The Economic Times

With rainfall forecast set to get more erratic with changing climatic patterns, farmers will be compelled to change hardwired habits even faster. “In this time of climate change, we want to give farmers more equitable access to water,” says Ramachandrudu. “We have given them a timetable to ease the uncertainties they traditionally faced.” While change may be afoot in agriculture, it may be needed elsewhere, too.

The Indian Express

The state government is promoting the group farming model in 1,000 most backward villages across Maharashtra, which have been shortlisted for integrated development in the next three years. The model is aimed at bringing in sustainable agriculture practices, and doubling farm production and income of farmers. The government has also given the nod for extending the model to 40,913 other villages in 2019.

The Wire

The court also directed that no deserving and eligible persons should be left out of the food security net after the commissioner, Zoheb Hossain, submitted how many families had been deprived of rations either on account of not possessing Aadhaar numbers, the quota having got filled up or because of biometric authentication issues.

The Hitavada

Organic farming with new green inputs is gaining trend in the market. The farmers are inclined towards methods retaining the natural soil health conditions by using the new inputs. Due to lack of awareness about proper applications of biomaterials as crop supplements affecting production. The farmers are informed and are also having experience of chemical based inputs impact on crop growth.

Nitidina

An organic farming workshop organized at Baliapatana block. Videos of farmers using various methods to accelerate organic farming practices, such as producing inexpensive fertilizers and pesticides from natural substances, will be shown, followed by sessions on cooking with organic vegetables and fruits.

SME Times

This mobile app initiative is expected to increase the accessibility and reach of the Traceability software system among the farmers and other stakeholders. This new Mobile app will also assist State Horticulture/ Agriculture Department to capture real time details of farmers, farm location, products and details of inspections like date of inspection, name of inspecting directly from field. After registration and approval of farm, farmer gets approval information.

The New Indian Express

Picture overworked farmers hauling organic produce in small, rickety trucks to the market. At the end of the day, they may not get a good price for their produce. But all this is changing quietly in this region with a CSA like initiative which started four years ago. This community supported agriculture (CSA) collective, a grassroots organisation based in local, organic farming in Mangaluru, acts as a bridge between farmers and consumers. Working together, they not only increase their market reach, but also increase the variety and consistency of the products they supply to markets.

The Times of India

At least 30 per cent of the fund allocated in the budget for agri schemes is being earmarked for women as part of efforts to bring them into mainstream agriculture, Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh said today. The ministry is trying to ensure that women become part of the mainstream agriculture and contribute to farm productivity and production as well as in doubling the income of their families, the agriculture minister said. He said women should reap benefit of every penny spent in the farm sector.

Hindustan Times

“Currently, we are under the process of receiving applications from farmers. These applications will be verified through two-fold process, once with the list of loan defaulters from the banks and second from the list of Aadhaar linked ration card holders. After verification will come to know whether there are any irregularities or not,” said V K Gautam, principal secretary of Information Technology department told HT.

The Times Of India

At a time when the government remains indecisive on the fate of indigenously developed genetically modified (GM) mustard, farmers from several states have explored an alternative and claimed that the yield of oilseeds can be increased substantially even using traditional seeds through a new technique of cultivation.