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How corrupt nexus between sugar industry, governments affect farmersedit
IF THERE is one crop that affects India’s economy, water supply and promotes nepotism, it is sugarcane. India was the first country in the world where sugarcane farming — and the first refined sugar — was born more than 2,000 years ago. In fact, the word “sugar” has its origins in Sanskrit, Shaakara.
Eye on the monsoonedit
As India awaits the arrival of the annual summer monsoon, hopes are particularly high for normal rainfall that is so vital for agriculture, the health of forests, rivers and wetlands. The India Meteorological Department has forecast normal rainfall of 96% of the long period average of 89 cm rain, with an onset date in the first week of June in Kerala. It has also signalled a significant possibility of a deficit. The monsoon bounty is crucial for the 60% of gross cropped area in farming that is rain-fed, and represents, in the assessment of the National Commission on Farmers, 45% of agricultural output. Given the erratic patterns of rainfall witnessed over the past few decades and their possible ...
Use innovations to enhance agricultural productivityedit
Stressing upon the need to develop an inter-disciplinary approach towards agriculture education, N.S. Rathore, Deputy Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), said innovations in the fields of Robotics, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things should be used to enhance agricultural productivity.
New govt. should liberalise agricultureedit
The government that comes to power should focus on agriculture by removing all restrictions placed on the sector in terms of sale, purchase, and exports, former member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council Surjit Bhalla said. He further said that the new government should reduce the cost of capital in the country to boost investment and growth.
Mysuru: Farmers worried about future of loan waiveredit
In Mandya and surrounding villages, agriculture activities have come to a complete halt due to lack of pre-monsoon showers. However, farmers here are still a busy lot, thanks to the Lok Sabha polls.
New govt’s challenge will be to increase corporate productivity: CEA Subramanianedit
A day after most exit polls predicted a second term for the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance, chief economic advisor (CEA) in the finance ministry Krishnamurthy Subramanian on Monday discussed the policy priorities before the next government in an interview. Edited excerpts:
Next government should abolish MSP in 3 yearsedit
The next government should reduce corporate tax by 5 per cent, should expand income support scheme, abolish the minimum support price (MSP) mechanism in the next three years and bring reforms in agriculture sector, noted economist Surjit Bhalla said on Monday.
Experts call for promoting millets cultivationedit
Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao proposed to establish cold storage facility at every mandal headquarter in the State, Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy said on Monday. He said discussions were on regarding irrigation facility, crop colonies, support price for agriculture produce, setting up a network of cold storages and agriculture warehouses. Because of the many efforts of the government, mangoes from Telangana were being exported to the UK for the first time, he said.
Next govt should abolish MSP in 3 years, cut corporate tax to 5 pc: Surjit Bhallaedit
The next government should reduce corporate tax by 5 per cent, should expand income support scheme, abolish the minimum support price (MSP) mechanism in the next three years and bring reforms in agriculture sector, noted economist Surjit Bhalla said Monday.
We have to fulfil PM’s promise of doubling farmers income: Rajiv Kumar, Niti Aayogedit
Agriculture needs reducing the cost of production and for me a new model that we are examining very carefully is the so-called zero budget natural farming model which eliminates the use of chemicals in agriculture, said Rajiv Kumar, Vice-chairman, Niti Aayog in an interview with ETNOW
Farmer suicides in Telangana dropped under KCR’s rule: Harishedit
TRS MLA and former Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao said that the farmers’ suicides had come down under Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s rule in Telangana.Participating in a meeting in Tampa City in Florida in the US on Sunday organised by TRS America Cell, Harish Rao said that Chandrasekhar Rao’s aim is to see smiles on the faces of the farmers.
Study maps rise in non-CO2 emission from cropland based agriculture over 30 yearsedit
Fertiliser pricing policies– influencing farmers’ preference towards specific chemical combinations–need to be mapped to the officially prescribed nitrogen (N), phosphate (P) and potassium (K) ratio to curb excess non-carbon dioxide (non-CO2) emission from India’s cropland based agriculture, research has suggested.
Pre-monsoon rainfall 22% lower than usual across India, says IMD; highest deficiency recorded in all 4 southern states at 46%edit
Pre-monsoon rainfall from March to May, which is a phenomenon vital to agriculture in several parts of the country, has recorded a deficiency of 22 percent, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.
Kerala Jaiva Karshaka Samithi Bags International Prize for Innovative Organic Farmingedit
A 25-year-old organic farmers group, Kerala Jaiva Karshaka Samithi, has won global recognition for their determined efforts in innovating organic farming.
The Samithi is one of the two winners of the Organic Medal of Honour that was started by Xichong, a Chinese Municipality in collaboration with the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement (IFOAM) Asia in South Korea.
CLAAS Mentions
Global Low HP Tractor Market 2019 Competitive Analysis – Mahindra & Mahindra, John Deere, TAFE, CNH Industrial, AGCO, Kubota, SDF, CLAASedit
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Competition
CNH Industrial to invest Rs 312 cr in its financial subsidiaryedit
CNH Industrial Capital, the financial subsidiary of CNH Industrial N.V. is planning to invest up to $45 million (Rs 312 cr approx) to add value in the current business by bringing in latest technology, the company informed ETAuto.
Global Precision Agriculture Systems Market Supply And Demand, Industry Capacity, Forecast and Strategies To 2024edit
A comprehensive analysis of the Precision Agriculture Systems Market including market sizing, market share by competitor, market share by distribution channel, drivers, restraints, product pricing trends, industry quotations, company profiles and market forecasts to 2024 for global market.
Global Farm Equipment Market 2019 Top Companies Are Deere & Company, Mahindra Group, AGCO Corporation, Agrostroj Pelhrimov A.s, CNH Industrial, CLAAS, Kubotaedit
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Stubble Burning
Stubble burning incidents down in Punjab this harvest seasonedit
Farmers in Punjab, the key grain producing State, seem to have exercised restraint in burning the wheat crop residue during the ongoing harvesting season. The incidents of burning dipped compared to last year, officials told The Hindu. Agriculture experts and officials believe that awareness of the ill-effects is one key reason for it.