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Agriculture Industry
BJP to empower farmers through policies: Rs 24 lakh cr agri-rural investment, pension to S&M farmers in manifestoedit
Recognising that farmers’ issues have been brought to the centre-stage by opposition parties, the BJP on Monday pledged to “empower farmers through policies’’ in its `sankalp patra’ released here by Manifesto Committee Chairman Rajnath Singh in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Party President Amit Shah and senior party leaders.
Agriculture sector needs to shift focus from food security to consumeredit
Agricultural development in post-independence India started as a response to food shortages and the green revolution was designed to meet this challenge. Even after India became a net exporter of foodgrains, the mindset continued and food security remained central to agricultural planning. The expansion of the public distribution system, price controls, export bans and the pernicious use of the Essential Commodities Act dominated the scene. Most of these interventions had an unapologetic consumer bias driven mostly by political considerations.
Where is the new crop of Indian farmer leaders?edit
Throughout Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s term in office, agrarian distress has been an evergreen theme. The collapse of prices of most crops, particularly pulses, fruits, vegetables and milk, forced farmers to come on to the streets of Delhi and Mumbai. There have been violent protests in various other parts of the country. Loans, drought, input prices: the list of farmer grievances is a long one.
Major concern is widening gap between urban & rural populationedit
India’s major concern today is the widening gap between urban and rural population and between agriculture and industry which needs to be bridged, said managing director of Gujrat Co-operative MilkMarketing Federation Limited (AMUL), R S Sodhi on Monday.
BJP promises pension, extra income for farmersedit
The BJP promised in its election manifesto released on Monday to double farm income by 2022, extend PM-KISAN scheme to all farmers, and give pension for small and marginal farmers.
Tata Power trains farmers on ‘Sustainable Agriculture’edit
Tata Power under the ‘Sustainable Agriculture Programme’ trained over 950 tribal farmers in 42 villages on sustainable farm practices. Under this programme, awareness sessions were conducted for landholding farmers during the Rabi season on best agriculture practices for staple crop wheat along with other vegetables and cash crops like onion and potatoes. This programme has helped raise the tribal farmer’s income by INR 50,000 to INR 1,50,000.
Budget
BJP manifesto promises lower income tax rates for middle-class; pension for farmers, shopkeepersedit
Promising a transparent, sensitive and corruption-free government at the Centre if voted back to power in the Lok Sabha elections 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah today released the party’s manifesto at the party headquarters in New Delhi. In its ‘Sankalp Patra’, the saffron party also laid out a roadmap of what its wants to achieve in the coming five years if it retains power.
Technology in Agriculture
Combine Harvester Market Report by Market Share, Growth Drivers, Challenges, and Investment Opportunities – Forecast 2024edit
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Global Earth-moving Machinery Market 2019 Competitive Analysis – Atlas, Copco, Bharat, Earth, Movers, Bobcatedit
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The Agriculture Dripper Market report recently incorporated in the massive research report database of Pioneer Reports which provides detailed analytical view of the global market. This report also focuses on the latest trends in global and regional market areas which include production, capacity, competitor analysis, profit etc.edit
The Agriculture Dripper Market report recently incorporated in the massive research report database of Pioneer Reports which provides detailed analytical view of the global market. This report also focuses on the latest trends in global and regional market areas which include production, capacity, competitor analysis, profit etc.
Stubble Burning
Stubble trouble: Farmers told not to set paddy fields on fireedit
Agriculture department has issued a directive to farmers in Kuttanad asking them not to set paddy fields on fire after harvest. Principle agriculture officer Sheela Panicker said she has asked all Krishi Bhavan officers in Kuttanad to take steps to prevent farmers from setting stubble on fire. “We have noticed that farmers and padashekhara samitis have been burning fields to destroy stubble. People residing near paddy fields are now facing health issues as thick plume of black smoke emanate from the fields. Burning of fields is also causing a rise in mercury levels and air pollution,” she said.