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Agriculture Industry
Community farming scheme finds four takersedit
The state agriculture department has received four applications for its community farming scheme. The applications are under process, department sources said. The state government had initiated this scheme in October 2018 in a bid to tackle the issue of fallow land and to promote group farming
Trump’s budget cuts 15% on agriculture despite of crisisedit
President Donald Trump’s 2020 budget on Monday proposed a 15 per cent cut for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, calling its subsidies to farmers “overly generous” at a time they are going through the worst crisis in decades due to depressed commodity prices and Trump’s trade tariffs.
CM: Modi’s pro-people policies have brought a new changeedit
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the country was witnessing a new change because of the pro-people policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that had a marked positive impact not only on youths and workers but also on farmers.
In fresh blow to Monsanto, India cuts GM cotton seed royaltyedit
India has cut the royalties that local seed companies pay to German drugmaker Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit for the third time in four years.Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has decided to reduce royalties paid by Indian seed companies to Monsanto for its genetically modified (GM) cotton by 49 % to 20 rupees for a packet of 450 grams, according to a farm ministry order. Before it was 39 rupees.
Government organises Seed Mela in Srinagaredit
Jammu and Kashmir government organised mega exhibition cum Seed Mela in Srinagar. It was arranged by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) at Shalimar University Campus for the benefit of the people especially, farmers and growers.
Rural distress deepens: Wage growth dips, non-farm jobs hitedit
Rural wages have grown 3.8 per cent year-on-year in December, the lowest ever for this month. Together with depressed farm prices — annual wholesale inflation in December was minus 0.07 per cent for “food” and 4.45 per cent for “non-food” articles — they point to an overall picture of rural stress going beyond agriculture ahead of the Lok Sabha elections starting next month.
Agri-tech startup TartanSense raises Rs 15 crore from investorsedit
Agriculture robotics startup TartanSense has raised Rs 15 crore from Omnivore Partners, Blume Ventures, and BEENEXT, indicating rising investor interest in deep technology startups that are addressing large untapped opportunities in Indian agriculture – a sector that occupies 60% of land but contributes to only 15% of GDP.
Agriculture Department heat advisory for farmersedit
The Agriculture Department has come out with a heat advisory for farmers and labourers on the precautions to be adopted while working in the fields and open areas during the day time, following the unprecedented heat wave being experienced in the state.
Budget
PM-KISAN: Modi govt has so far transferred Rs 5,215 cr to 26 mn farmersedit
The central government has so far transferred Rs 5,215 crore to over 26 million small and marginal farmers under the PM-Kisan scheme announced in the last month’s interim budget.
Technology in Agriculture
Global Forestry Machinery Market Regional Landscape, Production, Sales and Consumption Status and Prospects 2018-2023edit
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Powered Agriculture Equipment Market- Opportunity in Global Market (North America Country, South America, Asia Country, Europe Country) – Future Forecast till 2025edit
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Stubble Burning
Ban on stubble burningedit
The state environment department has banned burning of paddy stubble in fields across Bengal in an attempt to fight air pollution.The violators are to be prosecuted under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, and can land in jail.Burning of paddy stubble in fields, especially after kharif crop is harvested in October-November, is rampant across the state.