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Agriculture Industry
Dip in maize cultivation in Tiruchy due to Armyworm fearedit
Following the fall armyworm (FAW) scare, there has been a slight drop in maize cultivation in the district this season with many farmers opting for cotton instead. Though the Agriculture department has taken preventive measures to handle FAW attacks, maize cultivation dropped to 9,000 hectares instead of the expected 13,000 hectares. In preventing FAW attacks, the Agriculture department has come up with new biocontrol agents and chemicals which were demonstrated on Tuesday in Manachanallur block.
Haryana increasing maize area to reduce stubble burningedit
Haryana is taking a number of steps to curtail crop residue burning, including diversifying rice area to maize crop and daily monitoring of fire burning incidents. Paddy stubble burning incidents in neighbouring states like Haryana have been identified as among the reasons for high pollution levels in the Delhi NCR region during the winter season.
Telangana to create crop colonies based on Big Data Analyticsedit
The Hans India Telangana Today
Addressing delegates from across the world at the inaugural function of a three-day convention on Big data in Agriculture-2019 at the Icrisat campus, Jayesh Ranjan said the State government believes that Big Data tools will certainly enhance the yield and incomes of farmers.
FPOs can help India’s farmers reap the benefits of collectivisationedit
Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) are one such farmers’ aggregate, an organizational mechanism mobilizing farmers’ collective that seeks to improve their own economic and social situation and that of their communities. Although still nascent, they have come a long way in the past several years and are fast becoming a critical component of the agricultural value chain in India. This unique initiative provides a platform for FPOs and key stakeholders to come together and understand how to jointly build a robust FPO ecosystem, boost Indian agriculture and create the next wave of growth.
Agri ministry to study Ujjwala scheme to improve PM KISAN payment systemedit
The agriculture ministry plans to improve the system of paying cash to farmers under the PM Kisan scheme by studying the Aadhaar-based payment mechanism of petroleum ministry’s Ujjwala scheme, which provides cash assistance up to Rs 1600 for new LPG connection and subsidy is transferred subsequently to more than 800 million Aadhaar seeded bank accounts on every refill.
Technology in Agriculture
Telangana to create crop colonies based on Big Data Analyticsedit
The Hans India Telangana Today
Addressing delegates from across the world at the inaugural function of a three-day convention on Big data in Agriculture-2019 at the Icrisat campus, Jayesh Ranjan said the State government believes that Big Data tools will certainly enhance the yield and incomes of farmers.
Govt. Policies
Agri ministry to study Ujjwala scheme to improve PM KISAN payment systemedit
The agriculture ministry plans to improve the system of paying cash to farmers under the PM Kisan scheme by studying the Aadhaar-based payment mechanism of petroleum ministry’s Ujjwala scheme, which provides cash assistance up to Rs 1600 for new LPG connection and subsidy is transferred subsequently to more than 800 million Aadhaar seeded bank accounts on every refill.
Stubble Burning
Haryana increasing maize area to reduce stubble burningedit
Haryana is taking a number of steps to curtail crop residue burning, including diversifying rice area to maize crop and daily monitoring of fire burning incidents. Paddy stubble burning incidents in neighbouring states like Haryana have been identified as among the reasons for high pollution levels in the Delhi NCR region during the winter season.