The Times of India

Most farmers growing rice and wheat in north India prepare their fields for wheat crop in October-November by burning the stubble that remains after rice has been harvested, ploughing the field and sowing wheat using conventional seeders. The study — Fields on Fire: Alternatives to Crop Residue Burning in India — compared 10 common alternatives used by farmers, three of which involve residue burning.

The New Indian Express

Andhra Agriculture department joint director M Vijayabharathi assured that the farmers need not worry about the availability of fertilisers, as adequate stocks were available in the market. Addressing a press conference in Guntur on Friday, she said that the Kharif season had begun and that the government has also announced the supply of water for irrigation for the benefit of the farmers.

Telangana Today

Uttar Pradesh is firm on replicating the success story of the Telangana model of seed development which was recognised even by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). A delegation of officials from UP led by its Minister for Agriculture Surya Pratap Sahi visited Bandamailaram village, 30 kms from the city, to study key aspects of the seed park being developed by the State government.

Business Standard

Growth in agriculture and allied activities recovered a bit to 2 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year (2019-20 or FY20) from 0.1 per cent contraction in the last quarter (Q4FY19). But, in Q1FY19, the farm sector had grown 5.1 per cent. Farmers, however, could pin their hopes for a better future on the rising inflation rate in some crops at 5.9 per cent in the quarter under review. In the year-ago period, the inflation rate was 1.7 per cent.

United News of India

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said the farming was a noble profession. Speaking after inaugurating a three-day 5th Edition of “ Aqua Aquaria India 2019”, organized by Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) at Hitex here, Mr Naidu said that that the people were entering into aqua culture and fish culture because agriculture become unviable for farmers. Hence the farmers are taking other professions, he added.

India Today

To promote uniformity in agriculture marketing by streamlining of procedures across the integrated markets, removing information asymmetry between buyers and sellers and promoting real time price discovery based on actual demand and supply. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) has been formulated for enhancing agricultural productivity especially in rainfed areas focusing on integrated farming, water use efficiency, soil health management and synergizing resource conservation.

Orissa Post

The state government Wednesday launched a multi-dimensional pilot project for developing agriculture in an attempt to improve the condition of farmers in the district. The pilot project is intended to improve the lives of farmers through application of science and technology, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said after inaugurating the project through video conferencing. The project will enhance the income of farmers through improved productivity in horticulture, cultivation of alternative tuber crops in the maize eco-system, aromatic grasses on unused land and through extraction of aromatic oil from lemongrass, turmeric and eucalyptus round the year. An amount of Rs 520.88 lakh has been sanctioned for the project in the year 2019-20.