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Agriculture Industry
Make in Odisha: ‘Agriculture Entrepreneurship Promotion Scheme 2018’ to train state rural-agri entrepreneursedit
The State Government on Tuesday launched ‘Agriculture Entrepreneurship Promotion Scheme 2018’ to groom at least 1,000 rural Agriculture Entrepreneurs (AEs) in the next three years and set up enterprises to catalyse the revival of rural economy in Odisha.
BJP govt ignorant about UP agriculture, farmers’ woes, says Akhileshedit
Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh was ignorant about agriculture and farmers’ issues.
On Farm Size(s) and the Productivity Debate in Agricultureedit
The relationship between farm size and productivity has always caught the attention of educated and well-read agriculturists, in general, and researchers, in particular. There is a good amount of literature on farm size and productivity in smallholder agriculture as well as big holder agriculture in India, especially post-green revolution period. The research findings and the results from a linear programming farm-household model together with the series of farm survey data provide confirmation for a positive relationship between farm size and productivity in both land-scarce smallholder and labour-scarce smallholder farming in many countries during the 1980’s.
30 farmers, 15 harvester owners finededit
At present, eight cluster officers have been deployed to persuade cultivators through nodal officers and 45 violators have been challaned, including 30 farmers and 15 combine harvester’s owners. The coordinated movement has been launched under the supervision of Sub-Divisional Magistrate Dr Himanshu Gupta.
NGT suggests farmers to use treated water for agriculture, use less water consuming cropsedit
Expressing concern over extraction of groundwater, the National Green Tribunal has suggested use of treated sewage water by farmers for agricultural purposes instead of potable water.
Chief Secretaries Of Delhi, 3 States Summoned Over Stubble Burningedit
The National Green Tribunal Monday said there was a need to find out a long-lasting solution to the problems of stubble burning and directed the chief secretaries of four states to appear before it to explain ways to prevent it
CLAAS Mentions
Global Farm Tractors Market 2018 : CNH Industrial, Deere, AGCO Corporation, Same Deutz-Fahr, Claas, Kubota, Agri Argo, JCB, ITMCOedit
This study highlights current dynamics and developments in the Farm Tractors Market. The report incorporates in-depth analysis of the Market growth drivers as well as the inhibiting factors in the Farm Tractors Market. The scope of the report covers an extensive evaluation pertaining to the winning imperatives and stakeholder strategies through a presentation of the segmentation of Farm Tractors Market in the report.
Technology in Agriculture
Happy Seeder and SMS combination can deal this burning pollutionedit
The stubble left back by rice crops are burnt down to prepare fields for the sowing of wheat quickly. This is estimated to be a massive contributor to the smog that covers the capital city during winters.