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How the govt and agri scientists in Punjab are showing little enthusiasm for this pollution-averting practiceedit
With a combination of law enforcement and financial incentives, equipment hiring companies should emerge. Sangrur district under the leadership of collector Arshdeep Singh Thind has set an example. Through seminars and field camps farmers have been sensitised to the harm large-scale straw burning can cause.
GRAM helped to share knowledge with farmers: Radha Mohan Singhedit
Union agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Friday that the Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM), 2016, will prove to be a milestone in connecting farmers with technology. Addressing the valedictory session of the meet, Singh said while other states were organizing investors’ meets, Rajasthan has taken the unique to organise the first of its kind initiative at an international level.
Government plans agri meet at divisionsedit
Chief minister insisted that agriculture should shift to new technologies, try new things and start venturing into different systems. Asserting that such events will bring transformation in the way agriculture is being practiced. I was asked by farmers to provide water and electricity for groundnut crop. But groundnut is very bad as it takes so much of water. Why can’t we go for other crops? It could be horticulture,” said Raje.
Global Rajasthan agritech meet investment plans: Government inks MoUs worth 4,400 croreedit
The Rajasthan government has signed 38 MoUs for investment in agriculture and allied sectors worth Rs 4,400.89 crore on the second day of the Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM) 2016 on Thursday. Chief vinister Vasundhara Raje, Union urban development minister Venkaiah Naidu and Rajasthan agriculture minister Prabhulal Saini were among those who were present on the occasion.
Farmers face problem in ploughing landedit
Demonetization of currency notes if Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations has led to difficult situation for people living in rural parts of the country. TOI tried to explore the problems being faced by people in a small village of Chauri Chura tehsil of Gorakhpur district, here on Wednesday.
Rajasthan to promote agri-tourism in big wayedit
The Rajasthan government has decided to promote agri-tourism vigorously. The convergence of tourism and agriculture will not only support the farmers with additional revenue and better sustainability, but also create multiplier effect on employment generation, says a report on agri-tourism in Rajasthan prepared by the FICCI and Yes Bank.
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John Deere Operations Center adds new software tools for easy access to farm dataedit
In an effort to enhance the functionality of its Operations Center to producers, John Deere has announced a new software release for its cloud-based platform. These user-focused changes include more tools and features that enable producers to easily collect and access more farm information and collaborate with partners to gain insights, increase profits and direct their plans with more precision in the field, informed the American farm equipment manufacturer in a statement.