The Times of India

After a decade, paddy farming will restart in Methran Kayal on Thursday. Agricultural minister V S Sunil Kumar will launch sowing operations at 4pm. The function which will be held at the premises of the fields will be presided by the local MLA Suresh Kurup. Agriculture production commissioner Raju Narayana Swamy will explain the project to the gathering. MP Jose K Mani will be the chief guest. This year farming will be launched in 25 acres of land belonging to five farmers.

Money Control

The realty, agriculture and banking sector will greatly benefit from the surprise demonetisation carried out by the government on Tuesday, says Rashesh Shah, Chairman & CEO, Edelweiss Financial Services. Land prices will come down because we have seen that a lot of cash is to be used to be parked in land especially agriculture land and that is why India is one of the highest cost of agriculture land in this part of the world. So, all that should come down which should be overall good for the economy because you should not be using land as a way of storing black money. So, it will be overall good but there will be some short term pain. ...

Millennium Post

The three-day Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM) 2016 began in the capital of Rajasthan, Jaipur on Wednesday. GRAM 2016 exposed the farming communities to the technological advancements and global best practices and showcase investment opportunities in the state to agri-business communities across the world.

Business Standard

Preparations are nearing completion for the Central India’s biggest agriculture expo- ‘Agrovison’, commencing from November 11 to 14 here. The annual summit, which come with more diversification in farming with new techniques and advance technology will be held at Reshimbagh ground. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will inaugurate the summit at 4 pm while Agrovision Chief Patron and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will preside the function, a release from organisers said.

Assam Tribune

Union Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Thursday said the Centre is focusing exclusively on the development of agricultural sector in the Northeastern region and implementing a number of agriculture related programmes considering its unlimited potentialities.

Counter Currents

Despite being the country with the second largest agricultural land in the world, hardly two fifth or forty percent of the agricultural land is irrigated. Also, even though the country boasts of being the highest producer of many major agro commodities in the world, it suffers from low productivity. The naked and cruel truth is  that agriculture remains its Achilles’ heel, the source of livelihood for hundreds of millions of people but a fraction of the nation’s total economy and a symbol of its abiding difficulties.

The Financial Express

The Rajasthan government on Thursday signed 38 MoUs with private companies with an estimated investment potential of R4,400 crore in the areas of agriculture and allied sectors like animal husbandry, fisheries, cold chains and agro-tourism. “We would ensure that these MoUs are implemented on the ground within one year which would eventually boost farmers’ income,” Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje said, after signing the MoUs at the first Global Rajasthan Agri-Tech Meet (GRAM) 2016, organised jointly by the state government and Ficci here.