ Agriculture-Business Consortium (SFAC)

April 21, 2013

Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) was established in 1994. Its fundamental objective is to link the small farmers to agricultural value chain, which includes investments, technology and markets in association with private, corporate or cooperative sector. It also provides capital ..

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National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)

October 24, 2012

The heat resistant or heat tolerant crops are those crops which can survive the rising temperature / drought due to climatic changes. The growing population is demanding more food, fibre, fuel and other renewable products from agriculture. But recent events ..

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India, ADB inked $ 67.6-m loan agreement to aid agriculture

July 11, 2012

A loan agreement of $ 67.6-million has been signed b/w India and Asian Development Bank to support agriculture and foster investment for agri-business infrastructure in Bihar. The loan is the first part of a $ 170-million multi tranche financing facility ..

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Satish Balram Agnihotri: New Add. Secretary and Financial Advisor to Dept. of Agriculture &Cooperation

June 18, 2012

  Satish Balram Agnihotri IAS batch1980 from Odisha cadre, appointed as Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor to Department of Agriculture &Cooperation He is currently serving as Director General, Shipping Mumbai, Ministry of Shipping

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