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Mechanised farming on trial basis in Canaconaedit
In an effort to boost agriculture in the state, nearly 90,000sqm of land in Loliem, Polem and Sheli in Canacona was brought under cultivation during this kharif season. Using mechanised farming, the exercise has been undertaken on a trial basis and is being executed by 20 farmers. For the first time, readymade organic fertilisers were provided to farmers in a bid to create health awareness.
3,000 acre paddy fields damaged due to torrential trains in Odishaedit
As rainfall subsided in flood-affected Kotpad block in Koraput district, the crop damage reports start pouring in from different panchayats on Saturday. Around 3,000 acres of paddy fields have been damaged in the block. Though no rainfall was recorded in the past two days, the flood water is still running in agriculture fields and crops are under knee-deep water damaging the paddy saplings.
Officials take spurious organic fertiliser companies to taskedit
Officials of the agriculture department have begun a crackdown on the spurious firms that claim to manufacture organic fertilisers. The officials have also started to reach out to farmers and other stakeholders to spread awareness on organic fertilisers and the procedure for obtaining licence to manufacture them. Agriculture officers from the district said the mushrooming of spurious companies claiming to manufacture organic fertilisers has increased recently. The officials said that a government order had notified seven categories of organic fertilisers city compost, vermicompost, phosphate-rich organic manure, organic manure, bio-enriched organic manure, bone meal and potash derived from rhodophytes.
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Punjab govt to provide over 28,000 agro-machines to farmers to prevent stubble burningedit
To achieve the task of zero stubble burning, Punjab’s agriculture department will provide more than 28,000 agro-machines/farm equipment to the state’s farmers with a subsidy component of Rs 278 crore during the current fiscal year, an official said on Sunday. Subsidy ranging from 50 to 80 per cent is being provided to the farmers under the scheme for management of paddy residue, the official said.
Mechanised farming on trial basis in Canaconaedit
In an effort to boost agriculture in the state, nearly 90,000sqm of land in Loliem, Polem and Sheli in Canacona was brought under cultivation during this kharif season. Using mechanised farming, the exercise has been undertaken on a trial basis and is being executed by 20 farmers. For the first time, readymade organic fertilisers were provided to farmers in a bid to create health awareness.
Stubble Burning
Punjab govt to provide over 28,000 agro-machines to farmers to prevent stubble burningedit
To achieve the task of zero stubble burning, Punjab’s agriculture department will provide more than 28,000 agro-machines/farm equipment to the state’s farmers with a subsidy component of Rs 278 crore during the current fiscal year, an official said on Sunday. Subsidy ranging from 50 to 80 per cent is being provided to the farmers under the scheme for management of paddy residue, the official said.