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Agriculture Industry
Investors ready to pay higher rates for natural produce: Himachal Guvedit
Governor Acharya Devvrat on Wednesday said major agricultural investors of the country were ready to take the entire natural produce of the state at one and a half times more than market rates.“The pace at which the state is moving ahead it would soon emerge as a natural farming state,” he said, while speaking on the occasion of farmers training camp at Agriculture University Palampur in Kangra district.
A day after farmers march to Delhi, MSP for major rabi crops raised by 5-6%edit
A day after thousands of farmers from northern states marched towards the capital to press various demands, the Union Cabinet decided to raise the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of rabi crops for the 2018-19 season.
A Day After Farmer’s Rally Turns Violent, Cabinet Approves MSP Hikeedit
A day after thousands of protesting farmers clashed with the police on the borders of Delhi, the Union cabinet on Wednesday raised the minimum support prices for the upcoming rabi season 2018-19. Prices for wheat have gone up by Rs 105 per quintal, masur by Rs 225 per quintal, gram by Rs 220 per quintal, barley by Rs 30 per quintal, rapeseed and mustard by Rs 200 per quintal and safflower by Rs 845 per quintal.
From Plate to Plough: Get smarter on the farmedit
While recently releasing the book, Supporting Indian Farms, The Smart Way (editors, Ashok Gulati, Marco Ferroni and Yuan Zhou), Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley remarked that India needs a good blend of investments and subsidies in its agriculture policy. It was heartening to hear him say that luckily, there is not a severe constraint on resources to invest in rural areas, be it roads, water (irrigation), sanitation, and even housing. Including agri-research and development (R&D) and quality education in this list of rural investments would have ensured handsome pay offs — reducing poverty and propelling agri-growth at a much faster pace than has been the case so far. This is the clear message of the book.
Schoolkids to spread awareness against stubble burningedit
While the paddy is ready for harvest in the state, the government has taken the child-route to sway farmers so as to surrender the banned practice of stubble burning.
Farmer booked, another fined for burning stubbleedit
The administration detected two incidents of paddy straw burning by farmers at Juglan and Jagaan villages of the district on Monday.The administration has recommended FIR against Juglan farmer Manphool and imposed a fine of Rs 2,500 on Jagaan farmer Vinod.
Govt mulls strict action to curb stubble-burningedit
On the one hand, the state government has deputed 10 senior administrative secretaries to check stubble-burning by sensitising stakeholders, but on the other hand, it has failed to collect fines from erring farmers in the past two seasons. The government is now contemplating banning repeat offenders from contesting panchayat polls, though the decision is yet to be taken.