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Agriculture Industry
Empowering Women Goes Beyond Land Ownership in Africaedit
It makes sense, then, that many donors, national governments and civil society groups believerebalancing asset and land ownership in favour of women will greatly empower women. The argument is that increasing women’s access, control and ownership of land will lead to stronger bargaining power and higher incomes. It is also posited as a way to strengthen women’s “voice” within households and communities.
Policy makers are guilty of farmers’ plightedit
In the past nearly two decades condition of farmers in India has been deteriorating fast. According to a rough estimate, nearly 3 lakh farmers have committed suicide so far. For many years farmers’ suicides have been increasing constantly. Government was not publishing data on farmers’ suicides for the last two years. Sometime back Government has published data on farmers’ suicides for the year 2016, according to which number of farmers committing suicide in 2016 is less than this number in 2015. However, some experts don’t believe this number to be real. Plight of farmers is also reflected from the fact that share of agriculture which used to be 25 percent GDP in 1990-91, has dipped down to ...
Telangana will herald new green revolution in country, says KTRedit
Information Technology Minister KT Rama Rao said that Telangana State will be bringing in a new wave of green revolution in the country by introducing innovative schemes in agriculture sector for the welfare of farmers
No check on burning of garbage heaps in cityedit
The burning of waste heaps is witnessed throughout the year and the government should wake up,” said Savita Mehendru, a homemaker. Garbage heaps at public places and near government offices are often set on fire to get rid of them. Locals demand implementation of ban on setting trash ablazeTribune News ServiceAmritsar, May 15The district administration has registered cases against at least five farmers for burning crop stubble, but the practice of burning garbage in the city has been going on unabated for years. “Employees of garbage collection teams dump the waste near Ranjit Avenue. Residents said the waste collected from the city should only be disposed of at the designated dumping places.
Govt upwardly revises foodgrain production figures; Output may touch record 280 million tonnesedit
The government on Wednesday released its third advance estimate of the country’s foodgrain productionfor the crop year (July-June) 2017-18, revising the total output figure for the year from 277.49 million tonnes (MT) in February to 279.51 MT now.
Dy CM hails KCR for transforming lives of farmersedit
Deputy Chief Minister Mohammad Mahmood Ali asserted that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was transforming lives of farmers by introducing a slew of schemes.He was speaking at a programme held for distributing Rythu Bandhu schemes and pattadar passbooks to farmers in Rechini village of Thandur madnal on Wednesday.
GRAMOPHONE APP: PROVIDING SOLUTIONS TO FARMERS’ PROBLEMSedit
Realising that no proper effort has been made to resolve farmers’ agriculture-related problems through technology, an attempt in this direction has been conceived through the launch a unique app. Conceptualized by IIT engineers Nishant Vats, Tauseef Khan, Harshit Gupta and Ashish Singh, who also hold MBA degrees from IIM Ahmedabad, the mobile app christened Gramophone is now working with farmers to solve their problems so that they can get rid of their farming-related issues immediately during the complete crop cycle. Experts’ advice is also available to them as well through the app.
Make farmers aware about crops & agriculture technology: NDRF chiefedit
National Diaster Response Force (NDRF) chief and assiatant secretary of central government Ashwini Kumar on Wednesday directed all the agriculture officials to work for the welfare of farmers by making them aware on right crops, modern agricult
Why India needs AI to work for agriculture, healthcare and educationedit
While the Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is making its presence felt across the spectrum globally, India needs to prioritise AI-based predictive analysis to improve outcomes in three core areas – agriculture, healthcare and education – a top Microsoft executive has emphasised.
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Global Agriculture and Livestock Baler Market Analysis 2018 John Deere, International Baler, McHale, Takakita Co. and American Baler Co.edit
The report titled Global Agriculture and Livestock Baler Market states that the Agriculture and Livestock Baler industry will grow with significant CAGR over the period between 2018 and 2023. In upcoming years the worldwide Agriculture and Livestock Baler market is expected to reach an estimated xx.xx Million USD by 2023, rising at a x.x% CAGR (compound annual growth rate). The Agriculture and Livestock Baler market offers immense growth opportunities across developing as well as developed economies. Also, the Agriculture and Livestock Baler market could benefit significantly from the increased Agriculture and Livestock Baler demand to bring down costs of treatment across the globe.
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Global Lawn Tractors Market Analysis 2018 Toro, Cubcadet, John Deere, Craftsman and Husqvarnaedit
The report titled Global Lawn Tractors Market states that the Lawn Tractors industry will grow with significant CAGR over the period between 2018 and 2023. In upcoming years the worldwide Lawn Tractors market is expected to reach an estimated xx.xx Million USD by 2023, rising at a x.x% CAGR (compound annual growth rate). The Lawn Tractors market offers immense growth opportunities across developing as well as developed economies. Also, the Lawn Tractors market could benefit significantly from the increased Lawn Tractors demand to bring down costs of treatment across the globe.