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Farmer delegation meet agriculture minister, seek crop loanedit
With around 1 lakh farmers, majorly grape growers, yet to receive crop loan from the Nashik District Central Co-operative (NDCC) Bank, a delegation of farmers met state agriculture minister Pandurang Fundkar during his visit to Nashik on Saturday and urged him to provide crop loan to the farmers at the earliest. Fundkar assured the farmers to look into the issue personally. The delegation, including office-bearers of Nashik District Vividh Karyakari Seva Sahakari Society Sanghatana, presented Fundkar a memorandum, seeking loan for 1 lakh farmers. The delegation was led by Vishnupant Gayakhe and Raju Desle of the Sanghatana.
Help farmers make money from straw, says M S Swaminathanedit
With stubble burning in farms of neighbouring states aggravating air pollution in the capital and other cities in the NCR, noted agriculture scientist and father of the green revolution M S Swaminathan said on Sunday that he had suggested to PM Modi ways to get rid of the straw in an eco-friendly manner that could be economically beneficial for farmers.
Water not sufficient: farmersedit
Farmers in the tail-end areas of Lower Bhavani Project Canal are either clearing the fields or letting the crops wither away by themselves due to dry conditions. Release of water from Bhavani Sagar reservoir into LBP canal for special wetting has meant precious little for farmers in Kodumudi-Sivagiri belt towards the tail-end of LBP canal.
Minister: Govt firm on spreading cultivationedit
Going ahead with his farming and paddy cultivation initiatives, Agriculture Minister V S Sunil Kumar will launch paddy cultivation in the controversial Methran Kayal area. Paddy cultivation in an area of about 400 acres would begin on Thursday at 4 pm, said the Minister.
Rural economy to be 2017-18 Budget’s highlightedit
The Union Budget for 2017-18, the fourth by the Narendra Modi government, is expected to broadly continue the pro-poor and pro-farmer credentials laid down in the previous Budgets with enhanced allocations for marquee schemes such as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), and Krishi Vikas Yojana (KVY).
Agriculture minister to sow the seeds of hopeedit
M K Karunakaran, a 94-year-old farmer hailing from Chengalam in Kottayam, can heave a huge sigh of relief since his cherished dream of resuming farming on the five acre of land in Methran Kayal paddy fields in Kumarakom, is going to turn a reality in just a few hours from now. Agriculture Minister V S Sunil Kumar will inaugurate the sowing of seeds on Karunakaran’s land as part of the official resumption of paddy farming in Methran Kayal fields on Thursday.
Technology in Agriculture
Custom hiring centres, a hit in Perambaluredit
With the custom hiring centres for agricultural machines and equipment set up by the Agricultural Engineering Department gaining popularity among farmers, a new centre was opened inthe district on Monday. Speaking after handing over farm machinery worth Rs.1.17 crore to 62 farmers sanctioned by the Agricultural Engineering Department here on Monday, Collector K. Nandakumar said already three such centres had been opened in the district and two more would be opened in course of time.