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Apicol signs two MoUs to promote agriculture entrepreneurshipedit
To promote agriculture entrepreneurship and enhance the income of farmers in Odisha, a state-government undertaking has signed two agreements with an NGO and a Central government agency, an official said on Thursday. The Agricultural Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited (APICOL) signed an agreement on Wednesday with Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), a national-level NGO, for implementation of agriculture entrepreneurship promotion scheme in tribal selected blocks of the state
Half of maize crop across state lost to fall armywormedit
Almost half of the total 3.86 lakh hectares of maize crop cultivated last year in the state was affected by the invasive pest fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda), said agriculture department officials. The pest originated from the Americas and was first found in India in Karnataka in July 2018, and then in Karur in Tamil Nadu. It was later reported in 17 other districts in the state.
Over 6k farmers hit by recent floods, says agri mantriedit
Agriculture minister Chandrakant Kavalekar on Tuesday said his department had not anticipated the extent of losses caused by the recent floods in which 6,336 farmers were hit, crops worth Rs 8.9 crore were destroyed and 1,920ha of cultivated area was ruined. Of this, North Goa alone accounted for 4,763 affected farmers, Rs 6.7 crore in crop losses and 1,463ha of destroyed farmland, he said. Kavalekar also said that although the agriculture department has only Rs 1 crore in funds, the government would try to compensate the affected farmers before Ganesh Chaturthi.
180 Meteorological Observatories to Be Installed in Agricultural Farmsedit
The agriculture department of West Bengal government is installing around 180 meteorological observatories in the agricultural farms as well as research stations across the state to examine the weather conditions in advance and issue guidelines to the cultivators as to what measures should be taken according to climate conditions. It is important to mention that weather system is one of the most important factors that determine the production of crops.
Drought assessment work in Jharkhand from todayedit
Notwithstanding the recent spell of rains, as many as 14 of the 24 districts in Jharkhand are feared to be nearing towards a drought-like situation, forcing the state government to start ground evaluation work to prepare back-up plans. On Tuesday, state development commissioner Sukhdev Singh held the first high-level meet to review the situation in presence of officials from the state agriculture department, disaster management department and other stakeholders.
Technology in Agriculture
180 Meteorological Observatories to Be Installed in Agricultural Farmsedit
The agriculture department of West Bengal government is installing around 180 meteorological observatories in the agricultural farms as well as research stations across the state to examine the weather conditions in advance and issue guidelines to the cultivators as to what measures should be taken according to climate conditions. It is important to mention that weather system is one of the most important factors that determine the production of crops.
Stubble Burning
Don’t burn paddy straw as homage to Guru Nanak: Badaledit
The Parkash Utsav will be celebrated on November 12 when thousands of devotees are expected to reach Punjab from across the world. It is also the time when stubble burning is at its peak. Going by the probability of crop residue burning during that time, Manpreet on Tuesday called upon farmers to pay homage to the Guru and shun the practice as it would send a wrong signal to the devotees, who would converge to celebrate the big day.