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Study on fallow land will help farming: Forumedit
In order to encourage agriculture, a non-profit think tank with focus on livelihoods, has recommended a fallow land study followed by microclimatic studies will enable farmers to know what crops grow best in different types of soil. “This will ensure a horticulture hub model,” Goa Livelihoods Forum stated in its whitepaper on ‘Livelihoods- Goa’.
Don’t politicise Maharashtra’s drought situation: Patiledit
State revenue minister Chandrakant Patil on Sunday appealed former agriculture minister Sharad Pawar to not to politicise the drought situation of the state as the state government has already announced drought situation in about five thousand villages in 151 tehsils of the state after considering availability of drinking water and giving facilities to drought hit areas of the state.
Plans afoot to bring 2.5L acre under irrigationedit
New irrigation projects are required to provide more irrigation facility to farm lands in Srikakulam district. According to Vamsadhara project, officials, the total available land for cultivation is 7.75 lakh acres. Of the 7.75 lakh acres, irrigation facility is available for one crop during kharif season for paddy and other crops is 4.50 lakh acres. Remaining 3.25 lakh acres of land is not covered under irrigated water facility.
Preparations underway for Kharif seasonedit
The farming community is set to sow Kharif crops, as they have already prepared seed beds. Farmers incurred losses as paddy crops dried up after the depletion of ground-level water in Rabi season earlier. The farmers are also hopeful of sufficient rains in the upcoming monsoon season after the Met Department predicted rains in the ensuing Kharif season. Agriculture officials are making arrangements in this regard. Officials estimate that farmers would cultivate crops in 1.74 lakh hectares in the upcoming Kharif season. It may even reach 2 lakh hectares if there are plenty of rains.
Opinion | There is reason to worry about the monsoon this yearedit
At 96%, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a “near-normal” monsoon in 2019. In contrast, private weather forecaster Skymet, citing an El Niño possibility, has a damp prognosis: “Below-normal” rains at 93% of the long-period average (LPA).
How an empowered rural economy forms the bedrock of the Modi govt’s long-term strategies for 2022edit
Farmers of paddy and 14 other Kharif crops have been the biggest beneficiaries of this historic move, with MSP on paddy up by Rs 200 per quintal or 13% over the preceding year, whereas the MSP for jowar, bajra and raagi went up by a solid 30% versus the earlier year. In October 2018, the Modi government gave more relief to farmers by announcing a hike of 6.1% or Rs 105 per quintal for wheat, to Rs 1840 per quintal, that would benefit farmers to the tune of Rs 62,635 crore. Along with wheat, other Rabi crops like rapeseed, mustard, barley, safflower, etc., saw a hike in MSP to the tune of anywhere between 50-112%, over and ...
Assam: Govt to Establish Organic Agricultural Universityedit
Addressing the 21st convocation of the AAU at its Jorhat campus on the Borbheta outskirts at Jorhat yesterday as the distinguished special guest, Sonowal said that the Government has initiated the process of setting up an exclusive organic agricultural university in the State.
CM Sarbananda Sonowal calls for coordinated approach between scientists and farmersedit
JORHAT: “Assam’s economy is mainly agrarian and to improve the overall agricultural development of the State, rice-based multi-cropping system needs to be practiced extensively. I acknowledge the sincere efforts of our scientists and officers towards doubling farmers’ income by 2022 and appreciate AAU’s endeavour in achieving this mission,” said Prof Jagadish Mukhi, Governor of Assam and Chancellor of Assam Agricultural University (AAU) during his 21st AAU convocation address at the auditorium of Assam Agricultural University in Jorhat on Saturday.