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Agriculture Industry
Maha govt to organise ‘Krushi Mahotsav’ to help farmersedit
As per the plan, the Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) will coordinate to organise these five-days long festivals for the next three years. These events are planned be held in all the districts of Maharashtra except Mumbai city district and Mumbai suburban district.
Include farmers in panel for drought assessment, say associationsedit
Ahead of district Collectors taking stock of the standing crops across the State to ascertain the impact of monsoon failure, farming associations here have sought the committee to include farmers in respective districts to ensure authenticity of field study.
Haryana to prepare database of progressive farmersedit
The Haryana government has decided to prepare a database of progressive farmers in all districts of the state. Besides, 340 villages have been identified for development as horticultural villages to promote horticulture in the state. Haryana State Horticulture Development Agency Chairman Abhilaksh Likhi said that an action plan for these villages has been prepared and the scheme would be implemented in a phased manner.
Cabinet nod for MoUs in agriculture, more land for diplomatic enclavesedit
The cabinet on Wednesday approved signing of an agreement between India, Portugal and Kenya for cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors. The agreement will pave the way for exchange of scientific and technical information relating to agriculture, animal husbandry and irrigation, among others, as well as formation of joint working groups to chart out detailed programmes and monitor their progress.
Despite bumper harvest, farmers resort to distress saleedit
With the state government yet to open mandis in Basudevpur area of Bhadrak, paddy farmers are mulling distress sale. In Basudevpur, billed as rice bowl of Bhadrak, the farmers have got a bumper harvest of the crop. Absence of mandies in the block has encouraged traders to make a beeline for the village to buy paddy at low prices.
SATELLITES TO HELP FARMERS IN YIELDING A SUCCESSFUL CROPedit
Satellite imagery system has reached farmers, giving them 99 percent accurate information about the nature of their land’s soil and the crops that will grow well on that soil. The National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) has carried out satellite imagery for farmers on a pilot basis near Pune and has got 99 percent accuracy, according to a presentation made by Pune Agriculture College students at the 104th Indian Science Congress in Tirupati on Wednesday.
Cabinet approves MoU on agriculture with Kenyaedit
The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, approved the signing of an MoU between India and Kenya on agriculture and associated areas, said an official release. “The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Kenya on bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors,” said a Cabinet release.