Agriculture Industry
Haryana to focus on new forms of agriculture: Ministeredit
The concept of climate-smart agriculture or risk agriculture has already been adopted in some countries to meet the challenge posed by climate change. For instance, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana is an initiative to meet such challenges, he added.
Maharashtra budget to focus on agriculture, employment generation: Sudhir Mungantiwaredit
Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Sunday said this year’s state budget will focus on employment generation and agriculture. “Around 2.60 crore people in the state depend on agriculture for source of income. Our focus will now be on agriculture-based employment,” Mungantiwar said.
FARMERS NEED BETTER DEALedit
The Supreme Court’s advise to the Union Government to strike at the root cause of farmers’ suicides rather than just be content with giving compensation to the victims’ families, deserves attention. While the compensation is a humane gesture and cannot be faulted per se, it indeed does not tackle the core issue. Now that the apex court has asked the Centre to get back to it within a month with a roadmap to handle the problem, one should expect a meaningful response to the crisis.