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Agriculture Industry
Centre asks states to speed up farmer enrolment under PM-KISANedit
States and Union Territories should speed up the enrolment of all eligible farmers under the Rs 87,000 crore PMKISAN scheme for the timely transfer of Rs 6,000 per year in three equal instalments, agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said Thursday.
Scholarship to 59 students for education in agricultureedit
The Mukul Madhav Foundation (MMF) and Finolex Industries Limited signed a memorandum of understanding with Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth to give scholarship to 59 students for study in agriculture sector. Mukul Madhav Foundation is partner of Finolex industries for corporate social responsibility
Govt’s precedence must include farmers’ prosperity: ICFAedit
Ahead of the first budget by the new government, a multi-stakeholder consultation meeting was organised by Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) to deliberate upon the various issues of agriculture and allied sector.
Andhra Pradesh government approves budget release for agriculture schemesedit
The State government on Thursday gave administrative sanction for budget release orders regarding a few important agriculture and marketing schemes.
Agri-rural issues top agenda for NITI Governing Council meetingedit
The Governing Council of the Niti Aayog will meet on Saturday to deliberate on measures to address pressing issues such as drought situation, rain-water harvesting and structure reforms in agriculture.
Farmers have to pay Rs 100 per month under pension schemeedit
Farmers in the country are expected to contribute Rs 100 per month under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana that seeks to provide minimum monthly pension of Rs 3,000 on attainment of 60 years of age, the Union Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday.
Andhra Pradesh: Agriculture Minister accuses Chandrababu Naidu of ‘failing’ to fulfil promisesedit
Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister K Kannababu accused the former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of not fulfilling his promises made to the people.
Centre asks states to speed up farmer enrolment under PM-KISANedit
States and Union Territories should speed up the enrolment of all eligible farmers under the ₹87,000 crore PM-KISAN scheme for the timely transfer of ₹6,000 per year in three equal instalments, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said Thursday.
PM-Kisan Pension: Farmers’ contribution to be ₹100/monthedit
Farmers will have to contribute ₹100 per month under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana that seeks to provide minimum fixed monthly pension of ₹3,000 on attainment of 60 years, according to the government.
Tax break to land reforms: 10 things wished from Sitharaman’s first budgetedit
Everybody wants everything. The challenge for finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s first budget is to give everybody something. Here is a look at some common demands from across the country from Modi 2.0 government’s first budget.
Farm Distress Has Govt Attention but Economic Slowdown May Tighten Purse Strings in Budgetedit
After tall promises by the BJP-led NDA parties during the election campaign, Union Budget 2019 is expected to incline itself towards the growing farm distress in the country.
Dissatisfied farmers formed a major part of the BJP manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections. As newly elected finance minister Niramala Sitharaman will present her maiden budget on July 5, the stress on the rural economy will be a major factor of her debut.
62.5 percent of working children below 18 engaged in agriculture: Census 2011edit
Three out of every four working children in India are virtually denied of their right to education, said an NGO, adding that majority of them are engaged in agriculture and related industries. Going by the census 2011 data-sets released in 2016, a whopping 62.5 percent of working children and adolescents below 18 years of age engaged in agriculture and related industries.
Karnataka poultry farmers urge Centre to drop notification on cagesedit
The Karnataka Poultry Farmers and Breeders Association (KPFBA) has urged the Government of India to immediately drop the notification called ‘Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (egg-laying hens) Rules 2019′ as it would have an ‘adverse impact’ on the entire poultry sector as both the organised and unorganised poultry farmers would end up giving up poultry farming, in due course of time.
Once again, Mettur dam misses its date with kuruvai farmersedit
Yet another June 12, the date on which Mettur dam is to be opened for delta irrigation, has passed without release of water. This is the eighth consecutive year this has happened and farmers in the Cauvery delta are worried kuruvai crop would be lost forever if governments do not take decisive steps and ensure water.
Agri dept says no farmer transplanted paddy earlyedit
Even as farmers in Punjab have started sowing paddy early, the state agriculture department claimed that it did not find any major violation. Punjab agriculture director Sutantar Kumar claimed that they got some complaints of farmers planning to sow the paddy crop early, but there were no such reports on which action could be taken.
Punjab: Paddy transplantation begins todayedit
Paddy transplantation will officially begin in Punjab from Thursday. The crop is expected to be transplanted on nearly 28 lakh hectares, down from 31.4 lakh hectares last season.
Mixed cropping gets priority in Odisha’s Dhenkanaledit
The district agriculture strategy committee has decided to grow both paddy and non-paddy crops in 1,85,100 hectares (ha) of land in the ensuing kharif season.
Crop diversification and mixed cropping, including mango and cashew cultivation, have been given priority.
Agriculture department busts gang supplying spurious pesticideedit
The agriculture department has busted a gang involved in supplying spurious pesticides to farmers by seizing eight quintals of Imdeclopreed 0.3 GR pesticide.Chief agriculture officer Dr Naazar Singh said, “The pesticide was being sold to farmers in the name of Meerut-based pesticide company.”
Technology in Agriculture
Mix Harvester Market Evaluation By Main Firms, Measurement, Segmentation, Market Dynamics & Developmentsedit
A complete evaluation of the Mix Harvester Market together with market sizing, market share by competitor, market share by distribution channel, drivers, restraints, product pricing traits, trade quotations, firm profiles and market forecasts to 2024 for international market.
Wheel Type Combine Harvester Market Investigation by Application, Technology and Product Typeedit
The Wheel Type Combine Harvester market report considers the present scenario of the Wheel Type Combine Harvester market and its market dynamics for the period 2019−2024. It covers a detailed overview of various market growth enablers, restraints, and trends. The study includes both the demand and supply sides of the market. It also profiles and analyzes the leading companies and several other prominent companies operating in the Wheel Type Combine Harvester market.
Farm machineries distributed in Niulandedit
Department of Agriculture, Niuland distributed farm machineries (paddy thresher and power tiller) under Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM) 2018-19 at sub-divisional agriculture office (SDAO), Niuland on June 12.
Stubble Burning
Open burning ban now in effectedit
The provincial government has announced that stubble or grass fires, burning barrels, fireworks, tiki torches and any open fire larger than one metre high by two metres wide will be strictly prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre.