Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Telangana becomes a role model in paddy procurementedit
Civil Supplies Corporation Chairman Mareddy Srinivas Reddy stated on Saturday that Telangana was a role model to other states with regard to paddy procurement. Addressing the staff on the occasion of completing one year in office here on Saturday, he said that officials from rice-rich states like Punjab and Chhattisgarh had visited Telangana to study the technology being used.
Paddy procurement hits new high in Telanganaedit
The Telangana Civil Supplies Corporation has procured a record 44 lakh metric tonnes of paddy this kharif, the highest in the history of the state. Arrangements have been made to procure another 2 lakh metric tonnes of paddy from farmers, which would take the total to 46 lakh metric tonnes paddy production in kharif season.
Mandis open, but farmers sell paddy to middlemenedit
Paddy procurement centres were opened in Raisuan area of Keonjhar, but many farmers alleged that they fail to sell paddy in mandis. They sell their produce to middlemen at underrates. This happens due to faults in the procurement system, a report said.
Some farmers accused the administration of doing little to streamline the procurement system. “We have invested a lot in terms of labour and inputs in growing crops. When it comes to selling paddy to middlemen, we have to incur loss as compared to input costs,” they pointed out.
Sustainable Agriculture – the way forwardedit
Any form of agriculture interferes with nature. Cultivating land and growing crops involves using the natural resources and converting them into food or fibre. It is essential to cultivate land as there is no other way of feeding the population. However, while cultivating, if we keep the utilization of natural resources at the minimum level and use them in a sustainable way so that they are renewed frequently and are available for future use, we would be doing a great favour to our future generations.
India has received 120% of January rainfall already: IMDedit
Northwest and northeastern states have had an unusually wet January, with Manipur receiving 1603% of the normal rainfall for the month, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. India has so far received 120% of the rainfall usually recorded till the third week of January.
Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab have received over 300% of the normal precipitation in January. In the northeast, Tripura has received 670% of the normal rainfall and Mizoram 295%.
Govt. Policies
JP Dalal: Haryana Govt working on doubling farmers’ incomeedit
First-time BJP MLA Jai Prakash Dalal who is a Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Fisheries and Law and Legislative says that the State Government is effectively working on doubling the farmers’ income and several steps have been taken in this direction.
Stubble Burning
Fields On Fire: Odisha Farmers Take To Hazardous Trend Of Stubble Burningedit
Stubble burning, which is the intentional burning of the remains after harvesting by farmers, is a big problem in Punjab and Haryana. And now the problem has emerged in Odisha as well. Taking a cue from their counterparts in the north, more and more farmers in the state are taking to the practice here.
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Why inflation is refusing to come downedit
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation measuring the average rise in prices for basket of goods most frequently consumed by households in India, peaked to 7.35 per cent in December 2019 from 5.54 per cent in November. This was well above the market expectations of around 6.2 per cent.