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Agriculture Industry
Reimagining Indian Agriculture: How Technology Can Change The Game For Indian Farmers?edit
Agriculture has remained as a centrepiece of Indian economy. Though it is a main source of livelihood for a majority of Indian population, it still stands as a technologically backward sector. Despite its importance to the economy, little has been done to revive the sector. From production challenges to financing inefficiencies, Indian agriculture is plagued by several issues. Inadequate farm equipments, lack of access to fairly priced credit, distribution challenges due to intermediaries between farm to fork are some of the challenges facing the Indian farmer. Farmers are the sole risk bearers of all these challenges that arise in the farming cycle. Be it lack of quality tools, erratic monsoons or pest outbreaks, farmers have to face ...
Agriculture sector aims to attract Rs 1,500 crore at global investors meetedit
The Tamil Nadu government aims to attract at least Rs 1,500-crore investment in the agriculture sector during the global investors meet (GIM) scheduled for January next year. According to official sources, the government has chalked out a blueprint to urge corporate firms to invest in setting up food parks, food processing units and micro-irrigation systems in the state.
Goa sees sharpest dip in farm sizes, Sikkim followsedit
The total number of operational holdings in the country increased from 138 million in 2010-11 to 146 million in 2015-16, which is a 5.33 per cent growth. But the average of size of these holdings went down to 1.08 hectares (ha) from 1.15 ha in 2010-11. Also, the area of operational Indian farmlands, the holdings which are partially or wholly used for agriculture, reduced from 159.59 million ha in 2010-11 to 157.14 million ha in 2015-16, which is a decrease of 1.53%.
Haryana witnesses 17% decline in stubble burning in paddy seasonedit
With paddy harvesting season almost over, data shows that Haryana has managed around 17% reduction in the incidents of paddy straw burning this year as compare to 2017. While the state had detected a total of 16,032 incidents related to burning of paddy in 2017, the number has come down to 13,371 this year. The authorities have collected around 31.82 lakh as environmental compensation from those found guilty of burning paddy straw in the state till November 21.
Stubble burning cases increased this year in Jindedit
Despite the state government launching a crackdown on stubble burning, cases of farm fires have gone up in the district. According to the data collected by the Haryana Space Application Centre (HARSAC), while 905 cases were reported last year in Jind, this year already saw 955 cases being reported and the season is yet to be completed.
Thermal plants to be told to use crop residueedit
Though the National Thermal Power Corporation, a state-run generating company, has already started the process of procuring crop residue on a large scale, same may have to be followed by other coal-fired thermal power stations across the country, sai…
Technology in Agriculture
KAMCO: A trustworthy name in Agriculture Machineryedit
KAMCO (Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation) is the Kerala Government Company that provides aid to the green revolution. The company was started in 1973 for producing small machinery for the farmers and now it has turned a synonym of farm mechanization. This organization has acquired ISO in the year 1996 and it has produced world-class products in the realm of small farm machinery. KAMCO is located in Attani, of Eranakulam district. Its turnover is around 160 crores.