The Hans India

A model farmer, Mummidi Naga Maheswara Rao (Sekhar) of FK Palem in Pithapuram mandal, is reaping wonderful benefits cultivating the Annapurna model of agriculture department raising 20 varieties of crops without application of fertilisers in his one-acre land holding. With input costs dwindling, the farmer is reaping wonderful benefits.

The Hindu

To draw the attention of the authorities to the plight of farmers, who suffered crop loss on account of monsoon failure and were unable to even feed their livestock, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam cadres brought cattle to the Collectorate here on Monday.

The Hindu Business Line

As one travels to villages in western Uttar Pradesh and across the industrial town of Moradabad, it is common to come across angry people criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “thoughtless’’ move of note-bandi (the term used in the Hindi heartland for demonetisation). With most of the cash sucked out of the State’s economy, and the banks — especially the rural ones — unable to meet demand for new notes, livelihood of hundreds of people has come to a grinding halt.

The Hindu Business Line

The fertile land of Punjab is lush with the promise of greener harvests to come, but the mood of the State’s cash-strapped farmers is decidedly downbeat. With most small farmers having taken loans against their land, the sharp fall in the prices of perishable vegetables in the wake of demonetization has put them on slippery ground, unable to recoup even their production cost.

The Hindu Business Line

There is a need to adopt business as “unusual” to sustain and improve farm sector because farmers’ condition is deplorable even though farming has improved, new NAAS President Panjab Singh said on Monday. “While farming has improved, the condition of our farmers who feed us all continues to be deplorable and needs our utmost attention,” said Singh after taking charge as President of think-tank National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) for a period of three year.

The Financial Express

Improved water storage in reservoirs and higher crop prices (particularly of wheat, pulses and corn) are leading to an increase in sown area. Farmers have largely managed the sowing activity through credit and wide-spread acceptances of old currency notes during the peak sowing time. Improved water storage in reservoirs and higher crop prices (particularly of wheat, pulses and corn) are leading to an increase in sown area. Farmers have largely managed the sowing activity through credit and wide-spread acceptances of old currency notes during the peak sowing time.

Business Standard

PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA: About 309 lakh farmers of 23 states had been covered under Fasal Beema during previous Kharif Season 2015 in which 294 lakh farmers were lonee and 15 lakh farmers were non-lonee.  During Kharif 2016, however, 366.64 lakh farmers have been covered out of which 264.04 lakh farmers are lonee and 102.60 lakh farmers are non-lonee. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojana has been implemented by 21 states during Kharif 2016.

Business Today

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has called for focus on higher agriculture productivity through use of the latest technology and high-yielding crop varieties to help double farmers’ income by 2022. He also said there is a need to revisit the incentive structure of farming, besides focusing on reducing wastage and improving marketing of farm produce.

Business Standard

With agriculture in the country facing numerous challenges because of uncertain weather, the Centre is expected to increase allocation to fight climate change in the Budget for 2017-18. The allotted funds could increase to about Rs 900 crore — nearly 45 per cent more than current allocation. Senior officials said the allocation could be under various heads, spread across all three wings of the Ministry of Agriculture: Department of Agriculture, Indian Council of Agriculture Research and the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.