Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Agriculture policy: Strengthening agri-food value chains for farmer welfareedit
Development of robust agri-food value chains (FVC) are extremely important in India to capitalise on the gains made in production in recent years. It is the key to ensuring that our small and marginal farmers also partake in the spin-off benefits from the country transitioning from a subsistence ship-to-mouth importer of food, to one that is self-sufficient and output-surplus. This has also led to a paradigm shift, from a production-centric to an income-centric agri-system approach, a thinking that is reflected in the national commitment of Doubling Farmers Income by 2022.
CLAAS Mentions
Punjab partners with WEF for e-mobilityedit
To combat the growing problem of environmental pollution, the Punjab government has partnered with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to design a public-private pilot project on shared, clean and electric mobility, it was announced on Wednesday.
Competition
John Deere Develops AI-Powered 8RX Tractor Specifically for Sub-Saharan Africaedit
2020 will see John Deere launch the new 8RX tractor in South Africa. The 8RX integrates artificial intelligence, the Internet of things, and advanced automation to help farmers work more efficiently while also gathering data to make more informed decisions and increase future machine intelligence.
Big wins for New Hollandedit
Its T6 Methane Power, the world’s first production methane tractor, was crowned the inaugural ‘Sustainable Tractor of the Year 2020’. And the T4 V/N/F tractor range received the coveted title of ‘Tractor of the Year 2020’ in the Best of Specialised category.
The T6 Methane Power is the culmination of New Holland’s work on the use of alternative fuels through its Clean Energy Leader strategy and will be commercially available in 2020.
Said to achieve 30% lower running costs, in field conditions the tractor produces 99% less particulate matter than an equivalent diesel configuration and reduces CO2 emissions by minimum 10% and overall emissions by 80%.
Govt. Policies
‘We need to incentivise farmers not to burn the paddy residue and shift towards alternative crops’edit
Burning of post-harvest paddy stubble is a significant contributor to north India’s poor air quality and Punjab is one of the big contributors to this source of pollutants. The state’s chief minister Amarinder Singh shares his views with Sanjeev Verma.
Stubble Burning
‘We need to incentivise farmers not to burn the paddy residue and shift towards alternative crops’edit
Burning of post-harvest paddy stubble is a significant contributor to north India’s poor air quality and Punjab is one of the big contributors to this source of pollutants. The state’s chief minister Amarinder Singh shares his views with Sanjeev Verma.
India-Sweden Join Hands To Convert Stubble Into Green Coaledit
Indian meteorologists have been repeatedly arguing that the average maximum temperature in Delhi during winters has declined notably since 1998 due to rising air pollution. Delhi is among the most polluted cities in the world and, according to several estimates and researches, air pollution results even in deaths.
Hinduja Group offers to help Punjab in addressing stubble burning problemedit
The Hinduja Group on Wednesday offered to help Punjab in addressing stubble burning problem in the state by lifting all paddy straw from the fields for use in ethanol plants. The offer was made during a meeting between Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Hinduja Group Chairman Prakash Hinduja, an official statement said here.