Business Standard

When Kamal Gangrude looks across at the fields beside her home on the valley floor, she sees swathes of farmland which this year will not be weeded, ploughed or planted. Sold to developers who will build factories and roads or generally put it to non-agricultural use, the loss of this farmland has also meant a loss of vital labouring jobs for the Dalit families of Pimplad, a village in Nashik district of Maharashtra.

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According to the Economic Survey 2018-19, farm revenues have declined for a number of crops despite increasing production, and market prices falling below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). It also states that the projected long-term weather patterns indicate a reduction in annual agricultural incomes between 15 and 18 percent on average, and up to 20 and 25 percent for non-irrigated areas.

Krishijagran.com

Global Precision Agriculture leader Trimble Inc. said that it is committed to the Indian government’s mission of doubling farmers’ income and is pursuing a three-pronged strategy to increase the adoption of Precision Agriculture in India in order to boost farm productivity.

UNI

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday instructed the officers concerned that keeping in view the future supply of irrigated water to 1.25 crore acres and developing the irrigation sector accordingly, resulting in increase of agriculture produce largely, a strategy should be evolved to provide Minimum Support Price to the farmers. At a review meeting held at Pragathi Bhavan here, the Chief Minister suggested that through close coordination of Agriculture, Horticulture, Marketing and Civil Supplies departments and by providing minimum support price to the farmer, the departments should work to make agriculture profitable, an official statement here said.

Mint

India’s agriculture sector contributes a mere 17% to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), though nearly 60% of rural households are engaged in agriculture and allied industries. New-age methods of agriculture management, coupled with technology, have improved agricultural practices and productivity, but much of the sector still lags when it comes to modernization.

Telangana Today

Comprehensive development of agriculture, ensuring minimum support prices or better than MSP returns to farmers in the State will require an integrated approach to agriculture which needs a revamp of the official machinery and bringing under the umbrella of Agriculture Department various other departments like Horticulture, Marketing, Civil Supplies, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao said.

Business Standard

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao Tuesday instructed officials concerned to work out a strategy to provide Minimum Support Price to farmers for their farm produce.

Telangana Today

The District Collector RV Karnan on Tuesday stressed on the need to encourage farming community to choose value-added crops and products to ensure profitability.

The Hans India

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has instructed the officers concerned that keeping in view the future supply of irrigated water to 1 crore 25 lakh acres and developing the irrigation sector accordingly, resulting in increase of agriculture produce largely, a strategy should be evolved to provide Minimum Support Price to the farmers.