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Thursday, May 7, 2020
India's wheat procurement to drop 15% due to transport limits
The wheat procurement of India is seen to drop by 15% as the current nationwide lockdown has restricted interstate crop movement in the north-western region, reported The Economic Times.
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Indian state gives 50% machinery subsidy for paddy, corn cultivation
To boost direct sowing of paddy and mechanised cultivation of corn during Kharif season, India's Punjab government has decided to give subsidy of up to 50% to buy the necessary machinery, reported The Economic Times.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
ASF kills 2,500 pigs in India's Assam
According to the Assam government in India, the first instance of ASF has been detected in the north eastern state, which has already killed about 2,500 pigs across 306 villages, reported The Economic Times.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
India's lockdown leads to lower cattle feed production
The imposition of lockdown in India has led to a slower cattle feed production, thereby resulting in lesser milk quantity that is being produced in the region, reported The Times of India.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
India's Assam pigs die from suspected ASF, likely from China
The mysterious deaths of over 2,000 pigs in six districts of Assam, India is likely due to the highly contagious ASF, which might have passed from Tibet in China through Arunachal Pradesh, agriculture and veterinary minister Atul Bora said, ...
Friday, April 24, 2020
Swine fever kills 1,300 pigs in India's Assam
The Assam government of India has dispatched teams of veterinary doctors following death reports of around 1,300 pigs in the state's five districts, reported Hindustan Times.
Friday, April 24, 2020
India's Nagaland reports no ASF cases
According to an April 22 report by Eastern Mirror, amid reports of pigs dying in the neighbouring states due to swine fever, Dr Michael Imchen, VAS at Veterinary Hospital Dimapur, says that no cases have been reported in Nagaland.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
India's poultry farm closed down for hygiene issue
On Monday, health authorities in India closed down a poultry farm at Karakurissi, a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, due to lack of cleanliness.
Monday, April 20, 2020
India's harvest resumes as agricultural lockdown restrictions ease
Harvest in India resumes as lockdown restrictions are relaxed on the agriculture industry, while the Agriculture Ministry took measures to facilitate farming activities amid the lockdown.
Saturday, April 18, 2020
New virus kills China's shrimps, alerts Indian producers
A new virus, known as Decapod iridescent virus 1, or DIV1, is destroying shrimp farms in Guangdong province in China, while Indian shrimp producers are also being put on high alert.
Friday, April 17, 2020
Indian farmers give unusual diet to cattle
In Satara district in western India, farmers are putting their cattle on an unusual diet by feeding iceberg lettuce to buffalo, while others feed strawberries to cows.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
India lifts lockdown restrictions on fishing, aquaculture sectors
The fishing and aquaculture industries of India have received exemptions to national lockdown measures imposed by the federal government in March to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
India exempts fishing, aquaculture sectors from virus lockdown
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of India has exempted the operations of fishing (marine) and aquaculture sectors from the mandated lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Thursday, April 9, 2020
India's dairy sector faces 30% dip in demand
The Indian dairy industry, which is worth INR100,000 crore, has suffered a 25%-30% dip in demand ever since the country shut down for the COVID-19 lockdown more than two weeks ago.
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
India's seafood exports to rise as Japan lifts shrimp inspection
India may see an increase in seafood exports to Japan after the country lifted inspection order for Indian black tiger shrimps.

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