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Agriculture Industry
Growth rate of farmers’ income halves in four yearsedit
Farmers in India did not have a great time in the last four years. “In the last four years, agriculture GDP growth was 2.5 per cent on an average, compared to 5.2 per cent in the four years of the UPA (UPA-II). And if you take the 10 years of UPA, it would average to around 3.7 per cent,” said farm economist Ashok Gulati, who was the Commissioner of Agriculture Costs and Prices during the UPA era.
Book on ‘anti-farmer policies’ of Modi government launchededit
A book detailing how Modi government’s policies have led to a drop in farmers’ income and caused rural distress across the country was launched in the capital on Monday.
Important Government Schemes & Programmes in Agricultureedit
Government of India is giving more priority for welfare of the farmers. In this regard it is implementing several farmers welfare schemes to revitalize agriculture sector and to improve their economic conditions. Therefore, the government has rolled out new initiatives, schemes, programmes and plans to benefit all the farmers.
Cabinet likely to take up Agriculture Export Policy this Weekedit
The Cabinet is likely to take up agriculture export policy this week. The proposed agriculture export policy aims at doubling outbound shipments of farm products and increasing their share in the world market.
Precision Agriculture – Producing more with lessedit
Precision farming is the way of farming which makes the use of satellite data to make soil work better by informing about the condition of soil, its moisture level and other aspects. They use research about weather patterns, soil temperature and humidity, growth, and other factors. They rotate crops to improve diversity, and monitor irrigation rates so that salts do not accumulate.
Agriculture Ministry makes U-turn on demonetisation impact on farm sectoredit
The Agriculture Ministry on Tuesday made a U-turn on its earlier assessment on the adverse impact of demonetisation on the farm sector by giving a revised note to a parliamentary panel.
Exclusive: Agriculture ministry backtracks on report showing adverse effect of demonetisation on farmersedit
India Today TV has accessed the draft of the report which the ministry will present before the standing committee. The note titled “Background Note for Examination of the Subject ‘Demonetisation of Indian Currency Notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 and Ramifications thereof'”, in its conclusion, says: “There has been an encouraging growth witnessed inflow of agriculture credit, distribution of quality/certified seeds, coverage of major Rabi crops and crop production in comparison to previous years. This indicates that the measures taken by the government ensured no adverse impact [of demonetisation] on the agriculture sector.”
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New Holland collaborates with IARI to fight Stubble Burningedit
New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial has started a 3-year pioneer project, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) with the aim of helping farmers towards eco-friendly use of crop residue.