The Hans India

The current lag in area sown to kharif crops especially rice and pulses is not a major cause for concern as sowing is still underway in eastern states and many flood-hit areas,according to a senior agriculture ministry official. The area sown to most kharif crops will be recovered as sowing window is till September 15 and the total kharif output will be as per the target, the official added.Sowing of kharif (summer) crops begins with the onset of southwest monsoon from June and harvesting starts from October onwards. The agriculture ministry has set the production target for food grains at a record 291.1 million tonnes for 2019-20 crop year (July-June), comprising 147.9 million tonnes in kharif ...

The Hans India

Agriculture Minister K Kanna Babu advocated for massive plantation drive with due priority to rural sector and to make AP a green hub. Addressing a meeting organised at Government ITI, here on Saturday in connection with 70th Vanamahotsav, the minister said that urbanisation and population growth has had its impact on forests and greenery which turned out as constant threat to human survival in future.The minister suggested that agriculture, horticulture and forest departments to work in coordination for promotion of fruit bearing trees on bunds of agriculture lands by the farmers.

The New Indian Express

The State government is going to overhaul the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board to ensure pollution-free industrialisation and initiate measures to improve green cover. Speaking at the 70th ‘Vana Mahotsavam’ organised at Dokkiparu village in Medikonduru mandal of Guntur district on Saturday, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said the State government would take up the responsibility of making the State pollution-free. Expressing concern over industrial pollution, the Chief Minister said “industries are welcome, not pollution”.

The New Indian Express

The State Government on Saturday extended the deadline for online registration of farmers under Paddy Procurement Automation System (P-PAS) for purchase of surplus paddy during the 2019-20 kharif marketing season. Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS), which have been functioning as ‘One Stop Shop’ to meet the requirements of farmers and procuring paddy on behalf of Odisha State Civil Supplies Corporation under decentralised paddy procurement, has registered 6,18,480 lakh farmers under P-PAS as on August 31.

North East Now

Mizoram agriculture minister C Lalrinsanga on Saturday said that Northeast is ideal for India’s organic farming mission. He was speaking at the ‘Organic Food India Conclave-2019’ in Mumbai as the chief guest. “Prime Minister is committed to developing Northeast as an organic hub,” Lalrinsanga informed. “And in pursuit of this commitment, the Mission Organic Value Chain Development for Northeast East Region (MOVCD-NER) is implemented in the region,” he further added.

The Hans India

Earlier a farmer depositing his commodity in central or state warehouses was required to again transport the same commodity to the market yard for selling his commodity. This led to double transportation cost. That was no longer needed now. In these 22 warehouses, the farmers can directly sell his commodity through eNAM, he explained. National Agriculture Market (eNAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks the existing APMC mandis to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities. Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) is the lead agency for implementing eNAM under the aegis of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India.