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Agriculture Industry
Inspired by TV Show, Teacher Turns Into Champion Millet Farmer Over 25 Acres!edit
For Kishore Chandra, a native from Proddatur town of Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh, inspiration came from television. After having worked in the education sector for about five years, what inspired this man to leave a secure job to pursue farming through the most ecologically sustainable manner was an episode of the renowned television series, Satyamev Jayate.
Need long-term strategy to reduce farm sector vulnerabilityedit
Deputy Director General (Agricultural Extension), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), A K Singh on Tuesday highlighted the need to have a long-term strategy that would reduce the vulnerability of the farming community and accelerate agriculture development.
148 Million Tonnes(MT) foodgrain output expected in Kharif 2019-20edit
With the Indian Meteorological Department forecasting “near normal” monsoon this year, the Agriculture Ministry on Thursday set its target for foodgrain production during kharif season 2019-20 at 147.9 million tonnes (MT), with rice output pegged at 102 MT.
PepsiCo has a potato issue with farmersedit
The dispute between PepsiCo and Gujarat farmer groups over growing a specific variety of potato has escalated nationally with farmer unions urging the central government to intervene in the matter.
Bacteria turn agri waste to biofuel, first-of-its-kind reseaedit
The researchers worked to find an alternative to fossil fuels through biodegradation of agricultural waste such as wheat straw, rice straw, grass straw, and sugarcane bagasse as substrates. The biodegradation was brought about by busing cellulose-degrading bacteria and their enzymes for sustainable development and an environment-friendly approach.
Govt sets foodgrain output target at 291 MT this seasonedit
The government has assumed a modest increase in foodgrains production for the next crop year of 2019-20, starting July, as the last year’s ambitious target could not be achieved as certain crop-producing areas witnessed deficient rainfall even though India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted ‘normal’ monsoon. A bumper harvest usually helps the country to increase the overall agriculture growth and boost rural economy, but in recent years, robust production hasn’t really translated into gains for farmers as prices remained subdued.
Govt official says seeds for 2019-20 kharif pulses sowing adequateedit
Centre has 964,845 tn pulses seed for sowing in 2019-20 (Jul-Jun) kharif season, higher than the requirement of 821,242 tn, a senior government official said today. “We have adequate availability of pulses seeds for 2019-20. Most of them came from seed hubs,” he said on the sidelines of Kharif Campaign 2019.
Govt eyes record food grain output in 2019-20 as rains seen goodedit
The government has set the 2019-20 (Jul-Jun) food grain output at a record high of 291.1 mln tn based on the India Meteorological Department’s forecast of near-normal southwest monsoon, Agriculture Commissioner S.K. Malhotra said today.
Technology in Agriculture
Agricultural Balers Market Growth Probability, Key Vendors and Future Scenario Up To 2024edit
Agricultural Balers market report provides investors, analysts, researchers, business executives and others with analyses and forecasts for the Agricultural Balers market, including keyword production, revenues, competitor’s marketing strategy and global product selling prices up to 2022.
Agricultural Balers Market Growth Probability, Key Vendors and Future Scenario Up To 2024edit
Agricultural Balers market report provides investors, analysts, researchers, business executives and others with analyses and forecasts for the Agricultural Balers market, including keyword production, revenues, competitor’s marketing strategy and global product selling prices up to 2022.
Agriculture Dripper Market: Future Opportunities, Market Analysis & Outlook To 2024edit
“Agriculture Dripper Market Report 2019 to 2024” is the definitive study of the global Agriculture Dripper market. The content includes orientation technology, industry drivers, geographic trends, market statistics, market forecasts, producers, and equipment suppliers.
Stubble Burning
Zero Burn Campaign Launched to Discourage Farmers from Burningedit
Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has joined forces with the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives and private companies to launch a Zero Burn campaign discouraging burning of waste at farms to reduce emissions of smoke and dust from the agricultural sector.