Investing in Aquaculture: AquaExchange’s $6 Million Funding Round Led by Ocean 14 Capital and Endiya Partners
Aquaculture, the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans and algae, is one of the fastest-growing food sectors in the world. According to the government’s investment promotion agency, India is the third largest fish-producing country globally with an 8 per cent share in global production. However, the sector faces many challenges such as low […]
FSSAI Advocates for Bio-Pesticides: A New Approach to Tea Production
Tea is one of the most popular beverages in the world, and India is the second-largest producer of tea after China. However, tea cultivation faces many challenges, such as pests and diseases, that affect the quality and quantity of tea. To protect the tea plants from these threats, tea growers often use chemical pesticides, which […]
Sugarcane MSP Hiked by ₹20 per Quintal in Uttar Pradesh by Yogi Adityanath’s Government
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has announced a hike in the minimum support price (MSP) for sugarcane by ₹20 per quintal for all three categories of the crop for the 2023-24 season. The decision was taken at the state cabinet meeting on Thursday, January 18, in Lucknow. The new MSP will benefit around […]
Securing Farmers’ Future: The Role of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana in Pension Provision
India is home to more than 140 million small and marginal farmers who constitute about 86% of the total agricultural landholders in the country. These farmers are often vulnerable to various risks such as crop failure, market fluctuations, natural disasters, and health emergencies. Moreover, they have limited access to formal social security schemes that can […]
Government Should Consider Taxing Wealthy Farmers, Suggests MPC Member
The issue of taxing agricultural income has been a contentious one in India, where a large section of the population depends on farming for their livelihood. However, some experts have argued that imposing income tax on rich farmers could bring more equity and efficiency in the taxation system, as well as generate more revenue for […]
KisanKonnect, Backed by Shilpa Shetty, Secures Rs 31 Crore Funding Led by Climate-Tech Fund GFC
About the startup KisanKonnect is a Pune-based agritech startup that was founded in 2020 by Vivek and Nidhi Nirmal. The startup sources fresh vegetables and fruits directly from its network of 5,000 farmers and delivers them to customers in Mumbai and Pune through its own D2C app and farm-stores. It also has a line of […]
Preemptive Measures: Centre Files Caveats in High Courts Amid Fears of Stay Order on Sugar-Ethanol Ban
IntroductionThe central government has taken a preemptive measure to prevent any stay order on its recent ban on using sugar for ethanol production in the 2023-24 supply year. The government has filed caveats in the High Courts of Bombay and Karnataka, seeking to be heard before the courts pass any order on the petitions filed […]