Agriculture Industry
Encourage farmers not to burn agricultural waste, UP tells DMsedit
Uttar Pradesh special secretary (administration), NK Singh, has directed all district magistrates (DMs) to encourage farmers to make compost out of agricultural waste instead of burning it, in order to prevent air pollution. Following directions from the National Green Tribunal (NGT), state chief secretary Rahul Bhatnagar had on February 10, 2017, issued directions that farmers should be encouraged to make compost out of agricultural waste. Subsequently, the special secretary directed all DMs to ensure implementation of the order.
Kharif production records 1% rise despite shrinking agri landedit
Uttarakhand has recorded an 1% rise in kharif production, from 8,87,132 metric tonnes (MT) in 2015-16 to 8,92,422 MT in 2016-17, with a rise in the production of ‘native crops’ despite shrinking agricultural land under cultivation, says a report of the state agriculture department on kharif production for all 13 districts.
Wheat produce in Madhya Pradesh expected to be 2 cr tonne: Governor OP Kohliedit
Governor OP Kohli in his address in the Madhya Pradesh state assembly on Tuesday claimed that the state government has been successful in improving the financial condition of citizens. On the first day of the budget session, he quoted the 2015-16 GSDP to have increased by 16.62%. Governor also said that efforts of the state government to make agriculture a profitable venture has yielded results.
Centre may review wheat import duty if required: Paswanedit
Riding on expectations of a bumper wheat crop this year, the Centre said it may review import duty if it feels that farmers are not getting the right price. “Fresh wheat crop is expected to come by mid-March, … and when fresh crop hits the market, prices fall, and farmers have to take the loss,” said Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan here on Tuesday, adding that “government will take all necessary steps to ensure payment of MSP (minimum support price) to farmers and may review the import duty on wheat if required.”
AGRI LEADERSHIP SUMMIT-2017 FROM MAR 17 TO 19edit
About 350 Indian and foreign firms of agriculture sector would participate in the Agri Leadership Summit-2017 to be organised in district Faridabad from March 17 to 19. The Summit will be held at International Horticulture Market at Surajkund in Faridabad.
Climate change a turning point for agriculture sectoredit
University of Agricultural Sciences and National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi, hosted the 13th Agricultural Science Congress here on Tuesday. The event, themed on climate-smart agriculture, will conclude on Friday.
Rising temperatures affect crop production in Indiaedit
Fluctuating weather patterns are increasingly establishing themselves in stronger and more formidable ways. Indian agriculture has always been adversely affected by climate change. Being an agrarian country, apart from pests and diseases, crop production in India is largely affected by weather.
STATE BJP GOES INTO ‘VOTE FARMING’ MODEedit
State’s farmers are one of the biggest beneficiaries of the budget proposed on Tuesday, revealing all out efforts by the BJP to appease the rural constituents in the election year. Besides increasing the allocation by Rs 608 crore to Rs 6,400 crore, the Agriculture and Cooperation department has been renamed as Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer Welfare department.
‘Northeast can become organic farming hub’edit
Now, direct transfer of agri subsidy to farmersedit
The state agriculture department would now withdraw subsidy money and park it in a bank either at the state headquarters or at respective district headquarters so that the same could be transferred to the individual accounts of beneficiaries under the direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme.
Technology’s benefits for crop insuranceedit
In its budget 2017-18, the government has taken up several measures to revive the country’s agriculture economy. The emphasis on agricultural insurance through higher allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), and other major allocations for the sector, are expected to boost credit flow to farmers apart from expanding crop insurance and irrigation coverage.
Technology in Agriculture
Agriculture from the air: Basant to Air Tractoredit
Can Indian farmers ever afford to engage an aircraft to spray seeds and fertilisers? State-owned aviation major, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) thought so when it produced 39 Basant aircraft but stopped building them after 1980. Now, the Aussies want rich Indian farmers to check out the Air Tractor, a hit with farmers Down Under.