Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Wheat output likely to rise in India as acreage rises in key statesedit
Wheat output in India, worlds’ second largest producer after China, is likely to increase in the current Rabi season as farmers looks to bring more area under the cereal crop in the key producing states. The sowing this season has progressed earlier than the last year in most states including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, a trend usually seen favourable for yield of wheat.
Rewind 2018: How farming hogged headlines, yet not spotlightedit
Farmers’ protests ruled the headlines this year. Their distress over low farm prices, poor logistics for transport and government-assured purchases has been evident.
Budget
What to expect before Modi’s ‘maha’ deal for farmersedit
Signs of an upcoming deal for farmers by the Union government were visible even before the elections to the five state assemblies in November-December 2018. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost all of them ostensibly due to the agrarian crisis.
Technology in Agriculture
Biomass plant to tackle stubble firesedit
Farmers in the Malwa belt could benefit with the operationalisation of a biomass fuel-based power plant in Fatehgarh Sahib, which will primarily use paddy and wheat straw to produce electricity with negligible air pollution.