Tocklai Tea Research Institute launches world’s first R&D-led sustainability code
Tocklai has been the pioneer R&D organization globally in the field of tea research and engineering since 1911. Through its wide range of R&D activities over 112 years, TRA Tocklai has actually made tea plantations economically viable in North India and have made significant contributions by developing more than 200 tea cultivars, suitable agro-techniques and location specific package of practices for nutrition, crop protection, tea processing, methodology of sustainable tea plantations and production.
TRA Tocklai invented the CTC tea and Rotorvane machine which revolutionised tea production and consumption in the world.
Keeping in view the needs of research support and continuous innovations to bring about transformational change in the Indian tea industry, TRA is integrating it’s Good Agricultural Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices in the form of TRA-TOCKLAI GAP-GMP Standard, aligned with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Paddy acreage falls 4.76 per cent in Kharif season this year
Area under coverage for paddy declined by 4.76 per cent in the Kharif season to 402.88 lakh hectares as due to erratic monsoon rains in some states like Jharkhand, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.
The paddy acreage stood at 423.04 lakh hectares (LH) in last year’s Kharif season.
The agriculture ministry on Friday released the final area under coverage for Kharif season of 2022.
The total area under coverage for all Kharif crops declined to 1102.79 LH from 1112.16 LH last year.
In case of paddy, less area has been reported from Jharkhand (9.22 LH), West Bengal (3.65 LH), Uttar Pradesh (2.48 LH), Madhya Pradesh (2.24 LH), Bihar (1.97 LH), Andhra Pradesh (1 LH), Assam (0.99 LH) and Chhattisgarh (0.74 LH).
Spices Board to conduct special e-auction for lab-tested cardamom
Spices Board aims to facilitate separate marketing channel for lab-tested cardamom for pesticides and artificial colours
The Spices Board has proposed to start special e-auctions of lab-tested cardamom on a pilot basis to facilitate a separate marketing channel for cardamom tested in labs for pesticides and artificial colours.
The special e-auction is an initiative aiming to promote the production of IPM (Integrated Pest Management) cardamom free of artificial green colour and in compliance with the pesticide residue norms. The special e-auction aims to identify and facilitate the sourcing of quality cardamom to explore export markets besides facilitating better price realisation driven by the market forces. This drive is also expected to attract more farmers to adopt GAP/IPM/Organic production practices in cardamom.
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