Hi, NewsWrap for March 21, 2023

21-March-2023: Retail Inflation for Agricultural Labourers, Int’l Conf on 'Blended Learning Ecosystem for Higher Education in Agriculture', Agriculture Emissions Roadmap 2022-23

21 March 2023

  • ‘Scientists Must Inform Farmers About Advanced Tech to Benefit Them,’ Says State Agri Minister

    "Agricultural research institutions are doing fantastic work; however, we need to inform them on sophisticated technology that is available to them," said state agricultural minister Baldev Singh Aulakh on March 20.

     

  • Queensland Unveils Agriculture Emissions Roadmap 2022-23

    Agriculture Emissions Roadmap 2022-23, which was launched today, outlines five important areas: animal emissions, crops and horticulture emissions, energy potential, carbon farming and landscape management, and regional supply chains.

     

  • ICAR & World Bank Organizes Int’l Conf on 'Blended Learning Ecosystem for Higher Education in Agriculture'

    The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and World Bank organising first International Conference on 'Blended Learning Ecosystem for Higher Education in Agriculture' in India as part of the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) at NASC, Delhi.

     

  • New York State Dept of Agriculture & Markets Launches Agricultural Literacy Week

    State Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball announced today the commencement of Agricultural Literacy Week in New York, with a full calendar of reading programmes planned throughout the week. Agricultural Literacy Week, now in its 18th year, is a statewide effort organized by New York Agriculture in the Classroom (NYAITC) to educate students about the importance of agriculture and job options in the industry.

     

  • Retail Inflation for Agricultural Labourers at 6.94% in Feb 2023

    Retail inflation, as evaluated by the annual change in the consumer price index (CPI), monitors changes in the retail prices of goods & services purchased by households for daily usage. According to the ministry of labour and employment, retail inflation for agricultural and rural workers in February 2023 was 6.94% and 6.87%, respectively. In February 2022, it was 5.59 percent and 5.94 percent, respectively.

     

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