The Tribune India

Ahead of the paddy harvest season, there is some good news in store for the farmers in Punjab as a new study published in world’s leading scientific journal, Science Magazine, says farmers in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana can increase their income by over 20 per cent using Happy Seeders and also reduce greenhouse emissions per hectare by 78 per cent. Every year over 25,000 cases of farm fires are reported in Punjab, blamed for poor air quality in Delhi and surrounding states.

 

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India’s agriculture ministry has developed a farm equipment rental app for Indian farmers, which lets them hire tractors, rotavator and other farm related machinery on rent for with flexible tenures. The app is reportedly similar to Uber and looks to bring a similar convenience to farmers. “We want farmers to have affordable access to cutting-edge technology at their doorsteps,” a senior agriculture ministry official was quoted as saying by The Hindu.

The Economic Times

The government will soon launch a more farmer-friendly crop insurance scheme to maximise benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), said agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar. “We have seen few shortcomings in the present scheme. We have invited suggestions from states to make it more farmer friendly. The aim of this scheme is just to maximise benefits to farmers and cover their risks,” Tomar said.

The Economic Times

Agriculture stakeholders including farmers, agrochemicals and seeds companies, agricultural experts, researchers and academicians; and ministers and politicians are anxious to promote sustainable farming and the use of agro chemicals. The farmers are concerned that their children are opting for jobs in other industries and services, and are willing to give up their own lands. For farmers to now pursue sustainable farming we must find new ways of using technology that is tailor made to suit the smaller landholdings, say the stakeholders. Micro and drip irrigation must replace the current method of flooding which is also eroding the land of its nutrients.

Krishi Jagran

Agriculture is considered as the backbone of Indian Economy. It plays a strategic role in the process of economic development. Growth in agricultural sector may be well judged by the increase in the agricultural production over time. India is expected to achieve the ambitious goal of doubling farm income by 2022. It is well said that, “Agriculture is an art of growing crops”. As the India is becoming modernized day by day the requirement of organic products is increasing, the certification and regulation of the organic sector come into being and thrived.

Business Today

Indian start-ups in the agritech sector received more than $248 million funding in the first six months this year, according to a report unveiled by NASSCOM on Monday. “Over recent years, the agritech sector in India has witnessed some of the global and sector-focused funds directly investing in agritech start-ups,” the IT industry body said in its report.