28-November-2022: Dairy Farmers, Hopshoots, FSSAI, Narendra Singh Tomar, Alphonso Mangoes, PM Kisan Yojana

28 November 2022

• Tamil Nadu Dairy Farmers Worried Due to Growing Cases of Lumpy Skin Disease in Cattle

  Farmers in Palacode (Tamil Nadu) are concerned because milk production has been affected by several cases of lumpy skin disease (LSD) among cattle, with many dying as a result. They demanded that the Dharmapuri administration and the animal husbandry department provide vaccines and hold medical camps throughout the district. Dharmapuri district is heavily reliant on animals for a living, with over 2.7 lakh cattle producing an average of two lakh litres of milk per day, according to sources. However, the onset of LSD has hampered milk production in Palacode, Marandahalli, and a portion of Pennagaram in recent weeks. "Over the past few days, the cows have had high fever, fatigue, and lumps all over their body," said M Selvaraj, a farmer from Palacode.

• Hopshoots: World's Most Expensive Vegetable Costs Rs 85,000 per kilogram

  The hop plant is commonly associated with beer because its flowers are used to make alcoholic beverage. Hop shoots, however, are not discarded once the flowers have been harvested. Instead, these green tendrils have carved out a place for themselves in the culinary world. In the international market, a kilogram of hop shoots can cost up to 1,000 GBP, or between Rs 85,000 and Rs 1 lakh. These shoots are expensive because growing and harvesting them is labor-intensive, "back-breaking" work.

• Himalayan Yak Gets FSSAI Approval as 'Food Animal'

  The Himalayan Yak has been approved as a 'food animal' by the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI). The move is expected to help slow the decline of the high-altitude bovine animal population by incorporating it into the conventional milk and meat industries, according to an official at the National Research Centre (NRC) on Yak in Dirang, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The NRC-Yak submitted a proposal to the FSSAI in 2021 to consider the yak as a food animal. However, according to NRC-Yak Director Dr. Mihir Sarkar, the FSSAI recently responded with an official approval following a recommendation from the department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

• Tomar Slams Odisha Govt for Delaying Farmers’ Crop Insurance

  Amid a political brawl between the BJD and the BJP over farmers' issues, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar slammed the Odisha government on Sunday during a visit to Padampur in Bargarh district ahead of the crucial bypoll scheduled for December 5. Tomar refuted the ruling party's claims that the Centre was delaying payments under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for farmers. Tomar claimed that BJD is playing the blame game to divert people's attention.

• South-East African Alphonso Mangoes Enter APMC Market in Navi Mumbai

  The first consignment of 800 boxes of Malawi mangoes from Africa will arrive today at the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC)'s fruits market in Vashi. This is the fourth year that Indian traders have imported Malawi mangoes. They are in high demand in the Indian market and have a flavour similar to Ratnagiri Hapus. Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa, sandwiched between Zambia and Tanzania. Some boxes from the first consignment will likely be sent to Pune, while the remainder will be sold in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.

• PM Kisan Yojana: 3 Days Left! Update e-KYC or You Will Not Get 13th Installment

  If you are a beneficiary of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana and want your next installment without any problem or delay then complete your eKYC soon. The Centre has asked all the beneficiaries of PM Kisan to update the eKYC before 30 November 2022 so that the 13th installment can be transferred to their bank accounts. If e-KYC is not updated then the Government will not transfer Rs. 2000 to your bank account.

• Maha Farmers Receives as Low as Rs 90 Compensation Amount for Crop Damage Due to Excessive Rains

  Many farmers in the state of Maharashtra have reportedly received extremely meagre compensation for crop losses caused by severe rain, with one cultivator receiving only Rs 90. State's agriculture minister Abdul Sattar acknowledged that some farmers had gotten extremely small payments, but added that the government will work to expand insurance coverage and create a dynamic system for settling claims. 7.48 lakh farmers from the Aurangabad district used the government's crop insurance programme in kharif season this year, according to the state relief and rehabilitation department sources.