Tag: farmer producer organisations
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Farmers should be ‘businessmen’ who respond to market demand, not just grow rice and wheat: NITI Aayog’s Ashok Lahiri
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Ashok Lahiri on Thursday said India needs to shift agriculture from a production-focused model to a technology-driven, value-added and globally competitive…
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Govt to extend FPO scheme for five years, address compliance and capital hurdles
The government will extend its central scheme for Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) for another five years from 2026-31, addressing gaps that have limited the scaling…
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Market outreach: 26 countries identified to expand rice exports
India has identified 26 nations, including Japan, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, where it wants to expand its rice exports. Certain varieties of rice which are…