6 crore bottles of nano urea - equivalent to 27 lakh MT of conventional urea will be produced and made available to farmers in 2022-23. In 2020, India ranked 8th and 9th in the world in honey producing and exporting countries, respectively. National Beekeeping & Honey Mission scheme by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Honey Mission programme by Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC). A Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries’ (SFURTI) by the Ministry of MSME. Madhu Kranti (Sweet Revolution) portal for online registration and traceability system to track the source of honey and other bee products. Around 50% of the honey produced in India is consumed domestically, while the rest is exported across the globe. Major natural honey producing areas are North East Region and Maharashtra. Major export destinations are the US, UAE and Saudi Arabia. Issues with Honey sector
Adulteration with sugar syrup imported
from China. Inadequate export incentives, higher freight cost, and limited availability of containers in peak honey export season. Higher cost of NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) Test. NMR test is an advanced all-round testing parameter for scanning quality, adulteration and authenticity of honey.Nano Urea is a patented chemical nitrogen fertiliser developed by IFFCO’s Nano Biotechnology Research Centre at Kalol with nano nitrogen particles from 20-50 nm. Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE), (proportion of nutrient used by plants) of nano urea is over 80% against 30-50% of conventional granular urea. This is because Nano urea has higher surface-mass ratios that helps in releasing nutrients to plants in a controlled manner. Nitrogen from conventional urea goes waste due to leaching (contaminating soil and water bodies) and volatilisation (emissions of
nitrous oxide in the atmosphere leading to air pollution and global warming). It enhances crop productivity to the tune of 8%. Ways of enhancing NUE of conventional urea: Deep placement, split application (two or more applications during the growing season), foliar spray, neem coated urea, apply manure and urea fertilizers when soil and air temperatures are cool or when rain occurs soon after application.
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