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Agriculture Industry
Fadnavis releases report on gender and water equality in agricultureedit
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday launched the report ‘Gender and Water in Agriculture and Allied Sectors’ developed jointly by 2030 Water Resources Group, a public-private-civil society partnership hosted by the World Bank Group and United Nations Development Programme in India.
Gujarat: Farm NPAs jump by 333% in 5 years, outlook stays bleakedit
In the last five years, non-performing assets (NPAs) in Gujarat’s agricultural sector has jumped by 333 per cent, with the last year alone witnessing a rise in the farm NPAs of nearly 30 per cent, according to the State ...
PM-KISAN: Centre asks Odisha CM to provide list of farmersedit
Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh Tuesday sought from the Odisha government, the list of the state’s 32 lakh farmers, eligible for benefits under the Centre’s PM-KISAN scheme. Hitting out at chief minister Naveen Patnaik for the delay in furnishing of the data, Singh said at least 12 lakh farmers from the state will be benefitted under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme.
Drought, but why: Area under cultivation has halved in Andhra Pradesh’s Ananthapuramuedit
Few districts can demonstrate how droughts can break farmers’ backs as Ananthapuramu. The Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh anyway throws up a challenging landscape to agriculturists. Even among those four southern districts Ananthapuramu — earlier Anantapur — has historically been the worst off.
National agriculture market: a bitter harvestedit
The Centre has announced the initiation of inter-state trade in agricultural commodities through the eNAM portal. It also legislated the Model Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2017, to reform the age-old Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee system, but with little or no success.
NABARD plans to give boost to agriculture sector in Gujaratedit
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on Tuesday said that it has planned several initiatives to give boost to the Agriculture sector in Gujarat including implementation of the EShakti or Digitisation of Self Help Groups (SHG) programme in 15 more districts by next year after the success of its pilot project in Mahesana district and increasing the number of farmer producers organisations in the western state from 165 to around 250 in next 2 to 3 years.
Delhi govt allocates Rs 100 cr for MSP to farmers as recommended by Swaminathan Commissionedit
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Tuesday announced an allocation of Rs 100 crore for providing Minimum Support Price (MSP) to farmers as recommended by the Swaminathan Commission. Presenting Delhi government’s annual budget for 2019-20 in the Delhi Assembly, Sisodia said Delhi is the first state in the country to implement the Swaminathan Commission report on farming sector.
Budget
Delhi budget: Cabinet approves subsidy on electricity for farmersedit
The Delhi cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to give farmers a subsidy of Rs 105 per kilowatt on the fixed charge of electricity given under the agriculture connection in the national capital, Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot said.
Coverage
Farm mechanisation is the only way forwardedit
For better returns to farmers and to arrest inefficiencies in both pre and post-harvest operations, it is imperative to take up mechanisation extensively as it would also help in handling labour shortage in villages.
CLASS India launches its new maize harvester machinery in AP, Telanganaedit
CLASS Agriculture Machinery India Pvt Ltd, the leading manufacturer of agriculture machinery in India, a wholly owned subsidiary of 4.5 billion German multinational, has launched its flagship four-row maize harvester CROP TIGER 40 – M40 machinery here on Tuesday
Technology in Agriculture
Agricultural Balers Market Analysis, Major Competitor and Strategies, Regional Outlook, 2019 to 2024edit
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Stubble Burning
Thyssenkrupp, Danish firm B&W Volund tie up to make bioreactors for crop wasteedit
Burning of crop waste in the field has been one of the primary reasons for pollution in northern India during winter. Through this agreement, “we will be able to find a sustainable solution to this issue by utilising this crop waste for clean energy generation,”said Thyssenkrupp CEO and MD, Vivek Bhatia said.
Cost-effective technology vital to curb stubble burning: Mishraedit
The quest for implementable solutions to stubble burning and attendant atmospheric pollution will require key stakeholders like farmers, industry and government working in tandem, C K Mishra, Secretary at the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) said on Tuesday.