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Ministry of Environment officials visit farm varsityedit
A team from the Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests visited the Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, on Wednesday.
Finding Scapegoats – Farmers are not the only polluters in Indiaedit
In the days gone by, the sight of approaching winter was always welcome in North India. That situation no longer holds. With winters setting in, the spectre of an overcrowded and polluted national capital covered in a thick haze of toxic smog has come to haunt citizens.
To Save On Power Subsidies, One Lakh Solar Agriculture Pumps Approved In Maharashtra, Says CM Fadnavisedit
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, at the launch of Mukhyamantri Krishi Vahini Scheme on Tuesday, said that the state government has approved one lakh solar agriculture pumps and has an aim to provide uninterrupted electricity to the farmers even during day time, The Economic Times has reported.
Gender differences in internal migration patterns decrease as countries developedit
Throughout centuries, people have migrated either in search of better livelihood opportunities or out of extreme need. It is an important factor that drives economic and social development. The 2018 State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says rural migration, which is often seen by farming households as a strategy to overcome food insecurity, can be tackled by investing in agricultural value chains. FAO economist Andrea Cattaneo, who is also the editor of the SOFA publication, speaks to Down To Earth about how migration and agriculture are directly linked.
Delhi cites NASA photos, slams NCR states for stubble burningedit
As Delhi’s air quality touched “very poor” levels on Wednesday, the Delhi government released fresh NASA images of crop burning taking place in north India. The government launched a scathing attack on the NCR states for not taking action against stubble burning despite repeated reminders.
Punjab stubble burning: Increased subsidies could be the way aheadedit
A couple of farmers in the border district of Tarn Taran in Punjab began trying out this method almost 20 years ago, where the stubble is allowed to be mulched on top of the soil. Different techniques are adopted to sow seeds and harvest crops. Their idea was to go organic and save the money they would have spent on fertilisers and pesticides. With blame for the smog in the National Capital Region is being pointed out at stubble burning in Punjab, the state government’s agriculture department and Punjab Agriculture University’s extension centres are looking to find a solution to stubble burning. The curiosity of farmers in the surrounding villages has also been kindled. There is hope ...
Environment risks and migrationedit
October 16 is observed as World Food Day in honour of the founding date of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations in 1945. The day is celebrated widely by many organisations concerned with food security, including the World Food Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. The 2018 World Food Day celebrated recently brought to light issues of food security, agricultural production and nutrition challenges amid worsening environmental conditions and climate change. The FAO is engaged in finding solutions and strategies to overcome hurdles on the path to ensure a secure and nutritious food availability environment for the global population.
CLAAS Mentions
New CLAAS Quadrant ready for hay seasonedit
With four CLAAS Rollant round balers under his belt, it was ‘put away the glasses’ when he nominated a CLAAS Quadrant 5300 big square baler as his pick, from CLAAS Harvest Centre, Katanning.
Technology in Agriculture
No Stubble-Burning For 17 Years, Punjab Farmer Says He Has Techniqueedit
A farmer in Punjab has claimed he has been sowing wheat directly into the hard soil of his fields without burning crop residue since 2001 and getting up to 2.5 quintals of higher crop yield per acre, a feat that the authorities said could encourage other farmers to do the same.
Machinery yet to make farmers change stand on stubble burningedit
The concentrated efforts being put in by the state government to help farmers build an elaborate infrastructure of the stubble management equipment by providing subsidies on machinery is yet to inspire the farmers to soften their stand on stubble burning Till October 16, the government has provided subsidy on 15,600 stubble management machinery, which is 63% of the total target set for the first year.
Delhi air nosedives to ‘very poor’, meeting today to discuss measures to arrest slideedit
The air quality in the city nosedived to ‘very poor’ on Wednesday even before the onset of the winter and just days after stringent measures under the graded response action plan (Grap) came into force in Delhi and the National Capital Region.