Hi, NewsWrap for August 22, 2022

22-august-22: 11th National Seed Congress, Garuda Aerospace, Regional Research Centre, NDDB Chairman

22 August 2022

  • Farmers' Unions Began Their 'Mahapanchayat' In Delhi's Jantar Mantar

    Today the Samyukt Kisan Morcha and several farmer groups will hold a? ‘mahapanchayat’ at Jantar Mantar under the strict security arrangements made by the Delhi Police. Farmers from across the country are expected to participate in the assembly to press for demands including a law guaranteeing minimum support prices for their produce. Farmer leader, Rakesh Tikait criticized the Centre saying "The government cannot silence the farmers' voice, even with the help of the Delhi Police.

  • Tomar Inaugurates 11th National Seed Congress

    Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the 11th National Seed Congress at Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Agricultural University. Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia was virtually present at the inauguration, and the newly constructed auditorium of the university has been named after the late Dattopant Thengadi.

  • India’s Garuda Aerospace ventures into Zimbabwe with drone service for agriculture

    Garuda Aerospace has partnered with Harare Institute of Technology and Nyangani Virtual University to offer drones-as-a-service to the agriculture industry in Zimbabwe. Agnishwar Jayapraksh, founder and chief executive of Garuda Aerospace said ″We are constantly on the lookout for partnerships that enable us to deploy drones for agricultural applications that empower the ecosystem and the farmers.”

  • Khattar Lays Foundation Stone of The Regional Research Centre in Bhiwani District

    Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar laid the foundation stone of a regional research center of Maharana Pratap Horticulture University in Kharkari village and Haryana Animal Science Centre at Bahal village in Bhiwani district today. While addressing, CM said the state government has been aggressively promoting organic farming, and farmer who adopt organic farming would get Rs 25,000 for a desi cow. He also said that 2,804 farmers had registered themselves for organic farming.

  • US Senator Introduces Bill To Prohibit Chinese Investment In Agribusiness

    US Senator introduced legislation in the Senate to "blacklist China" from investing in, buying, or in any other way acquiring land or businesses involved in agriculture after a Chinese company bought farmland close to an Air Force base in North Dakota. Senator Mike Rounds, a Republican from South Dakota, stated in front of the Senate, "Protecting American farmland is critical to maintaining our national security... I was concerned when a Chinese company recently bought farmland close to an Air Force base in North Dakota because I am a senator on the committee overseeing the armed services.

  • Meenesh Shah to hold the charge as NDDB Chairman for another 6 months

    The Centre has extended the tenure of Meenesh C Shah, executive director of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), for another six months until November 30 to hold the charge of the premier organisation. The post of a full-time Chairman of NDDB has been vacant since December 2020.

  • Marine Products Exports Development Authority Gets New Chairman

    Dodda Venkata Swamy, IAS, has joined as the new Chairman of the Marine Products Exports Development Authority (MPEDA). Earlier, he was serving as the Development Commissioner in the Cochin Special Economic Zone. Also, He was the State Mission Director for the National Rural Livelihood Missions in Karnataka and Odisha.

  • OneSoil AI, Satellite Imagery Technology Delivers Insights for Farmers to Increase Yields

    OneSoil launched OneSoil Map, a powerful new data visualization and mapping solution that combines proprietary AI with satellite imagery, providing live data and rich insights to understand the state of crops in fields around the world. Built with Mapbox Globe, the OneSoil Map enables agricultural businesses to visualize massive worldwide datasets, understand how crop yields are trending over time, and delivers insights at an unprecedented global scale.

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