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PM to launch financing facility under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund at 11 am 

On Sunday, Modi will also release the sixth instalment of funds of Rs 17,000 crore to 8.5 crore farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme.

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India, US CEOs discuss collaboration in agriculture, digital payments & services 

Issues in digital infrastructure, information and communications technology (ICT), healthcare and pharmaceuticals, aerospace and defence, entrepreneurship, financial services and investment also came up for discussions at the virtual meeting that saw participation from at least 24 CEOs from both sides.

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Shivraj Chouhan seeks GI tag for Madhya Pradesh’s Basmati rice; meets Union agriculture minister 

During the meeting with the president, Chouhan briefed him about the coronavirus related situation in the state and on other state-related matters.

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China says G4 swine flu virus not new; does not infect humans easily 

China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Saturday that the so-called “G4” strain of swine flu virus is not new and does not infect or sicken humans and animals easily, rebuffing a study published earlier this week.

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Modi Govt envisions ‘Atmanirbhar Agriculture’ through investments, ecosystem upgrade 

Besides, the government has undertaken animal tagging of five species through Pashu-Aadhar. About 57 crore animals will have unique IDs over the next 1.5 years on digital platforms for mapping their parentage, breed and productivity.

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Agriculture Department to extend bailout to lobster industry 

The industry has suffered under strained trade relations with China and tit-for-tat tariffs that reduced exports to one of its biggest foreign markets.

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China to step up US agriculture purchases under phase one trade war deal after Hawaii talks, sources say 

China plans to accelerate purchases of American farm goods to comply with the phase one trade deal with the United States following talks in Hawaii this week.The world’s top soybean importer intends to step up buying of everything from soybeans to corn and ethanol after purchases fell behind due to coronavirus disruptions, said two people familiar with the m […]

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