The India Spend School of Data Journalism (ISDJ) and India Data Portal (IDP) have launched a course called "Better Reporting on Food and Agriculture" to improve the discourse on food and agriculture.
Read more about Mahindra & Mahindra sells 22,843 tractors in May 2021 on Business Standard. Commenting on the performance, Hemant Sikka, President - Farm Equipment Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra said, We have sold 22843 tractors in the domestic market during May 2021. In May, COVID spread in rural markets led to stringent lockdowns, leading
Read more about Govt to bring additional 637,000 hectare under oilseeds in kharif season on Business Standard. The Centre on Thursday said it has chalked out a multi-pronged strategy to bring in additional 6.37 lakh hectare area under oilseeds in the forthcoming kharif (summer) season beginning July this year.
The scheme is confined to its main plant at Patparganj in East Delhi, sources said. Eligible employees can get a maximum benefit of up to Rs 20 lakh under this scheme, they added. Overall, Mother Dairy has more than 3,000 employees, the sources said. The number of staffs at the Patparganj plant could not be ascertained.
Mother Dairy has nine units involved in the processing and manufacturing of milk and milk products, while the company has four units in the horticulture division. When contacted, Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt Ltd s (MDFVPL) spokesperson said: We have initiated a Voluntary Separation Scheme, wherein we are offering a voluntary option to our employees .
Paddy procurement in the ongoing season Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States with purchase of over 710.53 LMTs of paddy (includes Kharif Crop 702.24 LMT and Rabi Crop 8.29 LMT) upto 26.04.2021 against the last year corresponding purchase of 646.36 LMT, marking a spurt of around 10%.
About 106.35 Lakh farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 1,34,148.29 Crore.
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