The Economic Times

Farmer leader Raju Shetti has demanded a subsidy of Rs 5/litre on milk for farmers – like that provided in Karnataka – as dairies are paying only Rs 15/litre, which is less than the production cost.“As export of milk powder has almost stopped due to subdued international prices, we had asked central government to facilitate exports. However, the union agriculture minister strangely asked us to set up co-operative like Amul to use the excess milk, a thing we cannot do overnight,” the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana said at a press conference on Wednesday.

The Pioneer

Addressing Block Agricultural Festival-cum- Agriculture Chaupal in Gagi village, Kanke, on Wednesday, the Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target to double the income of farmers by 2022. “The Jharkhand government is working towards achieving this goal. For this, work is going on to provide better road, irrigation and power facilities to the villages. From January next year, the work of making separate farm feeders for farmers will start,” he pointed out.

The New Indian Express

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Cabinet colleagues turned farmers on Wednesday, planting vegetables in the Secretariat compound for making this year’s Onasadya a pesticide-free one.The vegetables were planted in specially-arranged pots set up in the sprawling Secretariat garden. Ministers, including E Chandrasekharan, A K Saseendran, Ramachandran Kadannapally, V S Sunil Kumar, A K Balan, Kadakampally Surendran, M M Mani, P Thilothaman, K K Shylaja, J Mercykutty Amma, T P Ramakrishnan and K Raju planted saplings. The produce will be harvested before Onam, the government said. Last year too, the Secretariat successfully implemented a similar vegetable farming project. The Agriculture Department had launched ‘Onathinorumuram Pachchakkari’, a statewide project last year, to ensure adequate quantities of ...

The Economic Times

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised farmers a good price for their harvest and low input costs as his government’s initiatives to double their incomes by 2022 will help the nation’s food producers at every stage from sowing to selling.

The Hindu

As bio-fertilizers have become an important component of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), scheme launched to promote organic farming, Collector S. Natarajan has asked the Agriculture department to popularise Amma bio fertilizers among farmers.

The New Indian Express

WITH uncertain weather conditions affecting agriculture and insecure land ownership being a major hurdle for a large number of farmers, including sharecroppers, limiting their access to capital and farm inputs, Centre has decided to set up a World Bank assisted project in 6 states including Odisha to enhance farmers’ resilience.

UNI

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday called for making agriculture viable, profitable and sustainable to improve the lot of farmers and ensure home-grown food security