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Agriculture Industry
How Gandhian agriculture can save farmers and farming in Indiaedit
The farm crisis, at long last, is attracting both public and political attention. A National Policy for Farmers was formulated in 2007 by the National Commission on Farmers (NCF) chaired by me. That draft policy plays special stress on enhancing the income of farmers. A formula was suggested for determining the minimum support price (MSP) for farm produce.
How price impact affects the farming communityedit
Steady production growth and increased availability of horticulture putting pressure on prices: Horticulture production has continued to outpace growth in foodgrain production for the last five years and in FY18, the total horticulture output was estimated at 308 million tonnes, 8 per cent higher than foodgrain production. However, in terms of storage infrastructure, horticulture faces massive shortage and currently only 10 per cent of the total production of fruits and vegetables can be stored in cold storages.
Ahead of festive season, firecracker companies remain uncertainedit
Despite onset of the festive season, Sony Fireworks, a firecracker company in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi, is facing ‘huge uncertainty’ with regard to sales as there has been a big decline in the demand of firecrackers.
Technology in Agriculture
A farmer’s success story from burning crop residue to its mgmtedit
A postgraduate and higher diploma in Cooperative Management, Palwinder Singh took to farming to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a farmer for the betterment of society. He carries out farming on 22 acres — 6 acre of his own and 16 on lease — with farming experience of 20 years.
Farmers: Companies benefit from govt subsidies, not usedit
The farmers alleged that instead of giving Rs 200 per quintal bonus to the farmers, the govenment preferred to add to profits of agriculture manufacturing companies in the name of subsidy. Sukhdev Singh Kokri Kalan, general secretary of Bharti Kisan Union (BKU)-Ugrahan, said, “Straw management system (SMS), which is to be installed on combines, was available in the range of Rs 60-65,000 last year when there was no subsidy on offer. This year, government floated 50 per cent subsidy on various machines including SMS and interestingly, companies quoted price of SMS as Rs 1.30 lakh without subsidy and hence after getting subsidy, we will get it at close to Rs 70,000. What is the use of ...
Don’t burn, earn from straw, says IIM-A studyedit
A group of students of the Indian Institute of Management-Amritsar (IIM-A) has suggested ways to farmers to utilise paddy straw and earn money instead of burning it.