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Chhattisgarh govt encourages pvt entrepreneurs to set up millet units

At least 20 districts of the state cultivate millets, and the government has fixed the support price Rs 30 per kg for kodo and kutki and Rs 33.77 per kg for ragi

Farming linked with global carbon credit market in Uttar Pradesh

Agroforestry or tree-based farming is a nature-based activity to nurture carbon-neutral growth

Gender equality in farming could add $1 trillion to world economy, says FAO

The number of people facing hunger this year is more than double what it was in 2020, according to the World Food Programme

Agri credit societies may convert wholesale petrol pump into retail outlet

Govt on Wednesday said PACS having wholesale petrol and diesel dealership licence will be given a one-time option to covert their bulk consumer pumps into retail outlets

Cotton exports seen sliding, matching imports for first time in years: USDA

India's cotton exports are expected to slide sharply for 2022-23 and match imports into the top producer for the first time in about two decades on low domestic stocks among other factors, USDA said

Cotton industry seeks govt-regulated process to end certification imbroglio

Move follows IOAS suspension of Control Union India from testing Indian organic textile products; entire value chain likely to be impacted as CU India handles 75% of certification of organic textiles