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India is poised to become the world’s largest producer of lentils (masoor) in the 2023-24 crop year due to increased acreage. Lentils Scientific name – Lens culinaris It is a small annual legume of the pea family (Fabaceae) and its edible seed. Types – Green lentils, Red & Yellow lentils, Black lentils and Brown lentils. Nutrition – It has high protein and fibre content. Cultivation – Throughout Europe, Asia, and North Africa but are little grown in the Western Hemisphere. Benefits – It helps in nitrogen fixation in the soil. Cultivation in India – Agriculture Ministry shows that 19.45 lakh hectares is under lentil till January 2024, 6% higher from last year’s area, and 37% higher than the normal…
18 January, 2024
Agro based industries
Exports of sugar Indian sugar mills have contracts to export 55 lakh tonnes of sweetness, according to the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA). In the marketing year 2022–2023, the government has permitted sugar mills to export 60 lakh tonnes of sugar through May. (October-September). About 50 million sugarcane farmers and about 5 lakh people who are directly engaged in sugar mills depend on the sugar industry, a significant agro-based sector, for their livelihood in rural areas. India becomes both the world's greatest producer and consumer of sugar as well as its second-largest exporter of sugar in (Oct-Sep) 2021–2022. Areas that…
18 January, 2023
Agro based industries
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing is on the rise. Despite rising Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing beyond the Exclusive Economic Zone, Indian Navy vessels monitored over 200 Chinese fishing vessels in the Indian Ocean during the first half of this year (EEZ). The Northern Indian Ocean Region is home to the majority of illegal activity (IOR). Every year on June 5th, the International Day to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing is observed. What is Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing? IUU fishing is a broad term that refers to a wide range of fishing activities. IUU fishing…
18 November, 2022
Agro based industries
The Indian Tea Industry A Union Minister recently spoke at the International Small Tea Grower's Convention of the Indian Tea Association (ITA). The ITA is the oldest and most prestigious association of Indian tea growers, having been established in 1881. It has had a multifaceted impact on creating policies and getting things moving in the direction of the industry's development and expansion. How is the Indian tea industry doing right now? India is the second-largest tea producer in the world. Assam and West Bengal generate the majority of the nation's yearly tea production, which will account for 83% of the…
16 November, 2022
Agro based industries
India's Edible Oil Industry In a recent argument against the approval for the release of GM mustard into the environment, the Centre cited the fact that India is currently importing and consuming oil made from Genetically Modified (GM) crops. Also, around 9.5 million tonnes (mt) of GM cotton seed is produced annually and 1.2 mt of GM cotton oil is consumed by human beings, and about 6.5 mt of cotton seed is consumed as animal feed. What is the state of the Indian edible oil industry? Area of the nation's economy: One of the world's top producers of oilseeds is…
15 November, 2022
Agro based industries
India: world’s largest producer of sugar now Due to the record production of more than 5000 LMT of sugarcane, India has just become the world's largest producer and consumer of sugar as well as the second-largest exporter. What Factors Affect Sugar Production Well? Sugarcane Season (September–October): The season saw the creation of all records for sugarcane production, sugar production, sugar exports, cane procurement, cane dues paid, and ethanol production. High exports: Without any financial aid, exports reached a record high of about 109.8 LMT and brought in roughly Rs. 40,000 crores in foreign currency. Initiatives in Indian government policy: They have…
08 October, 2022
Agro based industries
World Cotton Day Every year on October 7, World Cotton Day is observed. The international event will celebrate its third anniversary in 2022. The Story of the Day History/Background: The Cotton Four, four Sub-Saharan African cotton producers Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Mali, proposed the first World Cotton Day to the World Trade Organization on October 7, 2019. (WTO). On October 7, 2019, the WTO welcomed the Cotton-4 countries' initiative to organize World Cotton Day. Theme: Weaving a Better Cotton Future The theme focuses on sustainable cotton cultivation in order to improve the lives of cotton laborers, smallholders, and their…
07 October, 2022
Agro based industries
Sugar Production in India India surpasses other nations to take the top spots in the world for sugar production, consumption, and exports. Major Points Production: During the sugar season, which ran from October to September (2021–2022), a record amount of sugarcane—more than 5000 LMT—was produced in the country. Of that amount, 3574 LMT were crushed by sugar mills to create 394 LMT of sugar (Sucrose). 35 LMT of this sugar was diverted to the production of ethanol, leaving 359 LMT for sugar mills to produce. Exports: Exports brought in foreign cash worth Rs. 40,000 crores. Another success of the season…
06 October, 2022
Agro based industries
About Natural Rubber Farmers and other groups have recently protested because the price of natural rubber (NR) in the Indian market has dropped to a sixteen-month low. Image Source - Wikipedia What is the reason behind the sudden drop in prices? Insufficient Demand and Other Factors because of low Chinese demand, the energy crisis in Europe, and excessive inflation. While the industry has paid a heavy price because of China's relentless zero COVID agenda, which accounts for around 42% of worldwide volume. Export to other nations: The local tire business has a plentiful supply of block rubber from the Ivory…
16 September, 2022
Agro based industries
JUTE SECTOR IN INDIA The jute sector in India has been faltering while Bangladesh’s is flourishing and depleting. According to the third advance estimate released by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, it has mainly fallen by over 13 per cent in the past decade about 1.77 million tonnes in 2021-22, from 2.03 million tonnes in 2011-12. The average area under the jute in the country was 0.82 million hectares between 2000-01 and 2009-10, according to a 2021 report by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). This declined to 0.73 million ha between 2010-11 and 2019-20.…
02 August, 2022
Agro based industries
Sugar Industry in India Part of: GS-I- Geography (PT-MAINS-PERSONALITY TEST) Sugarcane farmers are facing a payments crisis running into thousands of Crores of Rupees. In Maharashtra alone, the state’s sugar mills failed to disburse the entire amount of Rs 7,450.9 crore as payment for the cane to farmers as the ‘fair and remunerative price’(FRP), according to the Maharashtra government’s commissioner of sugar. A similar situation regarding delays in Uttar Pradesh led to recent farmer protests bringing to light the crisis in the sugar industry. Background A major player in the worldwide sugar trade, India produced 33 million metric tons in…
28 April, 2020
Agro based industries
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