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Chhattisgarh Farmers On Alert After Locusts Attack Crops In Neighbouring Statesedit
The Chhattisgarh agriculture department and farmers of districts bordering Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have been alerted after swarms of locusts attacked crops in the neighbouring states, an official said on Wednesday.
Locusts have reached Amravati (Maharashtra) and Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) from Rajasthan and may enter the bordering districts of Chhattisgarh “in a day or two”, he said.
Farmers Will Grow What Markets Want: What Modi Government’s Agriculture Reforms Will Achieveedit
Someone once quipped, “We won’t be able to capture the opportunities presented by the twenty-first century food consumer, if Indian agriculture continues to operate with the twentieth century institutions.”
This post explains why I believe that the agri reforms announced by the Central Government recently are far-reaching and transformative.
More importantly, how the reforms have been conceived differently this time, which gives us hope that the reforms will actually make an impact on the ground.
No need to worry about food inflation for six months, says expertedit
Food inflation is not a concern for the country, at least for the next six months, as the government has doubled its stock of foodgrains, an agri sector expert has said.
There is no need to worry about food inflation in the next six months since India’s stock of wheat and rice as on June 1, 2020 would be to the tune of 95 million tonne to 100 million tonne, nearly 100% more than the buffer stock norms of 41-42 million tonne this season, said Ashok Gulati, Infosys chair professor of agriculture at ICRIER, on Wednesday.
Telangana leads in paddy procurementedit
Telangana State has emerged as the leader in paddy procurement in the country for Yasangi (Rabi) this year. Of the 83.01 lakh tonnes paddy procured across the nation, the State contributed a whopping 52.23 lakh tonnes paddy through Food Corporation of India (FCI) procurements. Against the national target of 91.07 lakh tonnes for the crop season, Telangana contributed more than half (63 per cent) of total paddy procured in Yasangi this year and the remaining 37 per cent paddy was procured from all other States put together.
Integrating agriculture and solar energy productionedit
A study by Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) has found that PV solar system installation on arable land at a proposed project site in India could almost double (+94%) the land-use efficiency—measured by the combined output of electricity and agriculture per unit of land.
The study was undertaken to assess the feasibility of horticulture PV at the site of Paras in Akola district of Maharashtra and provides a basis for decision-making on the Mahagenco project that will be funded by German development bank KfW.
Arunachal Pradesh government to initiate move for getting GI Registration of Khamti Lahi Rice, Tawang Maize and Adi Gingeredit
Arunachal Pradesh government to initiate move for getting GI Registration of Khamti Lahi Rice, Tawang Maize and Adi Ginger (Kekir) and for other agro-technology practices, processing, packaging and marketing of agricultural produces.
Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Chowna Mein and the Vice-Chancellor of Assam Agriculture University (AAU), Jorhat, Prof Ashok Bhattacharya have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for GI Registration of Khamti Lahi Rice, Tawang Maize and Adi Ginger (Kekir) and for other agro-technology practices, processing, packaging and marketing of agricultural produces.
Enjoying the fruits of their labouredit
Today, India is a leading producer of a variety of agricultural and allied produce and exporter of some of them. This is due to the relentless hard work and efforts of our farmers against the odds. They are the epitome of the Nishkam Karma philosophy taught by Krishna to Arjuna during the Kurukshetra War: “Karmanye Vadhikaraste Ma Phaleshu Kada Chana (Do your duty without expecting the fruits of your labour)”. Farmers toil day and night, through winter and summer, whether or not they get adequate returns. But they are not the masters of the price of their toil. As the son of a farmer, I have been witness to the trials and tribulations of farmers.
Locust effected 3.5 lakh hectares of agricultural landedit
With estimations saying crops were affected in more than 3.5 lakh hectares in various districts of Rajasthan and Gujarat, the damage caused by locust attacks in 2019-20 is believed to be one of the worst in India. Crops of mustard, cumin and wheat have been devastated in the two states, affecting lakhs of farmers. In Rajasthan, the worst-hit districts are Jaislamer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Jalore, Hanumangarh, Ganganagar, Bikaner and Sirohi.
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Christian Radons to head global sales & services at CLAASedit
Christian Radons will be joining the Group Executive Board at CLAAS with responsibility for the global Sales and Service division. He will succeed Bernd Ludewig, who will take on new activities outside the company.
“We would like to thank Bernd Ludewig for his successful development work as Regional Managing Director in Eastern Europe and his four years of committed service on the Group Executive Board,” said Thomas Böck, Chairman of CLAAS’ Group Executive Board. “We are also very pleased that with Christian Radons, we have been able to internally recruit an experienced and imaginative manager for this important task,” Böck added.