Hi, NewsWrap for August 29, 2022

29-August -2022: India GI Fair 2022, CropLife India, Unnati, Ambee, Godrej Agrovet, SEA

29 August 2022

CropLife India Pioneers Farmers’ Education Drive on Chili Thrips Management in Andhra Pradesh

Croplife India, an association of 16 R & D driven crop science companies, and the leading voice of the plant science industry in India, pioneered a farmers’ education drive on Chili Thrips Management in Andhra Pradesh. CropLife India had issued a Chilli Thrips Advisory (English and Telugu languages) advising farmers about pest management.
India GI Fair 2022 organised by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts

India GI Fair 2022 was organized by the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) with the support of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India at India Expo Centre & Mart, Delhi NCR. At this Fair, India's finest GI-tagged products will be on display at the event which will allow people to get a glimpse of products that have become the pride of regions of their origin. GI is basically a sign. It is used on products that have a specific geographical origin. Krishi Jagran’s team went to the ground level and covered the whole event, and interacted with many companies.
Unnati Launches One-Of-A-Kind Platform-Agri-Retailer Academy

A fintech-driven agriculture ecosystem, Unnati has launched a one-of-a-kind platform called the Agri-Retailer Academy to make the agriculture sector more informative, productive, and full of progressive individuals. This academy will equip retailers with adequate education on best practices of running an outlet, hands-on training to master digital ways, data collection and analytics techniques, farmer engagement methods and methodologies to expand the knowledge of sustainable farming to ground stakeholders.
Ambee Launches New Severe Weather Alerts API

A climate intelligence company Ambee supplies actionable environmental and climate data in real-time and has launched a new API to alert users of severe weather events such as hurricanes, storms, and heatwaves. This company's severe weather alerts API can help users to take precautions, build necessary solutions, and, most of all, prepare for the future.
Godrej Agrovet Signs MoUs With Assam, Manipur & Tripura

Godrej Agrovet announced that it has signed three MOUs with Assam, Manipur and Tripura state governments for the development and promotion of oil palm cultivation in the region under the National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm scheme.
‘Ghar ghar ration’ Scheme To Start In Punjab From October 2

The Punjab government’s ‘ghar ghar ration’ scheme will be implemented from October 2 and about 1.54 crore people will benefit from it. Under the doorstep ration delivery scheme, the Aam Aadmi Party government would deliver wheat flour, packed in bags, at the beneficiaries’ doorstep. Food and Civil Supplies Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak said in a conference it is the government’s endeavour that within seven days of grinding wheat in the mill, the flour should be delivered to all the houses, which will have a good effect on their health.
SEA Asks Indonesia to ensure stable policy for palm oil exports

A delegation of the Solvent Extractors’ Association of India recently met an Indonesian delegation headed by Zulkifli Hasan, Minister of Trade, in New Delhi and advised Indonesia to ensure a stable policy for the export of palm oil from that country, on this SEA delegation said it had caused supply chain issues in India, and put a dent in the Indonesian policy decision-making. Because of this, Indonesia lost its market share to Malaysia, and overall palm oil lost the market share to soft oils in India.