Revised Meghalaya Agriculture Response Vehicle Scheme
To reduce the burden of the operational cost on the beneficiaries in the first two years of his business, Agriculture Department, GoM will support the beneficiary by paying (tentative) EMI.
Goa Agriculture Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation (Amendment) Act, 2022
The amendment provides that Marketing Board shall levy and collect market fee from buyer in respect of notified agricultural produce including livestock bought by such buyer in the principle market yard or sub market yard(s) or market sub-yard(s) or anywhere in the State of Goa either brought from outside the State or from within the State.
Ministry of Finance notifies general conditions for grant of license for cultivation of opium poppy for production of Poppy Straw.
Cultivators who had cultivated opium poppy for production of Poppy Straw from which no juice is extracted through lancing during the crop year 2021-22 and tendered poppy straw at weighment centre.
Fertilizer (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2022
Every fertilizer testing laboratories specified or notified by the State Government shall be required to obtain the accreditation of the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories within a period of one years from 28th day of September, 2022.
Specifications for import of fertilizers
The order shall be effective for two years from publication.
Summary trials for contravention of Fertilizer (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985
In the case of any conviction in a summary trial, it shall be lawful for the Magistrate to pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year. There shall be no appeal by a convicted person in any case tried summarily in which the Magistrate passes a sentence of imprisonment not exceeding one month.
Pilot project for end-to-end digitalisation of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) lending
The pilot will commence in September 2022 in select districts of Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu with Union Bank of India and Federal Bank, respectively, as partner banks and with active cooperation of the state governments.
Horticulture Cluster Development Program – operational guidelines October, 2021
A horticulture cluster is defined as a regional/geographical concentration of targeted horticulture crops,
offering scope for specialization in production, post-harvest management, marketing and exports. These
clusters provide growth and development opportunities to stakeholders.
Guidelines on manufacture/marketing of Potash Derived Molasses under Nutrient Based Subsidy Scheme
The Manufacturers of granulated Potash Derived from Molasses will be provided subsidy under the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) scheme.
Revised time limit for registration of extant variety & farmers variety of crops
The time limit for all the registration of notified and extant variety of crops is 3 years from the date of approval of authority in the plant variety journal of India. The time limit for registration of farmers variety is 10 years from the date of approval of authority in the plant variety journal of India.