Hi, NewsWrap for June 24, 2024

24-June-2024: Government Imposes Stock Limit on Wheat, Rice Carbon Neutrality, WHO, Agriculture Reorientation, ICAR-IGFRI

24 June 2024

  • Government Imposes Stock Limit on Wheat to Ensure Food Security and Prevent Hoarding

    In a proactive measure aimed at safeguarding food security and curbing potential market abuses, the Government of India has implemented stringent stock limits on wheat across various sectors including traders, wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers, and processors. This decision, encapsulated in the Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Amendment) Order, 2024, comes into effect immediately from June 24, 2024, and will remain enforceable until March 31, 2025, across all States and Union Territories.

  • Japan and IRRI Launch Rice Carbon Neutrality Project in the ASEAN Region

    The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan, alongside the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and other partners, gathered at the IRRI Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna on June 24, 2024, to launch the "Development of Rice Cropping Systems Toward Carbon Neutrality and Food Security in ASEAN Countries" project.

  • WHO Issues Alert on Falsified Diabetes and Weight Loss Medicines

    India is hosting the 64th International Sugar Organization (ISO) Council Meeting in New Delhi from June 25th to 27th, 2024. This event will bring together delegates from over 30 countries and representatives from numerous international organizations to address critical issues in the sugar and biofuel sectors.

  • Experts Call for Agriculture Reorientation, Boosting R&D to 1% of GDP, for Viksit Bharat by 2047

    As India braces for 100 years and towards achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047, experts say agriculture will hold the key to this transformation. They recommend an urgent need for a reorientation of the agriculture sector to transform India's agri-food systems in the coming years.

  • ICAR-IGFRI to Host Training on Entrepreneurship Development in Machine Manufacturing for Fodder Production, Processing and Utilization

    The Agribusiness Incubation Centre of ICAR-IGFRI (Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi is going to conduct a five-day training on Entrepreneurship Development in Machine Manufacturing for Fodder Production, Processing and Utilization. This training will cover design aspects and machine manufacturing practices in fodder production, processing and utilization including agronomic practices, harvesting and chaffing, product development etc. with the sole objective of developing a commercially viable enterprise of machine manufacturing and its marketing.

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