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Agriculture Industry
Farmers wilt under fodder, water crisis in Karnatakaedit
“There is no wateror fodder this year, and it has become tough to manage my three cows,” says Nagamma, a dairy farmer at Maradevanahalli village in Maddur taluk. The cows and her one-acre farm are her only sources of livelihood. “The milk yields have reduced: these days I get only about 5-6 litres, against 10-12 litres earlier,” she adds.
A green ray of hopeedit
Soil is said to be a farmer’s most important asset and resource. And Chinthala Venkat Reddy, who already has a patent for a soil management technique that replaces fertilisers and pesticides with soil, is proving it yet again.
Farmers face hard time marketing their produceedit
Thodupuzha native George Thomas has been cultivating paddy for the past three years. Every year, he leases land and cultivates three or four kinds of rice and vegetables. At 63, he says all his enthusiasm seems to be draining because of the hardships. “There are challenges for farmers. Everybody wants to eat ‘safe’ food. Not all can take up large scale cultivation. If there is practical support from government departments, I would like to continue. The last three years haven’t been so.”
Farmers welcome debt waiver and wheat buy-back announcementsedit
The farmer community of Greater Noida welcomed Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s relief announcements in terms of debt waivers and buy back proposals of stacked up wheat produce. The twin announcements have given hope to the community which has been suffering under financial distress over last three years because of cash crunch and inclement crop damage.
M&M’s tractor business looking good, but limited activity in UV space can be hurtful: Researchedit
While Mahindra & Mahindra tractor business can continue to do well on the back of achieving the highest market share in FY 17 and robust growth, dearth of new launches in the utility vehicle space and market share loss may eventually hurt the homegrown automaker in the short to medium term, according to a research.
District panchayat budget focusses on farming, healthedit
The budget proposed to strengthen agriculture by increasing productivity of crops across the district. Steps will be taken to expand paddy cultivation. Incentives will be given to farmers for starting cultivation of crops. Agro-clinics with modern implements will be launched.
Skymet: Monsoons may remain below normal for India in 2017edit
The monsoon in India 2017, for the four-month period from June to September, is likely to remain below normal at 95% (with an error margin of +/-5%) of the long period average (LPA) of 887 mm, according to Skymet Weather. This is likely to decide the fate of Kharif crop which is majorly dependent on the performance of the south-west monsoon and may cause trouble for the farmers.