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Agriculture Industry
Central govt teams in 6 states assessing drought situation: Agri Minedit
Central government teams have been deputed to assess the drought situation in six states – Andhra Pradesh, Maharasthra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jharkhand and Odisha, a senior agriculture ministry official said on Monday. These six states and the Karnataka government had declared drought for the kharif (summer) 2018 season. Barring Odisha, the other states have submitted a memorandum seeking funds from the central government.
‘Bring smallholders to centre of agri research’edit
Our Bureau Agriculture should not be seen as a cause, but as a solution to problems. The country should reorient its agricultural research to focus on the challenges of smallholder farmers, according to RS Paroda, Chairman of Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS) and a former Director-General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
Massive farmers’ march highlights India’s apathy towards agriculture sectoredit
On the night of November 29, 2018, as many as 100,000 farmers from all over India arrived, via trains and tractors, in New Delhi, the country’s capital. The next day, tens of thousands more marched to the parliament to draw the Central Government’s attention to the deepening agrarian crisis and resulting farmer suicides.
Agriculture Export Policy: A Welcome Initiative That Has Miles To Goedit
Last week, the cabinet cleared the Agricultural Export Policy (AEP), 2018 as part of the government’s policy to double farmers’ income, following which the government said that export of agricultural products will play a pivotal role in this.
Coal on its way out as rising costs make production unviable; renewable energy sources much better, cheaper optionedit
In North India, stubble burning by farmers combined with coal-fired power plants are facing the brunt for polluting Delhi’s air and making the city unlivable. In Central India, several communities face respiratory disorders due to extensive mining in the region for several decades.
CLAAS Mentions
Global Gear Oils Market 2018 Regions, Types, Major Drivers, Top Manufacturers, Revenueedit
May 2017: Total Lubricants and CLAAS, a layer in the agriculture machinery industry, renewed their partnership until 2021. Gear Oils is a good substitute that is the reason that we believe there will be new enterprises and investors entering into this industry. But it is suggested that enterprises those have plans to enter this industry have a careful analysis of this market and the advantages or disadvantages of themselves.