The New Indian Express

The state government is planning to launch a new farming system which will help in maintaining the organic nature of the topsoil and address the impact of climate change. Announcing the decision here while speaking at the annual general meeting of the Association of Planters of Kerala, Agriculture Minister V S Sunil Kumar on Monday said the government’s priority is to conserve the organic content of the soil and increase production.

The Times of India

The advent of advanced technology in agriculture has led to a spurt in entrepreneurship opportunities for agriculture graduates and even tech graduates. While drones is the latest technology that provides entrepreneurship opportunities, other technologies like production of large plastic sheets, mulching material, setting up of green houses, hydroponics and aquaponics have also led to a burst of new agriculture experts and entrepreneurs on the scene. Value-addition to agricultural products and machinery is also a much sought-after field that young agriculture graduates can get into.

Devdiscourse

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday discussed issued related to agriculture credit, crop insurance and warehousing. Das called on the vice president at his official residence.

The Hans India

Bank of Baroda on Monday said it is organising two events for the farmers with an aim to reach out to the community with its services. Baroda Kisan Pakhwada will be held from October 1 to 15, 2019 and Baroda Kisan Diwas is scheduled on October 16, 2019. The bank said as a part of the Baroda Kisan Pakhwada, its branches will hold various programmes such as Farmers’ Fairs, night meets in villages, health check-up camps for farmers as well as cattle, farmers’ conferences, financial literacy camp, etc.

The Weekend Leader

The Punjab government on Sunday warned farmers against stubble burning and said those cultivating panchayat lands would be barred from taking it on lease if found indulging in crop residue burning. The Agriculture Department has urged the Rural Development and Panchayats Department to ensure clean, green and pollution-free environment by preventing stubble burning. State Agriculture Secretary Kahan Singh Pannu said that nearly 1.37 lakh acres of panchayat land were under agriculture and this unhealthy practice of open stubble burning could be averted.

The Times of India

The Punjab government is going to bar farmers practising stubble burning on panchayat land from taking it on lease in the future. The state agriculture department has told the rural development and panchayat department that to ensure clean, green and pollution free environment in the state this winter, such farmers should be barred from taking panchayat land on lease in the future.

The Times of India

he Pesticide Management Bill, which will replace the Insecticides Act, 1968, seeks to regulate the pesticide sector by fixing prices and setting up of a regulatory authority. “The government should address industry’s concerns in the Pesticides Management Bill,” Velagala said while addressing the company’s 39th Annual General Meeting.

Zee Business

The agriculture sector was the core of the Union Budget for the year 2019-20 and the government has planned to invest widely in agriculture infrastructure to provide assured income to small and marginal scale farmers across the country. Meanwhile, Agriculture technology or Agri-tech, has taken the lead for the required revolution in the agricultural sector in India. Technological intervention in the sector is now helping farmers and agriculture-based population to increase their income.

The New Indian Express

Kerala has long been a consumer state, depending on neighbours to meet its food requirements. Though the state has unique and diverse agro-climatic conditions in various regions, which enable it to cultivate many types of crops, its agricultural legacy is not on a par with other states.