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Agriculture Industry
Maharashtra’s dairy farmers fail to get remunerative prices for milkedit
Dairy farmers in Maharashtra’s once prosperous milk belt are struggling to get remunerative prices for the milk they sell in the market.In Kolhapur, which is known as the milk hub of Maharashtra, some of the dairy farmers are lucky to get Rs 23 per litre for cow’s milk while most earn in the range of Rs 17-19 per litre. The price they get is even less than the price of bottled water which costs Rs 20 a litre, a report in Times of India said.
Farming losing its sheenedit
The government should give an impetus for development of agro-based industries to make agriculture sustainable for the small and marginal farmers, said SKM Maeilanandhan, chairman of SKM Group of Companies, here on Saturday.
Rs 2,500 cr Nabard fund for rural infra developmentedit
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has set a target to sanction around `2500 crore to Odisha Government for rural infrastructure development during 2018-19. Speaking at a State level Planning and Sensitisation Workshop, Chief General Manager (Odisha Region) of Nabard KC Panigrahi said Odisha is the number 1 State in the country for loans sanctioned under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).
For India’s agri-tech startups, the wind of change is finally hereedit
First, two things you need to know, in case you don’t already, about India’s agriculture sector and India’s startups.
One: Nearly half of India’s population works in agriculture. But it contributes less than a fifth of India’s GDP. In other words, it has very poor operational efficiency.
Gujarat launches SKY Scheme for farmers to generate solar poweredit
The Gujarat government on Saturday launched a solar power scheme for farmers- Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY) enabling them to generate electricity for their captive consumption as well as sell the surplus power to the grid and earn an extra buck.
Govt. plans mechanism to control use of pesticidesedit
Agriculture Minister V.S. Sunil Kumar has said that the State government is planning to establish an enforcement mechanism to control the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides in the State.Speaking after inaugurating the State-level function to launch Diploma course in Agricultural Extension Services for Input Dealers (DAESI) at Vellanikkara on Saturday, the Minister said new generation pesticides would not be allowed in the State.