All posts tagged "rural development"
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70Rice News in EnglishWorld Bank approves project worth $325 million to boost agriculture in Uttar Pradesh
The $325.10 million Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Growth and Rural Enterprise Ecosystem Strengthening (UP-AGREES) Project, backed by the World Bank, aims to boost...
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60Wheat News in EnglishRajasthan CM Sharma to transfer Rs 700 crore to bank accounts of over 70 lakh farmers today
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma will announce key agricultural welfare initiatives during the state-level farmers' conference in Ajmer. Highlights include disbursing...
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79Rice News in EnglishBonanza For Farmers As RBI Raises Collateral-Free Agriculture Loan Limit To Rs 2 Lakh
In a significant step to aid farmers, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the limit for collateral-free agriculture loans from...
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126Sugar News in EnglishSouth Africa : Sugar industry wants delay on increasing tax crippling the sector
South Africa's sugar sector is urging the government to extend the moratorium on increasing the health promotion tax until 2030. The tax,...
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101Sugar News in EnglishPayments due, distressed sugarcane farmers meet Rahul in Ambala
A group of sugarcane farmers from the Ganna Kisan Sangharsh Samiti Haryana met Rahul Gandhi during his Haryana Vijay Sankalp Yatra, raising...
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145Maize News in EnglishZimbabwe to import 3.2m tonnes of maize
Zimbabwe has issued 651 import permits for 3.2 million tonnes of maize to address drought impacts, surpassing the annual need of 2.2...
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138Rice News in EnglishFlooding in weather models boosts soybeans
New Delhi: Government officials are considering using excess rice stocks for part-payment under the MGNREGS amidst swelling granaries and rural distress. The...
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227Maize News in EnglishBATNF Empowers 1,000 Ogun Maize Farmers
The British American Tobacco Foundation (BATNF) and Ogun State Ministry of Agriculture collaborate to empower 1,000 farmers through the Maize Empowerment Project....
