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Rabi crop takes a hit, farmers to meet Delhi’s LG todayedit
With untimely rain and hailstorm damaging the Rabi crops, the farmers of the national capital have planned to meet lieutenant governor Anil Baijal on Monday to demand compensation for their loss. The hailstorm, claimed farmers, not only damaged the mustard and whole gram crops, but also flattened the wheat crop and destroyed the fruits and the vegetables.
Farmers, officers tread cautiouslyedit
THE coronavirus scare has hit farming, piggery and other allied occupations. The outbreak has also delayed training camps for farmers in various fields, even as officers concerned say they have been offering help to farmers to allay their fears.
“Coronavirus has caused heavy losses to us despite the fact that it has no connection with poultry. But since the officers concerned have failed to disseminate authentic information, we are compelled to sell chicken at the rate of Rs 25 per kg against the cost of Rs 90 and eggs at the rate of Rs 2.80 apiece against the cost of Rs 4.25. Officers are only asking us to avoid crowds,” says Rajesh Garg, president of the Punjab ...
What ails agri-food policy? Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s ringside insightedit
Last month, Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s book Backstage – The story behind India’s high growth years (Rupa Publications) was released. The book is a travelogue of India’s economic reforms journey, of which Montek had been an insider for about 30 years. Besides some very interesting anecdotes from personal and professional life, the book is full of useful insights into the complexities of policy debates. And, in many instances, it has hardcore evidence of the impact of those policies. This can be extremely useful, moving forward, in propelling the growth of a sluggish economy, and abolishing poverty at the earliest. It is impossible to cover all the interesting things in the book, so here, I shall confine myself to ...
Haryana agri minister visits fields to assess crop damage in Ambalaedit
Haryana agriculture minister J P Dalal visited Anandpur, Jalbera and Ugara villages in Ambala district on Sunday to assess crop damage due to rain. He was accompanied by Ambala deputy director of agriculture (DDA) Girish Nagpal, district revenue officer (DRO) Captain Vinod Sharma, tehsildar Vikram Singla and other officials. Dalal first went to Anandpur and Jalbera to gather information about crop loss from the agriculture department. He was told about farmers’ applications for compensation.
Wet March throws cold water on rabi cropedit
AMIDST CORONAVIRUS concerns, heavy rainfall, accompanied by strong winds and even hailstorms, across northern and eastern India is keeping farmers on the edge, just when they are set to harvest a bumper rabi crop.
The thundershowers — triggered by back-to-back Western Disturbances since end-February, with each spell lasting for 3-4 days and a fresh active one expected from March 21 — aren’t good for the wheat, mustard, chana (chickpea), masur (red lentil), matar (field pea), potato and rabi maize that are in grain-filling or ripening stages.
