Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Rabi season too leaves farmers high and dryedit
Battered by the vagaries of nature in the kharif season which saw poor agricultural production, the farmers do not seem to have any letup from adverse conditions during rabi either. Already four weeks into the rabi season, the farmers could take up cultivation only in 55 per cent of the normal crop area across 13 districts of the state.
No bonus for farmers during paddy procurementedit
The government on has ruled out providing any bonus to farmers during paddy procurement in the state. The announcement was made by food supplies and consumer welfare minister Sanjay Das Burma. He, however, said the government has decided to provide special monetary assistance of Rs 100 per quintal of paddy to farmers affected by drought in 2015. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik has already launched a scheme to provide special assistance to such farmers in western Odisha. The government will adhere to the minimum support price of Rs 1510 per quintal of Grade-A paddy and Rs 1470 per quintal for fair average quality variety, Das Burma said.
Paddy procurement to start from November 15 in Odishaedit
The state government will start procurement of the kharif paddy from November 15. Paddy procurement of the kharif marketing season 2016 will begin at Atabira, Godabhaga and Kolapani blocks of Bargarh district. At least 16 rice millers have been registered to procure paddy from the district, said Minister of state for Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Sanjay Dasbarma here.
Potential of diversified agriculture in J&Kedit
Agricultural policies involve the government, different organizations and the farmers. The government aims in maximization of agricultural outputs on sustainable basis. The agricultural universities and research institutions give policy inputs and the government departments prepare the action plans on the basis of programmes and make efforts to achieve the objectives of the government.
Wheat sowing hit as agents fail to pay farmers citing cash crunchedit
The demonetisation drive has hit farmers of Punjab. Even as the wheat sowing season is upon them, farmers are yet to be paid for their paddy procured last month. Arhtiyas (commission agents) who were to pay them cite the lack of enough currencies for the delay.
‘Agriculture centres near airports boost export’edit
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijaybhai Rupani inaugurates workshop for farmers during 8th Agrovision, shares success of ‘From Farms to Foreign’ policy adopted by Gujarat government. “EXPORT of agriculture products in Gujarat has seen a big increase primarily because of the development of Agriculture Export Centre near airport,” said Gujarat Chief Minister Vijaybhai Rupani as he inaugurated the workshop for farmers at the 8th edition of Agrovision at Reshimbagh ground, on Saturday.