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New agricultural produce market committee yard in Dasanapura is going emptyedit
Most traders who have been allotted stalls have not moved in; the few who did are notching up huge losses. A new agricultural produce market committee (APMC) yard, opened in January in Dasanapura near Huskur (off Tumakuru road), is still to see traders shift into it.Distance from the highway and the old yard, as well as reluctance of traders to shift from Yeshwanthpur for fear of losing out to the competition have been big hurdles.
The Crisis In Agriculture: The Answer Lies Outsideedit
One thing is now clear. Whether a case of drought or plentiful rains, there is farmer distress. The reasons are well known. In a drought, the farmer has nothing to sell and his total earnings fall as he does not get the benefit of higher prices due to limited crop production. In a year of good rains he is stuck with excess production and, in the absence of proper storage facilities, he is forced to unload his stock at low prices to meet his costs. And the small farmer cannot afford storage costs. Here come the intermediaries who pocket most of the retail price received for any product. The issue is serious enough to constitute the focus ...
Farmers under pressure due to not getting right prices: Shekhawatedit
Union Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today said farmers across the country are under pressure, one of the reasons being they are not getting the right prices for their produce.Addressing a press conference here to highlight the achievements of the Narendra Modi government in the last four years, Shekhawat said, “The country’s farmers were under pressure, and I am saying this with responsibility that to a certain extent, they are still under pressure.”
No GST on support services to farmers: Finance Ministryedit
The finance ministry today clarified that renting or leasing of land by farmers for agriculture, forestry, fishing or animal husbandry is exempt from the GST. Clarifying on the applicability of GST on farmers, the ministry said support services to agriculture, forestry, fishing or animal husbandry are exempt from the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Govt preparing roadmap to make agriculture a profitable business: CMedit
Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday said the state government is preparing a roadmap to make agriculture a profitable business for farmers.“Arunachal Pradesh is blessed with about 25 lakh hectares of cultivable land, yet only 3.6 hectares of this land are used. To exploit these potentials, the state government has made several key announcements for development of agriculture and allied sectors in the state,” the chief minister said in his address at the Northeast Kishan Morcha Samwad Baithak and Kishan Sabha here.
Govt preparing roadmap to make agriculture a profitable business: CMedit
Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday said the state government is preparing a roadmap to make agriculture a profitable business for farmers.“Arunachal Pradesh is blessed with about 25 lakh hectares of cultivable land, yet only 3.6 hectares of this land are used. To exploit these potentials, the state government has made several key announcements for development of agriculture and allied sectors in the state,” the chief minister said in his address at the Northeast Kishan Morcha Samwad Baithak and Kishan Sabha here.
Agriculturists exempt from GSTedit
Renting or leasing of land by farmers for agriculture, forestry, fishing or animal husbandry is exempt from the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the government clarified on Monday. Support services to agriculture, forestry, fishing or animal husbandry are exempt from GST, the Finance Ministry said in a statement.
NATH DIG AT CM OVER PROMISES TO FARMERSedit
State Congress president Kamal Nath said that it is very surprising that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan who was claiming agriculture as loss making business and suggested farmers to find jobs and do business has suddenly started promising tall claims for farmers and agriculture in the election year.
Landless labour may be brought under insurance schemeedit
The inclusion of landless agriculture labour in the insurance scheme exclusively for farming community is under active consideration as Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao instructed departments concerned to come out with modalities immediately. Once landless labour are included, nearly 5 lakh labourers, including the workers registered under employment guarantee scheme (MGNREGS) would be able to avail the benefits of the scheme directly.
Farm fires alarming post wheat harvest tooedit
Satellite images showing the highest number of stubble-burning cases in the holy city post wheat harvesting has set alarm bells ringing. As per a report of the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC), between April 10 and May 22, a total of 11,005 cases of stubble burning were detected in the state, with Amritsar topping the list (1,033 cases), followed by Sangrur (950) and Ferozepur (823).
No let-up in stubble burningedit
Reports show that there is no let-up in stubble-burning cases. As many as 11,000 cases have been reported so far which shows that stubble is a big trouble not only for farmers but also for public. The solution lies in modern technology, subsidised machines for making use of stubble. The environment needs urgent attention. This callous attitude and destruction of environment will be harmful for us only. A few days ago, the spill of molasses created havoc in the Beas which led to the killing of thousands of species of aquatic animals.