The Tribune

Even after the issuance of several instructions by the state government, district farmers can still be seen engaged in stubble farming. Last year, the government had directed the PSPCL officials and the patwaris to keep an eye on farmers as well as the numberdars who indulged in the burning of straw in their fields. But the way farmers are continuously burning the wheat stubbles, it seems the authorities have failed to initiate any action.

The Pioneer

A three-day International Workshop on Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture and Nutrition Literacy will be organised from May 14 to16  at Amer Greens at Bhopal.The workshop is being organised with the collaboration of Department of Women and Child Welfare, Department of Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Atar, Jabalpur, UNICEF Madhya Pradesh, International Fund for Agriculture Development and Deendayal Research Institute, New Delhi.

The Better India

Karnataka will elect its new government on May 12, and all eyes are on the three-way battle between the incumbent Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (Secular).With 60% of the state’s 28 million-strong workforce dependent on agriculture (according to the Institute for Social and Economic Change, a Bengaluru-based think tank), a significant part of the public electoral discourse has revolved around the subject of farm loan waivers.

The Hindu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his campaign in Tumakuru on Saturday, held Congress and the Siddaramaiah government responsible for the unabated suicides of farmers in Karnataka.In his earlier poll rallies, Mr. Modi pointed out that Karnataka ranked second in farmer suicides in the country. Countering this, Congress president Rahul Gandhi had tweeted a report card by accusing him of benefiting private farm insurance companies at the cost of farmers.

The New Indian Express

Statistics available with agriculture department shows that around 85.86 per cent farmers in Telangana are marginal farmers. Small farmers having less than 5 acres of land possess 55.45 per cent of the agricultural land holdings in the State. Officials stated that Rythu Bandhu scheme, which will give `4,000 per acre to farmers, would mostly benefit marginal and small farmers.

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh has achieved a growth rate of 11.39% for 2017-18 as against the target of 15.66%. The growth rate, however, is up by 1.04% compared to 2016-17. The all-India growth rate stood at 6.4% during 2017-18 and 7.1% during 2016-17.The government could not achieve the targets for agriculture, industry and service sectors. All the three sectors registered growth rate above the national’s.

The Hindu

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has accused the Centre of coming up with policies detrimental to the interests of farmers in Kerala.Addressing a consultation with representatives of farmers’ organizations here on Wednesday, he stressed the need to focus on value addition and marketing of agriculture produce to ensure remunerative price for farmers.