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Stubble fire burns over 100 hectaresedit
The fire is currently burning uncontrolled in a north to north easerly direction towards Read Road, Tower View Road, Youngs Road, Wokurna Road, Aeroplane Road.
Farmers await a new dawn: Here are some decisive actions that can alleviate agricultural distressedit
That the rural sector is witnessing difficult times cannot be denied. The primary problem with Indian agriculture is that average size of land holding at 2.28 hectares (1970-71) has now halved to 1.08 hectares (2015-16), creating immense pressure on land with persons dependent on agriculture still at 43% of all Indians. Thus, most of the farmers are shifting to cash crops and or allied activities to survive. This problem has been further compounded by marketing interventions of agricultural produce that though being addressed through new initiatives like eNAM are still being inadequate.
Suggested an income-centric approach to farming: Ashok Dalwai, CEO, Rainfed Area Authority of Indiaedit
An Ashok Dalwai-led panel submitted the much-talked-about report on doubling farmers’ income (DFI) to the government in September. The Centre has now asked the committee to oversee how the suggestions are implemented. Dalwai, a trained agriculture economist and also a serving bureaucrat (he is currently CEO of the Rainfed Area Authority of India), spoke to FE on how the panel’s recommendations could be implemented in a time-bound manner. Excerpts:
Paddy MSP remunerative for farmers: CACP chairpersonedit
Amid demand to fix minimum support price (MSP) of paddy at Rs 2930 per quintal, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) chairman Vijay Paul Sharma on Tuesday said MSP fixed for paddy at present (Rs 1750 per quintal) is ‘remunerative’. CACP under the Union ministry of agriculture and farmers’ welfare is mandated to recommend the MSP of various agriculture produce to the Centre to incentivise the farmers.
AP achieved 11% agriculture growthedit
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu reached his native village Naravaripalli on Monday for Sankranti festival and interacted with his family members. The chief minister also visited Heritage factory at Kasipentla in Chandragiri mandal and celebrated the festival with workers and staff. Speaking on the occasion, Chandrababu Naidu said that nowadays food habits of the people changed and they were consuming more fruits and vegetables along with milk and dairy products.
Agriculture Experts Ashok Gulati Hails Odisha’s KALIA Schemeedit
Noted economist Padma Shri Prof Ashok Gulati, ex-chairman of Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) hailed KALIA (Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation) scheme of Odisha government on Tuesday.