The New Indian Express

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has named MLC and TRS party State general secretary Palla Rajeshwar Reddy as the president of State-level Farmers Coordination Committee (Rashtra Rythu Samanvaya Samithi). The chief minister on Saturday instructed the officials concerned to speed up the appointment process.

The Times of India

The district agriculture and horticulture departments have been given a target of Rs 61.60lakh for implementing micro irrigation projects across 31,338 acres . The scheme will be implemented under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana. “Under the scheme, small and marginal farmers who cultivate on 5acres or less will be given 100% subsidy and those who cultivate on fields up to 12.5acres will be given 75% subsidy,” an official said.

The Times of India

The microbiologists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Delhi, claimed to have found a solution to the stubble burning menace that has been leaving many northern Indian states gasping for fresh air. According to the scientists, they have developed a capsule which would not only decompose the stubble residue without resorting to fire, it also makes the land more fertile.

The Telegraph

The Bengal agriculture department on Sunday organised a one-day workshop and training for farmers with a view to promote maize cultivation across 12 districts in the south. Sources said the cultivation of maize as an alternative crop could increase farmers’ annual income at a time purchasing power in rural areas took a hit. Inaugurating the programme on Sunday, state agriculture minister Asish Banerjee said it was the government’s intention to promote maize cultivation throughout south Bengal as it was a high-yield and high-earning crop.