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State to buy fodder from farmersedit
The state government will buy fodder from farmers to help them in the wake of the drought, Agriculture Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said on Tuesday. A government order in this regard would be out in a week, the minister said. He was speaking at a programme at Charakunte village in the taluk. The purchased fodder would be sold to farmers in districts where there is a dire need for it, Gowda said.
Provide MSP for paddy: Jeevan Reddyedit
Deputy leader of Congress Legislature Party in Assembly T Jeevan Reddy on Tuesday demanded the state government to provide minimum support price (MSP) for paddy farmers. The Congress MLA visited the Jagtial Agriculture Market and interacted with the farmers. He also inspected the facilities at the market yard.
Jharkhand farmers to get bonus with MSP for paddy procurementedit
The process of procurement of paddy has begun at the specified procurement centres across the state, Jharkhand Food, Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs Minister Saryu Roy said. The minimum support price (MSP) for the paddy, as specified by the Union Government will be Rs 1,470 per quintal, he said here.
Cheque payments making farmers’ lives more difficultedit
Post demonetisation, Manjit Singh, a farmer in Punjab, is grappling with a new financial reality — a queer mix of debit and credit in cashstarved villages where farmers are beginning to get some payments in cheques while their suppliers want currency notes.
Paddy cultivation to get a boost in rice bowl of Odishaedit
The District Agricultural Strategy Committee (DASC) has set a target to increase production of crops, including paddy, during the ensuing rabi season in Bargarh district, which is also known as the rice bowl of the State. The DASC has planned to grow different crops, including paddy, pulses, oilseeds, vegetable, condiments and sugarcane on 1,22,720 hectares during the ensuing rabi season 2016-2017 in the district. During the rabi season 2015-16, crops were grown on 1,18,130 hectares.
Cooperators observe World Soil Dayedit
The veteran leaders across the country celebrated World Soil Day and participated in various functions organized on this occasion. The theme for the day is “Soil and pulses, a symbiosis for life.” Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh addressed a gathering at the College of Engineering, Roorkee, Uttarakhand on the occasion and tweeted “”Swasth Dhara, Khet Hara”.
Between drought and Demonetisation: Give crop loans to farmers, RBI to banksedit
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stepped in to help farmers hit by the double whammy of severe drought and demonetization. The central bank asked banks to ensure cash availability for the current rabi crop season, and disburse crop loans to farmers on priority. “At a time when there is a cash crunch, we’ve taken note of the fact that some scheduled banks are selective in loan disbursal and are ignoring farmers,” said a senior RBI official.
Wheat output may be hit if temperature rises: ICARedit
India’s wheat production could be impacted this year if temperature rises in the crucial February-March as predicted by the Met Department, a top ICAR official said today. He also said the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is hastening research on developing new wheat varieties to cope with high temperature due to climate change. But still, it will take a couple of years to reach farmers.
Bengal to give instruments, technical help to paddy growersedit
In view of demonetisation drive of the central government, the West Bengal government has decided to provide instruments and technical assistance for harvesting to paddy growers of the state. According to a source at the Agriculture department, the decision was taken on Tuesday keeping in mind the problems farmers, mainly those cultivating paddy, were facing due to demonetisation.