Hi, NewsWrap for February 21, 2023

21-February-2023: PM Kisan 13th Installment, Punjab Farmers, 2nd Utkal Krishi Mela, Poshan Shakti Yojana

21 February 2023

  • “Diversify Food Production & Marketing Techniques to Diversify Diets,” says Dr. Lawrence Haddad, World Food Prize Laureate

    “In every country, the health system is fixing the gaps in the food system given that diet-related complications are amongst the top ten causes of morbidity across the world and therefore the comprehensive approach is the need of the hour,” said Dr. Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director of Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), in a fireside chat with CNBC-Shereen TV18's Shereen Bhan at the Curtain Raiser of the CII Global Dialogue on Food Systems Transformation organized by CII in New Delhi.

  • PM Kisan 13th Installment to be Released This Week; Check Updated Beneficiary List

    As per official sources, farmers are likely to receive the 13th installment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi by the end of this week. The government could disburse the amount directly into farmers account any day after February 24 – the day when PM Kisan will complete four years. Hence farmers are advised to check their application or account status regularly to confirm if they will get Rs. 2000 or not.

     

  • Farmers Worried Due to Drastic Fall in Potato Prices in Punjab

    This year, the price of potatoes has fallen significantly, which has negatively impacted the farmers. Table potato prices have decreased this year from Rs 1,200 per quintal in February and March of previous year to Rs 500 per quintal. Last year, seed potatoes cost Rs 2,000 per quintal. In Punjab, the potato harvesting season has begun. Producers reported that the demand for seed potatoes is now fairly low. According to them, the reason why prices have plummeted is that this season, potatoes are yielding very well in all states that farm them. Despite the fact that this year's harvest of potatoes is relatively small in size, farmers reported enjoying a bountiful crop. A farmer of Jalandhar has said that he has said that he has sown potatoes in and around 80 acres of land, which he has already harvested 60 acres of the land. 

     

     

  • Pravat Kumar Roul, VC of OUAT Inaugurates 2nd Utkal Krishi Mela in Odisha Today

    Centurion University of Technology and Management (CUTM) and Krishi Jagran jointly organized the 2nd Utkal Krishi Mela at the M S Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University in Odisha. The two-day event is taking place in the Paralakhemundi, Gajapati region in the state today and tomorrow. The Chief Guest of the mela was Pravat Kumar Roul, Vice Chancellor of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). Roul has more than 29 years of experience in teaching.  The mela also saw the participation of eminent personalities including Professor M. Devender Reddy, Dean (Academics), MSSSOA; Pravat Kumar Roul, Vice Chancellor of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT); Natabar Sarangi, Agriculture Scientist and Promoter, Organic Farming in Odisha; and M.C. Dominic, Editor in Chief, Krishi Jagran, who also addressed the participants.

     

  • Chhattisgarh Includes Millet-Based Products in School Meals for Children Under Poshan Shakti Yojana

    In a move to promote millets and their consumption, the government of Chhattisgarh has recently announced that millet-based food products will be included in the mid-day meal scheme for school children. As a part of the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Yojana, the government will replace the previously served soya chikki with millet-based products in 12 districts of the state, four days a week. The announcement comes after the state Directorate of Public Instructions sent a proposal to the central government, which was approved. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel expressed his gratitude to the central government for approving the proposal and making this possible for the school children.

     

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