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Agriculture Industry
Seeds of entrepreneurshipedit
The idea to use technology through corporate intervention is still remote in the Indian agriculture sector. For decades, the agrarian and industrial economies were treated as unrelated entities, hence agriculture still looks at corporate interventions with suspicion. Until recently, companies’ involvement in the farming communities was only through the corporate social responsibility (CSR). Anything beyond CSR raises distrust.
Nabard okays 66K-cr loan for 93 agriculture projectsedit
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has approved Rs 65,634.93-crore loan so far to 93 prioritised irrigation projects under the government’s flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), its chairman H K Bhanwala said.
Transforming agricultureedit
India is signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity. As four of the 35 biodiversity hotspots are located in India, it is biodiversity-rich. However, climate change and development without consideration for biodiversity are leading to loss of biodiversity.
Punjab gearing up to check stubble burningedit
Punjab is gearing up to curtail stubble burning during the ensuing paddy harvesting season. The State government has asked its officials to ensure timely supply of subsidised farm equipment to the farmers or face disciplinary action.
MSP: Minimal Suicide of Peasantsedit
Should I till the land, lease it or leave it barren? Or resort to the extreme step? These were the questions that prevailed on the minds of farmers until the Modi Government took to power in 2014. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the apathy towards the agriculture sector by introducing a slew of measures: Schemes like Soil Health Card, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima; initiatives like production of neem coated urea, e-Nam; policies like price support scheme for pulses and oilseeds; and market intervention scheme for non-MSP crops, among others. Announced in the Union Budget 2018-19, the Modi Government’s Minimum Support Price (MSP) policy of assured procurement or price support for 23 notified crops at cost (A2+FL) plus 50 ...
Farmers attend kisan melaedit
Rakhra Kisan Mela organised by the Punjab Young Farmers Association at ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute Collaborative Outstation Research Centre in Rakhra village here attracted a large number of farmers from all over the state and neighbouring Haryana and Rajasthan on Saturday.
Technology in Agriculture
Steps taken to curb stubble burningedit
The district administration has taken precautionary measures to curb the burning of paddy husk and stubble during the coming paddy harvesting season.According to Deputy Commissioner Vinay Singh, besides receiving a resolution from every gram panchayat against the burning of paddy husk and stubble, the administration has constituted mobile teams — comprising village Sarpanch, Numbardar, Patwari, Panchayat Secretary as members — in every village to inform the administration about any violation of rules.
Dist shows the way in tackling paddy stubble burningedit
Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma said the data reveals that in 2014-15, 1.67 lakh hectares of land in the district was under paddy cultivation and the total production of paddy was 6.16 lakh metric tonnes. In 2015-16, the area under paddy cultivation was 1.68 lakh hectare and production was 6.53 lakh metric tonnes, in 2016-17, the area was 1.70 lakh hectares and production was 6.99 lakh metric tonnes and in 2017-18, the area under paddy cultivation was 1.71 lakh hectares and production was 7.15 lakh metric tonnes.