Construction Week Online

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned around 3,520 projects worth Rs 7,019.47 crore for the state of Assam till 31 March 2019. The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) projects have covered a wide range of sectors all over the state comprising of rural connectivity, minor irrigation, flood control, soil conservation, dairy development, animal husbandry infrastructure, fisheries.

Krishi Jagran

Bayer welcomed farmers, academics, leading global industry experts, journalists and other stakeholders for its 2019 Future of Farming Dialogue, to engage in a collaborative discussion on the future of agriculture. “Agriculture needs to feed a growing world without starving the planet”, said Liam Condon, member of Bayer Board of Management & president of the Crop Science Division. “Breakthrough innovations are needed so that farmers can grow enough food for a growing world population while preserving natural resources.”

The New Indian Express

With Cauvery having a copious flow and a promising IMD prediction for monsoon, the Agriculture department through a special project has planned to increase 12,000 hectares of fallow land to cultivatable land. Officials stated that increasing the agricultural lands will also increase the overall food grain cultivation in the district. As all irrigation sources are having ample water, the agriculture department increased the overall food grain cultivation to 125 lakh metric tons as target for 2019 -20.

North East Now

A total 26 candidates were ceremonial distributed appointment letter for the post of Agriculture Extension Assistant (AEA), Department of Agriculture, Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) at BTC Secretariat Conference hall in Assam’s Kokrajhar. In his address, EM Ansumwi Khungur Boro said agriculture was the prime source of income in BTC as the people of the region depend on agricultural products. He said his department has been giving emphasis on improvement of markets and agriculture business and boosting technology for modern method of cultivation.

The New Indian Express

The programme advisory committee for implementation of Analytics for Decision-making and Agriculture Policy Transformation (ADAPT) project on Tuesday reviewed the progress of various projects and approved the work plan for the next fiscal. Chairing the meeting of the programme advisory committee of ADAPT, implemented in collaboration with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Minister Arun Sahu emphasised on inclusive growth of farmers. The key areas of focus should be technical assistance, market linkage and farmers awareness.

Krishi Jagran

Due to continuous rainfall and flooded fields, kharif crops in Gujarat as well as parts of Madhya Pradesh are getting damaged. Main kharif crops that include cotton oilseeds and pulses have been damaged because of water-logged fields. If we talk about groundnut crop, with increased sowing at 15.52 lakh hectares this kharif season, as compared to 14.67 lakh hectares last year, growers had anticipated a higher output.

Telengana Today

On the eve of the World Food Day, Bank of Baroda is celebrating October 16 as a Baroda Farmers Day. On this occasion, Kisan Pakhawada (farmers’ fortnight) is being organised from October 1 to 16, during which credit camps will be held by the semi-urban and rural branches, and offices of the bank, according to a press release. An exhibition of agricultural products, seeds, fertilizers, insecticides, machinery and camps for soil testing and cattle health will be held apart from agriculture loan disbursements.

Money Control

The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed constitution of special cells in the office of chief secretary of Delhi and neighbouring states to monitor on daily basis this month the problem of air pollution by burning of crop residue. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said that the problem of air pollution by burning of crop residue cannot be dealt unless effective measures are adopted and suggested that states should also set up such cells at district level to review the situation.

The Economic Times

Technology has changed the way that businesses behave today. The Indian economy is home to over 56,000 startups with about 450 plus in the agri-tech space alone. There are government regulations and incentives to help these startups grow and sustain, but the dynamics are skewed towards the incubators and accelerators who drive exponential growth.

e Gov

India is predominantly an agrarian economy, with 70 percent of the population dependent on farming and other allied activities. However, there is no single, unique database of about 14 crore farmers in the country, says Vivek Aggarwal, Joint Secretary (Crops & IT) and CEO-PM Kisan, in an exclusive interview with Sreetama Datta Roy and Sanghamitra Mohanty of Elets News Network (ENN). Aggarwal also assesses the challenge areas of the Agriculture sector of India and how technology is playing a key role in the department’s function and future plans.

The Indian Express

The Punjab government recently passed a resolution based on one of the basic tenets of Guru Nanak’s philosophy to desist farmers from burning stubble post paddy harvest and stop over exploiting groundwater. The Punjab government felt that people would heed to the reinforcement of the Guru’s message and stop abusing natural resources.

The Hindu Business Line

Noted Gandhian economist Dr Sudarshan Iyengar surveys the distressed agricultural landscape, pinpoints its weaknesses, and prescribes solutions with their roots in Gandhian agronomics. The farmer was the central point, and the only sustainable social order was a rural society. In the context of gram swaraj, a farmer’s life is necessarily one of cooperation, not competition.