Context There is a strong pushback from farmers against three Bills that seek to replace ordinances issued in June, on key aspects of the farm economy which are trade in agricultural commodities, price assurance, farm services including contracts, and stock …
About PMKSY The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been implementing the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) since 2017. PMKSY is a comprehensive package which aims to create modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to …
About : The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) came into existence in 1987. It is a national-level apex organization functioning under the administrative control of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. TRIFED has its Head Office located in …
About: Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) was initiated in 2007 as an umbrella scheme for ensuring holistic development of agriculture and allied sectors. The scheme incentivizes States to increase public investment in Agriculture & allied sectors. In 2017, the government …
About Agriculture Infrastructure Fund: Agriculture Infrastructure Fund aims to provide a medium – long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management Infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and financial support. Under the scheme, …
About ECA The Essential Commodities Act (ECA) was enacted by the Central Government in 1955 to control and regulate trade and prices of commodities declared essential under the Act. The Act empowers the Central and state governments concurrently to control …
About MSP Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a form of market intervention by the Government to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices. The minimum support prices are announced by the Government at the beginning of the …