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Ivory Coast and Ghana - cocoa giants announced progress in goals to stop deforestation as they get ready for more strict European Union rules on production qualities of the ingredient.
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Cocoa and Forests Initiative (CFI)
Ivory Coast - top grower is making use of satellites for deforestation monitoring and in 2020 cultivated nearly 10 million trees, while Ghana got back about 558,000 acres (226,000 hectares) of forest region last year, according to reports by the public-private partnership called the Cocoa and Forests Initiative (CFI).
Production of cocoa has been a chief driver of deforestation in the two countries, which provides approximately 70% of the world s beans, with Ivory Coast losing about 85% of its forest covering since the 1960s. A report released by the World Cocoa Foundation last year, which symbolizes chocolate and cocoa industries, said aims for distribution of trees organized by the CFI were not close to being m
Uttar Pradesh budget gives boost to agriculture sector
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Last Updated: Feb 22, 2021, 05:14 PM IST
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In view of doubling farmers income by 2022, an outlay of Rs 100 crore has been proposed for Atma Nirbhar Krishak Samanvit Vikas Yojana in the year 2021-22. Outlay of Rs 600 crore has been proposed for the Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana.
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With a target of making Uttar Pradesh atmanirbhar , the Yogi Adityanath government on Monday presented a Rs 5,50,270.78 crore budget for 2021-22 in the state Assembly with a focus on the agriculture sector.
In view of doubling farmers income by 2022, an outlay of Rs 100 crore has been proposed for Atma Nirbhar Krishak Samanvit Vikas Yojana in the year 2021-22. Outlay of Rs 600 crore has been proposed for the Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana.
Govt to set up 1,000 farmer producer organisations, allocates Rs 6,865 crore
During 2020-21, a total of 2,200 FPO produce clusters have been allocated for formation of FPOs, which also include specialised FPO produce clusters such as 100 for organic, 100 for oil seeds
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched Formation and Promotion of Farmer Producer Organisations FPO) on February 19, 2020
In a bid to transform agriculture into a sustainable enterprise through farmer producer organisations (FPOs), the central government has proposed to form and promote 10,000 new FPOs in the country with budgetary provision of Rs 6,865 crore, says Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.