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Agriculture Industry
Farmers use dole to pay for school fee and small expensesedit
Farmers, across India, who received Rs 2,000 each as the first instalment under the much-touted Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, have a different tale to narrate in each state. While farmers in Western Uttar Pradesh would rather have the government implement long-term programmes to tackle the agrarian distress, their counterparts in Gujarat are happy with the scheme, though they admit that the amount doled out is small. Three weeks after the scheme was rolled out by Prime Minister Naren ..
A Policy Roadmap to End Farmers’ Distressedit
Of late, the issue of farmers’ distress has gained attention across the political spectrum. Several schemes – ranging from income support to farm loan waivers – have been announced by the Centre and states. But how genuine are these attempts?
A visit to pick up good agriculture practicesedit
Spices growers from north-eastern states have come south to gain knowledge on getting the most out of their produce back home. The team is here to pick up tips on good agricultural practices, cultivating spices that meet global standards, knowing the market and getting optimum value for their produce, from their counterparts in Kerala.
Relief for farmers as Nafed plans massive mustard seed purchases at MSPedit
The central government’s National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed) plans to procure a large quantity of mustard seed at the minimum support price (MSP).The MSP is Rs 4,200 a quintal (qtl); the wholesale price is now Rs 3,500-3,700 a qtl. Hence, the entry of Nafed will be a big relief for growers making distress sales amid a forecast of a record high output.
Telangana Farmers will get their due, says KCRedit
Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday assured that he would extend Minimum Support Price (MSP) to all major crops and promised justice to red jowar farmers who were seeking remunerative price for their produce. He stated that the State government had already made progress in improving conditions for farmers through various schemes and will soon come up with an agriculture policy to ensure remunerative price for all major crops.
The Maltreated Farmer Could Solve India’s Unemployment Crisisedit
No matter how much the government and today’s media try to keep public attention focused on Pakistan, the fact is that unemployment in India has touched a 45-year high. Plastering the prime minister’s photos all over the country is not going to solve that. Whichever government comes to power next will have to find an innovative and lasting solution to the crisis.
Creating a Better Life for Indian Smallholder Farmersedit
With an objective to provide holistic and innovative solutions for smallholder farmers in developing economies, Bayer, International Finance Corporation (IFC, a member of the World Bank Group), Netafim and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions launched the ‘Better Life Farming’ alliance on April 20, 2018. In India, the global alliance was launched on July 23, 2018, along with additional local partners: Yara Fertilisers, DeHaat and Big Basket.
DeHaat: This startup gives agriculture services, financial aid; caters to 52,000 farmersedit
In a country entirely dependent on agriculture and technology seeping in rapidly, this startup has successfully merged the two to give the perfect platform for Indian farmers. DeHaat is a startup that aims to offer end to end agricultural services to Indian farmers, so as to improve the efficiency in the agriculture sector.
India can’t achieve 9-10 per cent GDP growth without Agriculture revolution: Kantedit
India cannot achieve 9-10 per cent GDP growth without revolution in the farm sector, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Monday. Addressing Mahindra Samriddhi Agri awards, he said there is a need to boost investment in the agriculture sector as well as to introduce new technology and market reforms.
NCRB’s silence on farmer suicides: RTI reply reveals why organisation has not released data since 2016edit
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, has been reporting the numbers of farmer suicides unfailingly from 1995 to 2015. It is part of the annual report on Accidental Deaths and Suicides (ADSI) for the whole country.
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