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Agriculture Industry
‘IITs, agri varsities must work together for smart agriculture’edit
The key to smart agriculture lies in the collaboration between IITs and agricultural universities of the country, as the symbiotic relationship between the two can lead to synthesis of artificial intelligence with agriculture, said IIT Ropar director Prof Sarit Kumar Das at the 43rd Vice-Chancellors’ Convention of Indian Agricultural Universities’ Association (IAUA), underway at the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
Agriculture Credit Flow Target Likely To Be Surpassed This Fiscal In Convincing Manneredit
The Government with a view to enhance the production and productivity in agriculture sector, announces Agriculture Credit Flow Targets every year and these targets have consistently been surpassed by the Banks. The Agriculture Credit Flow Target for 2018-19 has been fixed at Rs, 11,00,000 crore and against this target, as reported by NABARD, the disbursement by Banks till September, 2018 is Rs. 6,45,205 crore.
Govt to set up centre of excellence for agricultureedit
The Bengal government is likely to set up a centre of excellence (COE) for agriculture and horticulture at Chinsurah in Hoogly district by the end of this year, department of Food Processing Industries and Horticulture secretary Nandini Chakravorty said on Tuesday.
Opinion: Approaches to tillage – zealots on both sidesedit
In the 1990s, as a keen young man who thought he knew it all, I persuaded my father to buy a direct drill. Dad was sceptical. He had been there before, in the 1970s, when he had bought something cruder, but similar. In his time, after a few years of what he called “match and scratch”, he started struggling with compaction on our clay soils, so he returned back to the discs and power harrow.
Farm worker wage rises by 48% in nearly two-decades, says reportedit
According to a report published by the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) India Wage Report, the average daily wages of agricultural labourers was Rs 120 in 1993-94, while it became Rs 177 in 2011-12. For legislators, senior officials and managers, it increased to Rs 1,052 in 2011-12 from Rs 530 in 1993-94.
Budget
144% Rise in Funds is Not Enough to Fight Agricultural Crisisedit
Agriculture has got an unprecedented 144% rise in allocation in the interim budget announced by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government–from Rs 57,600 crore in the 2018-19 budget estimates to Rs 1,40,764 crore in the interim budget.
CLAAS Mentions
Which brands come top of the UK combine harvester market?edit
Claas is the top-selling combine harvester brand (for new machine sales/registrations) in the UK – by quite some margin. That’s according to data from the UK-based AEA (Agricultural Engineers Association).That’s according to data from the UK-based AEA (Agricultural Engineers Association).
Stubble Burning
Giving wings to young talentedit
As the high winds of entrepreneurship blow across the country, there is no dearth of innovative ideas and smart solutions with business potential. Youngsters from smaller towns and cities, too, are not lagging behind in the start-up race. The final award ceremony of the Start-up India Punjab Yatra 2019 held in Mohali last week reflected this as enterprising youths from all across Punjab gathered on a common platform to celebrate the spirit of entrepreneurship. Here’s a look at some of the ideas that won accolades for the budding entrepreneurs.