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Country should follow agriculture policies of West Bengal: Mamataedit
West Bengal is an example to the country on agriculture policies. Stating this, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday suggested that the country should follow the agriculture policies of her state, where not a single farmer committed suicide against about 12,000 in other parts of India, including the BJP-ruled states.
At 176.35 mn tonnes, milk production up 6.6% in 2017-18: MoS Agricultureedit
India’s milk production is estimated to have increased by 6.6 per cent to 176.35 million tonnes during the last financial year.”Milk production in the country is 165.4 million tonnes during 2016-17 and 176.35 million tonnes (provisional) during 2017-18,” Minister of State for Agriculture Krishna Raj has said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
Winds of change in tribal villagesedit
Dungariya village in the ...
India, South Africa sign three agreementsedit
India and South Africa signed three agreements, including in the areas of agriculture and space cooperation, following bilateral talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the annual BRICS Summit here.
Fact Check: Did Centre Provide 80% Additional Profit Over MSP to Sugarcane Farmers?edit
In the face of massive sugarcane arrears of almost Rs 18,000 crore, the Narendra Modi-led NDA government recently announced an increase in the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for the 2018-19 season.
Agriculture Department to hold adalats in Kerala to collect farmers’ complaintsedit
The Agriculture Department will soon hold adalats in all rain-affected panchayats in the state to accept complaints from farmers who have reported crop loss, Agriculture Minister V S Sunil Kumar has said. The government order in this regard will be issued this week itself. The adalats are meant to forestall any delay that may occur in providing compensation and to ensure the speedy recovery of the farm sector.
Depleting groundwater shrinks India’s agricultural lands: Government dataedit
With one-third of agriculture activities in India still depending on groundwater for irrigation, the country’s cultivated land is shrinking due to depleting ground water levels and extreme weather conditions. This will impact the agriculture output and may upset the Centre’s target of doubling farmers’ income by 2022.