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Agriculture Industry
Food for thought for the new govtedit
In 2018-19, wheat procurement at 35.8 million tonnes (mt) was the second highest ever. It is estimated that by the end of kharif marketing season in September, rice procurement may also touch an all-time high of 45 mt. With such high procurement, one of the first difficult challenges the new government will face in May will be to manage the excessive stock of foodgrains (central pool stocks) with the FCI and State government agencies.
India retorts to subsidy cut push; Commerce Secy says western farm subsidies higher than in Indiaedit
Subsidies provided by India to its farmers are quite low as compared to billions of dollars given by western countries, a top government official said Wednesday. Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan said India provides only about USD 250 per annum per farmer but unfortunatley “our subsidies run into trouble” as they are not structured properly, so there is a need to learn from other countries.
Bill Gates thinks these 5 agricultural hacks can help stop climate changeedit
Here’s a seemingly obvious quote from Bill Gates about how to sustain life on earth: “[A]t the end of the day, people have to eat.” It doesn’t take a genius to figure that out–except that with all the planet-threatening complications that growing food is responsible for, it may be not be so simple after all.
Liberalising agriculture: Farmers’ manifesto for freedomedit
Despite the success of Indian agriculture in feeding our population, most farmers have remained impoverished. Agrarian distress has become a permanent feature, with over 40 farmers committing suicide daily on an average over the past decade.
FPOs need sustained supportedit
The two-day conference on ‘Models for Agricultural Development: Experiences of Farmer Producer Companies’, has called for sustained efforts to strengthen, streamline, support and coordinate Farmer Producer Organisations.
UGC bans distance learning in agricultureedit
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has prohibited imparting distance degree programmes in agriculture. The decision was taken by the higher education regulator at its last meeting on the ground that a degree programme in agriculture is technical in nature as it requires practical or laboratory courses.
Over 50 lakh farmers deprived of benefits under PM-KISAN due to ‘anti-farmer’ policies of govt: BJPedit
Former Rajasthan agriculture minister and BJP leader Prabhu Lal Saini on Sunday alleged that more than 50 lakh small and marginal farmers of the state were deprived of the benefits under the PM-KISAN scheme due to the “anti-farmer” policies of the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government.
Telangana: German delegates all praise for agri schemesedit
A team of senior officials from Germany led by its Parliament State Secretary of Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Michael Stubgen, appreciated various schemes introduced by State government in agricultural sector.
India’s subsidies to farmers very low as compared to western countries: Commerce Secretaryedit
Subsidies provided by India to its farmers are quite low as compared to billions of dollars given by western countries, a top government official said Wednesday. Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan said India provides only about USD 250 per annum per farmer but unfortunatley “our subsidies run into trouble” as they are not structured properly, so there is a need to learn from other countries.
Walmart Foundation supports IDEI irrigation project to raise incomes for 10,000 smallholder farmersedit
Ten thousand smallholder farmers in Andhra Pradesh are set to benefit from the introduction of sustainable irrigation products and practices under a program offered by International Development Enterprises – India (IDEI) and supported with funding from the Walmart Foundation.
Agriculture Department Organizes Farmers’ Conferenceedit
The Agriculture Department, Jammu conducted a daylong farmers’ conference-cum-exhibition, under centrally sponsored PMKSY scheme with the aim to educate and tell farmers about the latest tools and technology to boost production and quality at Bhaderwah on 26th March.
Bank of Baroda to Develop Digital Agriculture Platform for Farmersedit
According to latest reports, Bank of Baroda has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the agriculture services companies in order to create an agriculture digital platform known as ‘Baroda Kisan’ that will provide solutions for agricultural requirements.
Global Forum For Innovation In Agriculture 2019edit
75% of visitore to Global Forum for innovation in Agriculture (GIFA) in the Abhu Dhabi attend to find the new sustainable agriculture innovoation. Food prouching in the region are under pressure to save natural resources, improve productivity, increases the efficiency of their supply chains and be ready to meet the challenge of climate change.
Land acquisition, bank cleanup and policies to revive agriculture: Rajan’s top priorities if he were a finance ministeredit
When Raghuram Rajan talks, everyone listens. The former RBI governor has been one of the renowned economists in India as well as internationally. Rajan, who also served as the Chief Economist and Director of Research at the International Monetary Fund, was named in Time Magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People in the World’ in 2016.
Stress on data repository for innovation in agricultureedit
Officials from the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), New Delhi emphasized the importance of having data repository for innovation in agriculture. Addressing a workshop held here at the National Research Centre for Banana in Trichy on Monday, the deputy director general (Agricultural Engineering/Natural Resource Management), ICAR, New Delhi K Alagusunadram emphasized the importance of Knowledge-based resources information system hub for innovation in agriculture (KRISHI). It is a data repository on agriculture in one place for the public access, he added. Assistant director general (Soil and Water Management), ICAR, New Delhi SK Chaudhari elaborated the genesis of the KRISHI Portal project, how it has changed its vision since 2014 to become the world’s most vibrant ...
UGC bans distance learning degree programmes in agricultureedit
The decision was taken by the higher education regulator at its last meeting on the ground that a degree programme in agriculture is technical in nature as it requires practicals or laboratory courses.”The Union agriculture ministry had referred the matter to the commission, requesting it to consider prohibiting universities from offering Open and Distance Learning (ODL) degree programmes in agriculture,” a senior commission official said.
Scheme for Young Farmers by Agriculture Ministryedit
The Agriculture Ministry has introduced a Young Farmers Business Incubation Scheme. This scheme is for youths engaged in commercial farming. According to Agriculture Minister, Dr. Mahendra Reddy, “The new initiative will engage 100 youths aged between 20-30 years for intensive hands-on training over a three-year incubation period, with a focus on youths with land readily available for agricultural purposes and who are already engaged in farming.”
Urban growth and peri-urban agriculture–An insight into Nagpuredit
Urban areas in India are expected to grow by 404 million people between 2014 and 2050, says a report by the United Nations. With growing industries, increasing population and expanding infrastructure, cities are now overflowing into surrounding regions, creating urban sprawls—the unplanned, uncontrolled spread of cities to suburban and rural areas. Agricultural lands, bordering the cities, mostly bear the brunt of this expansion due to encroachment and stress on available natural resources. Thus, monitoring and controlling the growth of cities helps to manage resources sustainably.
Competition
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Technology in Agriculture
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Stubble Burning
Stubble burning: NGT team should ask govt. to show its report card on action takenedit
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Harpal Singh Cheema has appealed to the visiting National Green Tribunal (NGT) team not only to give sermons to the farmers over stubble burning in the state but also bring both the Union and State government on board to show what they had done in this regard