Krishijagran

The Scheduled Tribes Development Department will implement a Rs. 15 crore project in the next financial year for tribal people. It will be a step to start sustainable agriculture and allied activities on land owned by them and with records of rights (RoR).

The Times of India

On Sunday, President of India Ram Nath Kovind said that farming should be seen in a wider entrepreneurial context. He also insisted that traditional farming should be linked to the agricultural value chain.

The Times of India

In order to make available branded goods in the rural areas, the cooperative department plans to set up super stores in about 10% village cooperative societies in each district. This would help the societies to improve their financial condition and also quality goods and services will be available even in rural areas

The Navhind Times

Addressing the media after the cabinet meeting, Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai informed that there was a demand from the farmers that the Sanjivani sugar factory be brought under agriculture department, and thus the cabinet has given its nod to do so.

The Indian Express

With elections approaching, every party is swearing by farmers and trying to woo them for their votes. The Narendra Modi government has already announced a package of Rs 75,000 crore for about 12.6 crore small and marginal farmers. While in absolute terms, this looks sizeable, once it is divided by the number of farm families to be covered, the amount is very small — just Rs 6,000 per family per year, which is about 6 per cent of their annual income. This level of support, unless augmented further, may not go far in winning the farmers’ confidence. Most would agree that farmers have been under stress for quite some time, and have not got justice so far.