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Agriculture Industry
Women farmers demand equal rights, land entitlementsedit
Leaders of women farmers from different parts of the country have gathered here for an interface with various government agencies to demand they be legitimately recognised as farmers and that their rights as farmers be upheld. They are participating in the “National Consultation of Women Farmers”, being organised at the Constitution Club here to discuss the subject -“Realizing the Rights of Women Farmers: Developing a Roadmap for Action”.
Inter-cropping can boost cane farmers’ incomeedit
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Tuesday said sugarcane farmers should be encouraged to adopt inter-cropping to boost their income. Intercropping is cultivation of two or more crops simultaneously on the same field.
Govt imposes stock limit on sugar mills for two months to keep prices stableedit
The Union food ministry has imposed stock limits on sugar mills for the next two months, in a bid to keep sugar prices under control during the festive season. While making the announcement on Twitter, Food Minister Ram Vilas Pawan added there was “no shortage of sugar for domestic consumption in the country”.
Demand for organic products on the riseedit
She said that they would give the address of the farmers if customers wanted to know authenticity of produce. Siva Kumar, who also started the organic shop, one decade ago in the city. Now, he is maintaining the shop successfully and importing the organic products from Rajasthan, Gujarat, Odisha, Karnataka, Maharastra and other states. He said that they are selling nearly 100 varieties of food items.
Agri Culture and Agri Business theme for ninth edition of India Foodexedit
Agri Culture and Agri Business was the theme of the ninth essay of India Foodex and AgriTech India, which commenced at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre yesterday. The concept of the three-day event, which spans two halls and has been organised by Media Today Group, is moving from agricultural farms to complete food products.
These Three Men Are Connecting Farmers in Andhra Pradesh to the Europe Marketedit
They ran campaigns in villages and were on the lookout for farmers willing to join them. Around 50 farmers had never seen a non-Bt cotton seed. The team helped them start organic farming. A firm in the U.S. has already committed itself to purchase the cotton lint produced by these farmers, while some European companies have expressed an interest too.
NITI action plan raises hopes & concerns tooedit
In a major digression from the current discourse on GM crops, the report claimed that the farmers in India have “enthusiastically embraced” GM seeds for they need less fertiliser and pesticide. Agricultural experts, on the contrary, are carrying on a sustained campaign against GM crops observing that they are not a sustainable pest control strategy. In fact, they are adding to the pest problem. In Gujarat, farmers are trying to get rid of BT cotton crops after pink bollworm pest wreaked havoc.