02-April-2023: Protecting Annadata's Interest, Organic Farming, North-West University, G20 Talks in Chandigarh

2 April 2023

• Protecting Annadata's Interest: Top Priority on UP Govt's Agenda, says CM Adityanath

  The Uttar Pradesh government's goal is to protect farmers' interests, said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on April 1 while chairing a review meeting on agricultural loss caused by untimely rain and hailstorms. According to a statement, Adityanath, who presided over a high-level meeting, also told officials that there should be no delays in compensating farmers affected by the unseasonal rainfall. 

   

• Going Green: Meghalaya's Thrust on Organic Farming with State Policy 2023

  The government recently passed "Meghalaya State Organic and Natural Farming Policy 2023," which aims to make the hill state a "national leader" in organic farming, despite the fact that the state already has 15,000 hectares of organically certified land and another 2,000 hectares in the process of being certified. Organic farming uses organic methods and resources to produce healthy, natural, and high-quality food. It is based on ecological and biodiversity principles and attempts to avoid the use of poisonous, artificial, or other environmentally detrimental inputs. 

   

• North-West University Targets Collaborative Strategies for Agricultural Progress in South Africa

  South Africa is entering a recession, and the continuous fall of parastatals like Eskom and Transnet is exacerbating the country's economic troubles. Agriculture is one of the many sectors under suffocating restraints, and it is also one of the most crucial. The North-West University (NWU) is committed to finding solutions to the problems that our agricultural sector faces through various initiatives such as a recently signed memorandum of understanding between the university and the North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (representing the Potchefstroom College of Agriculture and the Taung Agricultural College) that is aimed at offering a framework for cooperation.

   

• Hunger, Nutrition & Sustainable Agriculture Take Center Stage at G20 Talks in Chandigarh

  On March 29, the three-day summit began. It was also said that millet grain research would be conducted on a worldwide scale. "There were conversations about agricultural digitization and food security programmes. Then, on the matter of millets, there was agreement that research be conducted," stated Secretary Manoj Ahuja.

   

• UP Govt to Ease Regulations for Purchasing Damaged Crops Due to Rain

  The Uttar Pradesh government has instructed officials to promptly implement "Early Warning Systems" to deliver accurate and timely weather forecasts to farmers, enabling them to make preparations in advance. The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, conducted a meeting to evaluate the damage caused by unexpected rain and hailstorm in nine districts of the state within the past day. During the meeting, the Chief Minister directed the relief commissioner to examine the crops that had been destroyed and make arrangements for compensating the affected farmers.