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Agriculture action force soon: Ministeredit
Minister for Agriculture V.S. Sunil Kumar has said that the decline in agriculture combined with climate change is edging the State towards a crisis. Opening Urvaram- 2017, a three-day district-level farmers’ meet at Koottalida here on Monday, he said an agriculture action force would be formed in 500 panchayats with a State-level nodal officer to monitor them.
Note ban hits paddy cultivationedit
There was abundant rainfall and all irrigation projects including major, medium and minor were filled to the brim. Besides, the groundwater table was also recharged considerably. Yet, the farmers were unable to take up cultivation this rabi and the reason cited was the cash crunch following demonetisation.
Madhya Pradesh expects bumper wheat output after record sowingedit
Madhya Pradesh is expecting a bumper output of more than 2 crore metric tonnes of wheat this season after record sowing and good rain. A good monsoon led to the presence of a veritable moisture in soil, a record Rabi sowing in 1.05 crore hectares, the highest in the country, has been completed in state. For past three years, wheat production in MP has steadily increased.
Adarana shows the way in best farmingedit
The vast integrated agriculture farm at Hampapuram village in Raptadu mandal established by N Rama Krishna, a progressive farmer bustles with activity with hundreds of visitors, farmers and government officials coming to have a glimpse of the model farm and study the best agricultural practices.