The Times of India

With no let-up in number of farms set on fire to clear fields in Haryana and Punjab for the rabi crops, stubble burning has emerged as a major cause of concern for governments and environmentalists. Dr Jagir Singh Samra, a fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and a senior adviser (renewable energy programme) of Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, has written a book on ‘Crop Residue Burning Management for Strategies for Safe Environment’. He talks about the challenges and solutions.

The Hans India

Due to shortage of farm labourers , the farmers of the district are adopting to farm machinery. According to the sources around 5lakh farmers in the district have taken up paddy commercial and horticulture crops in 1 lakh hectares during the monsoon season. Most of the construction workers have been migrated to other states for livelihood and several others have shifted to other occupations. Joint Director of Agriculture J Murali Krishna said that under these schemes farmers have to form groups to purchase heavy instruments like transplantation machines, harvesters, power weeding machines, Inter cultivators etc. ” With the many farmers showing interest to adopt farm mechanization, the state government is keen on providing the instruments to ...

The Times of India

While the impact of stubble burning is widespread, it also adversely affects soil fertility. “Probably, farmers have not yet focused on the damage to secondary and micro nutrients of soil due to stubble burning. I hope they understand the financial loss they suffer when they come to know about the scientific analysis of crop remains’ burning through mobile phone messages,” Yadav said.

United News of India

To make it easier for farmers to get bank loans and various monetary aids from the government, in order to improve the quality and quantity of crops, enable buying of insecticides and pesticides, and get access to the latest technological advances in agriculture, the West Bengal Government is helping them set up farmers’ producer companies (FPC), also called farmers’ producer organisations (FPO). Such FPCs or FPOs are being set up in the districts of Purba Bardhaman, Paschim Bardhaman, Uttar Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri, Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur, North 24 Parganas, Birbhum and Hooghly.

Nagaland Post

Government authorities, NGOs, and farmer organizations in developing countries are promoting organic farming by financial support, market information, and trends in organic food market. Global organic food market is undergoing a massive technological innovation over the last couple of years. Manufacturers invest in research and technical development and investigative activities to improve existing products and procedures to develop new products. Research and development will lead to development of new product to improve the quality and functionality by including better formulations.

The Hans India

The government did not sanction the insurance amount from 2014 onwards to the farmers who have been facing losses due to unexpected rains, alleged Manthini MLA Duddilla Sridhar Babu here on Saturday. Addressing the media persons at his camp office, the Congress MLA alleged that the State government did not sanction the central government share and the State government share of insurance amount to the farmers who vagaries of nature for past five years.