{"id":14500,"date":"2024-06-14T16:01:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T16:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14500"},"modified":"2024-06-14T16:01:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T16:01:33","slug":"push-for-organic-farming-welcomed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/push-for-organic-farming-welcomed\/","title":{"rendered":"Push for organic farming welcomed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Agrofood Chamber of Commerce and  and the<u><a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/tamil\">Tamil<\/a> Nadu Foodgrains Merchants Association Limited<\/u>have welcomed the push for organic cultivation, oil seeds and millet cultivation, use of drones for digitisation of farming and modernising farm practices and water <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/irrigation\">Irrigation<\/a> techniques at 44,000 crore.<\/p>\n<p>They said that the announcement to prepare DPR for the five river linkage projects including the<u>Krishna<\/u> Pennar and Pennar  Cauvery projects will not only improve irrigation facilities and resolve the drinking water problem in<u>Tamil Nadu<\/u>but will also pave way for creation of waterways transport, which would be cheaper than other modes. The foodgrains merchant body said that no announcement on the Cauvery &#8211; Thamirabarani river linking project was a disappointment.<\/p>\n<p>The chamber stated that promoting millet consumption and branding is a shot in the arm for Tamil Nadu farmers. Promotion of chemical-free natural <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/organic-farming\">Organic Farming<\/a> would increase the export opportunities of our farm products and processed food products, its president<u>N Jegatheesan<\/u>said.<\/p>\n<p>The chamber also expressed disappointment for not banning import of FMCG and not prohibiting domestic corporate giants from entering into retail trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Agrofood Chamber of Commerce and and theTamil Nadu Foodgrains Merchants Association Limitedhave welcomed the push for organic cultivation, oil seeds and millet cultivation, use of drones for digitisation of farming and modernising farm practices and water Irrigation techniques at 44,000 crore. 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