The Wire

On July 24, the minister of agriculture and farmers’ welfare responded to this Lok Sabha question, “Whether there is a proposal to provide identity cards to women farmers, so that they can be recognised as cultivators in their own right; if so, the details thereof; and if not, the reasons therefor?”

The Northlines

Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Reasi of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Jammu (SKUAST-J) and Govt. Higher Sec. School (Boys), Reasi organised training programme on “Commercial Agriculture and Retailing” for school children under the Rashtriya Madhaymic Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) here today at Govt. Higher Sec. School (Boys), Reasi. 40 school children from different villages of Reasi district participated in the programme. The programme was co-ordinated by Associate Director Extension and I/C KVKs of SKUAST-J, Dr. RK Arora and the Principal of Govt. Higher Sec. School (Boys), Reasi Reasi, Sh. Sudarshan Kumar.

The New Indian Express

Agriculture must be made nutrition-sensitive, making the vital connection between agriculture and nutrition, said Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu while inaugurating the National Consultation on Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition at the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) on Sunday.

The Economic Times

Agriculture sector must grow at 4 per cent or higher in order to achieve GDP growth rate of 8-10 per cent, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said today. This, he said, is achievable by digital farming and connected farm services which can increase farmers’ income.