Agriculture Industry
Indore: Farmers likely to sow more cotton as prices go upedit
Farmers of Indore region are expected to expand the acreage under cotton by over 15 per cent lured by high cotton price in the upcoming kharif or summer sowing season.
Punjab fixes cotton sowing target at 4L hectaresedit
The season for cotton sowing has already set in and the sowing is expected to pick pace from the first week of May. The Punjab agriculture department has devised a strategy to increase the area under cotton by nearly 40% to 4 lakh hectares, up from 2.84 lakh hectares in 2018-19 season.
State fixes cotton sowing target at 4L hectaresedit
The season for cotton sowing has already set in and the sowing is expected to pick pace from the first week of May. The Punjab agriculture department has devised a strategy to increase the area under cotton by nearly 40% to 4 lakh hectares, up from 2.84 lakh hectares in 2018-19 season.
Pre-monsoon rainfall records 27% dip, says IMD; agriculture may take a hitedit
Pre-monsoon rainfall from March to April, a phenomenon critical to agriculture in some parts of the country, has recorded 27 per cent deficiency, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Government Raises Import Duty on Wheat to Support Local farmersedit
To provide some support to the local farmers, the government has increased its import duty on wheat to 40 % from the previous 30%. The move comes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government looks to contain rural dissatisfaction due to lower crop prices amid general elections that started on 11th April and will conclude on 19th May.
Cos cannot determine what farmers can growedit
A day after US multinational PepsiCo offered a compromise to farmers over the potato cultivation issue, the company on Saturday said it will make an out-of-court settlement with the potato farmers in Gujarat. Joining issue in support of the farming community, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel called PepsiCo’s legal action “brazenly wrong” and said corporate interests cannot dictate what farmers can or cannot cultivate.
Innovation In Farmingedit
The Indian government recently legalised usage of drones which has already created a lot of buzz in the market. Drones are excellent for small farm applications and can be useful for their data imaging qualities. As the images are ultra-high-tech, the details can be seen very minutely which further can be used for creating soil fertility maps. Moreover, automation in farming assures increased efficiency and crop productivity. Also, thanks to precision farming, we have GPS-enabled crop management systems and geo fencing that can help farmers in making informed decisions about the cultivated area. Laser land levellers that help in ensuring a flatter, even surface, thereby making sure that the irrigation water reaches every part of the field. ...
Competition
New Holland Agriculture Exhibits its Extended Product Offering at SIAM 2019edit
New Holland Agriculture participated in the “Salon International de l’Agriculture (SIAM) 2019” from 16th to 21st April 2019, where it showcased its high horsepower tractor range and also unveiled new products: the TC5.30 combine harvester, the TD3.50 and T8.410 tractors, which many farmers saw for the first time in Morocco.
Analysis of Agricultural and Farm Machinery Market Based On Market Size, Key Players, Market Dynamics and Technological Advancementedit
The report firstly introduced the Agricultural and Farm Machinery basics: definitions, classifications, applications and market overview; product specifications; manufacturing processes; cost structures, raw materials and so on. Then it analyzed the world’s main region market conditions, including the product price, profit, capacity, production, supply, demand and market growth rate and forecast etc. In the end, the report introduced new project SWOT analysis, investment feasibility analysis, and investment return analysis
Stubble Burning
Fodder for thoughtedit
Stubble becomes a burning issue when paddy is harvested in Punjab and Haryana in autumn. After paddy harvest, the window for sowing wheat is narrow, leading to a spurt in stubble burning as farmers have next to no time to prepare their fields for the next crop.