Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Even farmers begin to pay through digital modesedit
Demonetisation has pushed many farmers to go digital. Platforms like TheAgrihub, AgroStar, BigHaat, and RML AgTech that provide services and products to farmers say there’s been a significant increase in payments done through debit cards, credit cards, netbanking and other digital modes.
Farmer’s Notebook: Thinking Outside the Box to Increase Incomeedit
There are two proven ways to earn income in agriculture related work – either you set up a tissue culture lab (which doesn’t require much space) or set up a nursery to supply seedlings. Of course, along with these two enterprises, farmers can add vermicompost pits, manufacture and market one’s own bio inputs, etc. It is multiple activities like these which can increase the income revenue.
Temprature drop in north India creates bright prospects for Wheat productionedit
Rain and snow in North has brightened prospects of wheat procurement this Rabi season as the change in weather has favourably lowered temperature below normal. The dip in temperature is expected to boost the output especially in states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Allocate Rs. 20,000 cr. for farm and allied sectors’edit
The Alumni Association of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, and the Forum of Former Vice-Chancellors of Karnataka have demanded that the State government allocate Rs. 20,000 crore for agriculture and allied sectors in the budget for 2017–18.
AP Budget to focus on Agriculture sectoredit
Since our’s is an agrarian economy, we are focusing on drought proof measures such as completion of the existing near to complete projects then the productivity would increase, explained Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Yanamala Rama Krishnudu. As most of our population depend on the primary sector, majority of people would get employment if the agriculture sector is strengthened, he informed, in a pre-budget interaction with the journalists at secretariat at Interim Government Complex, on Thursday.
Direct action from the Budget mandates must reflect ground realitiesedit
In every Union Budget presentation, agriculture is given a place of prominence. This is not surprising, given that 50% of India’s population is dependent on agriculture. Budget 2017 was no different. Both the Economic Survey and the Budget speech stressed heavily on improving agricultural infrastructure and augmenting farmer incomes.
15,000 farmers are using Mobitech Wireless Solutionsedit
The intervention of mobile phones has simplified our lives to a large extent, by enabling calling, messaging, transacting and much more. But what’s catching our attention these days is the ability of a mobile phone playing a significant part in India’s evolving agriculture practices. It has become an indispensable tool for a farmer, so much so that it can evade human intervention send commands or can automate agricultural equipment switching these on/off. Here is Mobitech Wireless Solutions that includes a farmer in Digital India’s dreams.
Competition
BMW collaborates with John Deere for futuristic backhoe visionedit
Design consultancy and BMW Group subsidiary Designworks has collaborated with John Deere to present a backhoe vision of the future. The concept leverages emerging materials and technology innovations to reconfigure the traditional backhoe form and is the result of a research and design process called “Fixstern”, informed the automaker.
Technology in Agriculture
Mechanisation is the future, says Ministeredit
Asserting that the government was focussed on mechanisation of agriculture, Minister for Agriculture Krishna Byre Gowda on Thursday said the authorities have already set up 310 custom hire centre in the State, where farmers can get agricultural machines and tools on rent.