Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
India Must Shift Rice Growing East From Punjab, Haryana To Prevent Desertificationedit
Shifting the major chunk of rice production to India’s central and eastern states like Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, while encouraging wheat cultivation through sustainable irrigation in the rice-growing regions of Punjab and Haryana, could help India prevent an impending water crisis by 2030, according to a 2018 study by the National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development and Indian Council for Rural Development and Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations. Water demand by 2030 is projected to be twice the available supply, a WaterAid India report from March 2019 showed.
How this social enterprise is helping the Odisha govt boost agricultural productivity in the Stateedit
Located along the eastern coastline, Odisha contributes a significant share to the agricultural sector in the country. According to the Activity Report of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment, about 62 percent of its total workforce was engaged in the cultivation of 40 percent of its geographical area as of 2017-18.
India faces weak monsoon rains, raising fears for crops, economyedit
India’s monsoon rains were below average for the fourth straight week, with rainfall scanty over central and western parts of the country in the week ended on June 26, raising concerns about major crop production and the impact on the nation’s economy.
Poultry farmers seek ‘Agriculture’ status under Income Tax Actedit
The Karnataka Poultry Farmers and Breeders Association (KPFBA), as part of its recommendations for the upcoming Union Budget 2019-20, has urged the Government of India to consider all poultry farming activities as ‘Agriculture’ under the Income Tax Act.
Women’s unaccounted labour behind malnutritionedit
Indian women’s unaccounted contribution in agricultural work has a detrimental impact on the nutrition levels of the households, leading to malnutrition among children, a study suggests. According to the research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the UK, recognition of Indian women’s roles in both agriculture and domestic work is key to improving household nutrition outcomes.
Government Plans to Promote Multi-Layer Farming to Help Increase Farmers’ Incomeedit
Multi-layer farming means growing compatible plants of different heights on the same field and at the same time. It is generally practiced in orchards & plantation crops for utmost use of solar energy even under high planting density.
As Govt Sets Eyes on Doubling Farm Incomes by 2022, It’s Time India Inc Lends a Handedit
Agriculture accounts for almost one in every two jobs in India and occupies nearly 16 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) pie. It is the single biggest source of livelihood for Indians but depends on several vagaries, including those of the weather.
Loan schemes don’t reach 59 per cent of rural India: Surveyedit
Loan schemes don’t reach almost 60 per cent people in rural India, says a new survey which also finds climate change to be the biggest challenge for one in five farmers.
Govt proposes to give status of farmers to landless beekeepersedit
The government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is mulling to give the status of farmers to landless beekeepers while recognising honeybees as inputs to agriculture and diversify the basket of beekeeping products. The move is aimed at doubling farmers’ income by 2022.
US and Australia question India’s new farm sector support schemeedit
The US and Australia have raised doubts about India’s new farm sector support scheme,Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) announced in March this year, at the World Trade Organization (WTO) saying it was trade distorting and perhaps, inconsistent with global norms.
Maize Growers Should be Careful about Sowing the Crop: Agri Departmentedit
As the Kharif season is on, Maharashtra’s agriculture commissioner issued an advisory about a possible infestation of the Fall Armyworm (FAW) in the state. The department has asked maize growers to be careful about sowing the crop, given the large-scale destruction the pest had caused in the last season.
Weak Monsoon in Central and Western States Raises Fears of Slow Economic Growth, Crop Productionedit
India’s monsoon rains were below average for the fourth straight week, with rainfall scanty over central and western parts of the country in the week ended on Wednesday, raising concerns about major crop production and the impact on the nation’s economy.
DCM seeks pragmatic schemes to boost agri, allied sectorsedit
Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein has asked the officers of the agriculture and allied departments to come up with pragmatic schemes and prepare long-term (five years) and short term (one year) plans to boost the agriculture and allied sectors and achieve the target of doubling the farmers’ income by 2022. Mein said this while addressing the officers during the pre-budget consultative meeting here on Thursday.
Loan schemes don’t reach 59 % of rural Indiaedit
Loan schemes don’t reach almost 60 per cent people in rural India, says a new survey which also finds climate change to be the biggest challenge for one in five farmers.