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Agriculture Industry
Need to Address Issues of Small & Marginal Farmers by Providing them Right Information & Basic Agricultural Inputsedit
Inaugurating the first ever National Agrochemical Congress in New Delhi, Narendra Singh Tomar Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare exhorted that there is a need to address the issues of small and marginal farmers through generation of right knowledge access platforms and provision of basic agricultural inputs at affordable costs as these farmers predominantly comprises (around 86%) the farm sector today and their contribution towards national economy is quite significant.
Fall Armyworm: Why We Need To Act Swiftly Against This Aggressive Pestedit
A pest that is “here to stay” – that is how the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation described Fall Armyworm. An insect that is native to tropical and sub-tropical regions of the Americas, fall armyworm has been spreading so rapidly and so viciously in India, many farmers are in distress over the substantial damage brought to their corn crops by this devastating pest. Corn is integral to the lives of smallholder farmers more important than many of us realise to our food security. To ignore the threat of fall armyworm on corn production is to disregard the farmers whose livelihoods depend on corn and ultimately, we will all pay the price.
Strengthening International Agribusiness Tradeedit
TERI School of Advanced Studies organised a two-day international workshop on Strengthening International Agribusiness Trade: Stakeholder Dialogue and Partnerships Towards SDGs in collaboration with Global Centre for Land-Based Innovation- Western Sydney University; National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) and National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) on November 14-15 in New Delhi.
Bill Gates to address global conference on agri-statistics in Indiaedit
The Free Press Journal SME Times
India will host a four-day global conference on agriculture statistics beginning November 18 in the national capital and billionaire Bill Gates is scheduled to give a keynote address. The theme of the conference would be ‘Statistics for transformation of agriculture to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Wanaparthy: Paddy procurement now at farmers fieldsedit
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CNH Industrial’s agri brands bag ‘Machine of the Year’ titles at Agritechnica 2019edit
CNH Industrial’s global agricultural brands, Case IH, New Holland, and premium European tractor brand STEYR, were awarded ‘Machine of the Year 2020’ titles for innovative machinery and technology by a jury of agricultural journalists at this year’s edition of Agritechnica, the world’s largest agricultural trade show currently underway in Hannover, Germany.
Collecting, baling paddy straw may be solution to stubble burning: New Hollandedit
Farm machinery maker New Holland on Friday said collecting and baling paddy straw using machinery like balers are preventing over 1.5 million tonnes of crop residue from being burnt in India every year. Since last two years, the company is demonstrating a method of collecting and baling paddy straw and stubble in northern states using its machinery like rotary slasher, RKG 129 gyro rake and BC5060 small square baler, it added.