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Crop burning: Small farmers left in lurch as machines favour big landholdersedit
Manoj Kumar, 45, a farmer from Taraori village of Karnal district, is supervising his paddy harvest through Super-SMS (Super straw management system) equipment attached to Combine Harvester. He is happy with the performance of the new machine, which cuts paddy straw into pieces, spreading it on field.
Govt working towards goal of zero hunger: Agriculture Ministeredit
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh on Tuesday said that the government was working towards the goal of Zero Hunger in a phased manner. Inaugurating a Conclave here on Agri Startups and Entrepreneurship on the occasion of World Food Day, he said the efforts of farmers and the techniques developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) had contributed to increase agricultural production and food security.
Maharashtra cabinet nod for 1 lakh solar pumps at Rs 3,435 croreedit
The state cabinet on Tuesday gave the approval for one lakh solar agriculture pumps. The total cost for the project, Mukhya Mantri Saurya Krishipump Yogna (MMSKY), is Rs 3,435 crore. The installation of solar agriculture pumps will be undertaken in three phases. In the first phase, 25,000 solar pumps at Rs 858.75 crore will be installed in the current financial year 2018-19. The second phase has 50,000 solar pumps, which will require Rs 1,717.50 crore to be completed in year 2019-20.
Punjab CM confident of greater cooperation from Israeledit
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is expecting that his visit next week to Israel would open new vistas of growth and cooperation with the Jewish nation in key areas, particularly the agriculture, horticulture and dairy sectors.
Why we should not blame Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh farmers for Delhi pollutionedit
It’s a familiar and almost ritualistic discourse that annually surfaces ahead of Diwali, when farmers in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and other north Indian states race to prepare the ground for the winter wheat crop.
Sikkim becomes world’s first organic state, wins Oscar for best policies by UNedit
Sikkim presented a model in front of the world by becoming the first-ever organic state in the world. Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling received the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Future Policy Gold Award from its Deputy Director Maria Helena Semedo for the feat.
78% women farmers in India face gender discrimination, reveals studyedit
The 17-country study by Corteva Agriscience, the agriculture division of DowDuPont showed, that although women are proud to be in agriculture, there is widespread gender discrimination, both in developing or developed world and the removal could take decades. The study, which included 4,160 respondents, perceived gender discrimination ranging from 78 per cent in India to 52 per cent in the US, according to an official statement released on Tuesday.
Smog from Haryana’s farms troubles commutersedit
As one travels from Delhi to Haryana during the wee hours on Tuesday on the GT Karnal road, one will witness a thin blanket of smog on road at border and gradually thickens as one move deeper in Haryana towards Chandigarh. This smog, emanating from the agricultural farms in Haryana engulfs Delhi each year and is a cause of trouble for the commuters.