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Panchkula deputy commissioner (DC) conducted a meeting with the village heads asking them to avoid stubble burning and instead opt for scientific ways. The agriculture department, for the purpose, will be providing eight types of equipments at 50-80% subsidy. The small-level farmers will be given assistance at the newly established custom hiring centres, where they can buy or rent machinery. The administration will penalize and takes strict action against farmers or anybody found indulging in stubble burning. The National Green Tribunal issued fresh instructions to all DCs of various states keeping in view the last season when Delhi’s was covered in smog.

The Times of India

Chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has asked officials to keep market intelligence mechanism in place for agriculture products and wanted the officials to take immediate steps to keep the prices of vegetables under check. Speaking at a meeting of the agriculture mission on Saturday, Jagan said a new mechanism should be evolved based on inputs from agriculture market committees and a long-term plan should be drafted for price stabilisation. He directed the officials to form a wing with experts for purchase of agriculture produce and marketing. He also fixed the agenda for the next meeting of the agriculture mission where discussion will be on agriculture yield, MSP and situation in the market.

The Indian Express

On the third anniversary of the return of land to Singur farmers, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reiterated her government’s commitment to farmers’ welfare, while the BJP took a dig stating that people neither resumed farming nor got industry. “Today marks the third anniversary of the historic day when our Govt of #Bangla handed over to farmers the parchas (documents) of land forcibly acquired in Singur. We reiterate our commitment to the welfare of farmers, alongside promoting industry. My humble pronam to Maa, Mati, Manush (mother, motherland and people),” Banerjee tweeted on Saturday.

The Times of India

A high-level team from World Bank visited Trichy to assess implementation of the Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernisation Programme funded by the World Bank. The team received feedback from farmers on improvements in quality and crop yield apart from livelihood of the farmers. he World Bank team took feedback from the farmers and stakeholders on how it has improved the quality, productivity and improvement in livelihood of farmers. The team visited a bio-control agent on-farm production unit and vermi-compost unit established by the Mugavanoor integrated pest management group aided under the project at Vaiyampatti block near Manapparai.

The New Indian Express

With only a few days left for the online registration under Paddy Procurement Automation System (P-PAS) to end, farmers in Ganjam district have demanded a further extension of the deadline. While the deadline is September 15, a total of 1,13,100 farmers in the district have registered under P-PAS for purchase of surplus paddy during 2019-20 Kharif marketing season till 10th this month. A lot of farmers are yet to register their names and hence, the deadline should be extended, said farmers.

The Indian Express

The Reserve Bank of India’s Internal Working Group (IWG) to review agricultural credit — headed by Deputy Governor MK Jain — has raised several concerns on the farm front as lakhs of small and marginal farmers (SMF) are yet to be covered by the banking system. Despite so many initiatives and schemes aimed at financial inclusion, only 40.90 per cent of SMF could be covered by the scheduled commercial banks (SCBs), the report submitted by the RBI panel has said.

The Week

A multi-facility agricultural mall will be constructed in Jammu at Bishnah at a cost of Rs 70 crore to provide various facilities to farmers under one roof, officials said on Sunday. The proposed mall is a part of infrastructure development project and a similar project has also been sanctioned for Kashmir division, the officials said. They said the agri-mall is visualised to provide facilities like controlled atmosphere or cold storage, tractors, tillers, spray equipments, fertilizers, pesticides, and organic fertilizers or manure.