KrishiYard(All about agriculture)

  FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) has totally banned or restricted the blending or mixing of mustard oil from 8 June 2021. The government issued an order to this effect on Monday. Accordingly, permission or approval was given to the packers regarding the addition of mustard oil in the production of edible oil that cannot be mixed with edible oils from other sources. In simple words, the mustard oil should be 100% pure, and should not contain any other edible oil blended in it. The Directorate of  Marketing and Inspection which comes under the Department of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmer Welfare has issued an order in the name of mixed edible vegetable oil to the region office located in New Delhi. Market sources say that the government has done a great job by stopping the blending of mustard oil. This will increase the demand for pure mustard oil and increase oilseed production in the country. The health of the people will also be enhanced by consuming...

     ARKA RAKSHAK The Indian Institute of Horticulture Research  is a premier and leading institute in this country located in Hessaraghatta, Bengaluru. It has been conducting research on several vegetables and fruit crops for 5 decades. Tomato is the second most important vegetable crop only after potato in India. Among many tomato varieties,  Arka Rakshak is the F1 hybrid having many special features. Dr. A.T. Sadashiva was the breeder of that variety. ARKA RAKSHAK It is the first tomato hybrid that is resistant to three diseases                      1) Tomato leaf curl virus                     2) Bacterial wilt                       3) Early blight           All these diseases cause yield losses of up to 70 to 90% in major tomato-growing areas. The fruits are very firm, ...