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Scores Of Steps Taken For Odisha Farmers’ Welfare: Ministeredit
Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo on Wednesday in a written reply to queries of opposition members in the Odisha Assembly listed out the steps taken by the department for the welfare of farmers in Odisha.The State has formed a separate ‘Agriculture Cabinet’ as a Committee of the Cabinet with an objective to consider various issues pertaining to agriculture and allied sectors and to bring about faster growth and development in these sectors.
Farmers ageing, new generation disinterested: Who will grow our food?edit
A usual sight in the countryside is farmers busy tendering the world’s most exclusive job — producing food. But, if you probe a bit more and if you happen to be one of those who regularly interact with farmers, the missing youth in farms will strike you. The youth among the farming communities are hardly interested in agriculture — so much that a majority of students graduating from agricultural universities switch to other professions. As it emerges, those who work in family farms or are in some other way involved in farming are also doing so with compulsion.
Kerala’s Agricultural University to support coconut farming in the stateedit
The coconut farming sector in Kerala is set to get much needed impetus, thanks to the Rs.24.732 crore project bagged by Kerala Agricultural University (KAU). The mega project, sanctioned by the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) under the Centres of Advanced Agricultural Science and Technology (CAAST) component of National Agricultural Higher Education Programme, will be operational for three years from the current fiscal.
Women in Agriculture : Challenges and Way Aheadedit
What are some of the challenges faced by women in agriculture in India? What are the possible ways out of the agrarian crisis, that is hurting women farmers and agricultural workers the hardest? A panel discussion was organised by Focus on the Global South, Economic Research Foundation in collaboration with Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung –South Asia. This video provides a glimpse of the discussion.
Why West Bengal Government Stops Implementing Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana?edit
The government of West Bengal has stopped implementing the central scheme on crop insurance i.e. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) from Kharif 2019 and instead has brought its own scheme, the Parliament was told on 23rd July 2019 – ‘Bangla Fasal Bima Yojana”.
State govt mulls alternative agriculture methods to tackle rain deficitedit
Remote sensing can resolve food crisisedit
India is an agrarian country and is the second-largest producer of cereal crops like rice and wheat, fibre crops like cotton, sugar crops like sugarcane and fruits, vegetables and tea at the global level. It also devotes the largest area for rice, wheat and cotton to grow. Remote sensing has provided data at desired spatial and temporal resolution to understand the behavior of soil moisture. Amount of sufficient water required for a crop (from sowing to harvesting) at root depths, termed as crop water requirement is derived using the surface soil moisture data.
Role of CSR important in achieving $5 trillion economy, says Union Minister of Agriculture at The CSR Journal Excellence Awardsedit
The role of agriculture in the scope of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India is an important area needing further impetus if India is to achieve its $5 trillion economic goal, said Shri. Narendra Singh Tomar, Hon’ble Union Cabinet Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj. As a nation, Tomar said, India Inc. needs to explore areas such as agriculture, considering the high labour force participation of the sector. He insisted on exploring partnership opportunities in agriculture, and its importance in achieving the $5 trillion economy mark.
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Balers Market 2019 | Opportunities, Analysis and Future 2022edit
The report covers the key figures of current market like size, volume and share. Moreover, it also includes forecasts and implications of important developments in the sector, important updates and trends of the sector, and profiles of the leading players. The report solidifies the analysis by offering well-studied comprehensions for Balers Market. Some of the key players profiled in the study are: John Deere, American Baler, Vermeer, Claas
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Balers Market 2019 | Opportunities, Analysis and Future 2022edit
The report covers the key figures of current market like size, volume and share. Moreover, it also includes forecasts and implications of important developments in the sector, important updates and trends of the sector, and profiles of the leading players. The report solidifies the analysis by offering well-studied comprehensions for Balers Market. Some of the key players profiled in the study are: John Deere, American Baler, Vermeer, Claas
Technology in Agriculture
Remote sensing can resolve food crisisedit
India is an agrarian country and is the second-largest producer of cereal crops like rice and wheat, fibre crops like cotton, sugar crops like sugarcane and fruits, vegetables and tea at the global level. It also devotes the largest area for rice, wheat and cotton to grow. Remote sensing has provided data at desired spatial and temporal resolution to understand the behavior of soil moisture. Amount of sufficient water required for a crop (from sowing to harvesting) at root depths, termed as crop water requirement is derived using the surface soil moisture data.