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Agriculture Industry
Technology for dryland farmingedit
By definition dryland farming or dryland agriculture obtains low rainfall as compared to rainfed farming. Further, it is added that dryland agriculture possessed more hostile environments than that of rainfed. Dryland farming constitutes about 72 per cent of the total cropped area of 143 million hectares (Mha) in India contributing to about 42 per cent of total food production (Reddy, 2001).
Minister asks AICTE to explore internship opportunities in agriculture allied fieldsedit
Laying emphasis on the need to create more job opportunities and enhance employability of the youth, junior HRD Minister Satyapal Singh today suggested the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to explore internship opportunities in varied fields including agriculture.
Kerala floods: Agriculture production badly hit; losses may cross Rs 1356 croreedit
The devastating floods that have left a trail of destruction will cripple the state’s agriculture production in a major way in the current year, especially rice. As per the primary analysis by the the state agriculture department, around 56,844.44 ha of cropped area has been affected by the floods, causing a loss of Rs 1355.68 crore ...
Mainstreaming gender and women empowerment for agriculture developmentedit
State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (SAMETI) organised two-day training on ‘Mainstreaming gender and women empowerment for Agriculture development’ for Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) functionaries at SAMETI, Medziphema from August 23–24.
Technology in Agriculture
Govt takes tech route to tackle stray cattle menaceedit
To control the growing menace of stray cattle, the state government has decided to import “sexed semen” from US and British companies. Sexed semen is a breeding technology used to produce a calf of the desired sex. “The move will result in production of female calves only and there will be no male calves (bulls), which are major traffic hazards,” said Animal Husbandry Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu while talking to mediapersons here on Friday. He added that the government would also introduce the registration of cattle in the name of its owner just like registration of property so that the people may not abandon their cattle on roads.