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Goa Dairy farmers oppose Chinese milk testing machinesedit
Opposing the procurement of Chinese made milk testing machines, the Goa Dairy farmers on Tuesday stated that the machines supplied by the State government don’t have the capacity to handle the testing of milk samples.
The farmers said, “When conflict with China is escalated, the Goa Dairy should scrap the plan of procuring the Chinese milk testing machines.”
While addressing the media persons, Goa Dairy farmer Sanjeev Cuncolienkar along with Bhartiya Kisan Sang Goa Pradesh Secretary Shrirang Zamble made the demand.
With forecast of normal Monsoon, Agri sector to reboot India’s economyedit
The agriculture sector remains the foundation of the Indian Economy and with a forecast of a normal monsoon, should support the rebooting of the Indian Economy.
Economic activities on the rise, agriculture sector leading revival: Finance Ministryedit
The Finance Ministry on Wednesday said that the economic activity has increased with agriculture leading the pack. “Agricultural sector remains the foundation of the Indian economy and with a forecast of a normal monsoon, should support the rebooting of the Indian Economy,” said the Finance Ministry’s press release.
Haryana farmers choose cotton over paddyedit
Cotton cultivation tops the preference of Haryana farmers who have opted for the financial incentive-linked crop diversification drive of the Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP-JJP coalition government.
The key objective behind encouraging farmers to choose alternative crops is to reduce area under paddy, cultivation of which is being blamed for a sharp dip in groundwater table of Haryana.
The state produces nearly 68 lakh metric tonne (LMT) paddy, including more than 25 LMT basmati, sown on about 32 lakh acres of land. For the first time, the farmers switching over to an alternative crop in place of paddy will be paid Rs 7,000 per acre incentive.
Since the ‘Mera Pani, Meri Virasat’ policy was launched in the first ...
‘Green shoots of economic revival seen across sectors’: Finance ministryedit
The finance ministry on Tuesday said the agricultural sector would be the foundation of the country’s economic growth and “early green shoots” of economic revival are visible with pickup in agricultural procurement, fertiliser sales, energy consumption, freight movement, digital transactions and forex earnings.
“Agricultural sector remains the foundation of the Indian economy and with a forecast of a normal monsoon, it should support the rebooting of the Indian economy,” it said in a statement.
Procurement of wheat from farmers by government agencies has been a record 382 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) as on June 16, which surpassed the earlier record of 381.48 LMT in 2012-13.
“This has been accomplished during the trying times of Covid-19 pandemic under the social distancing restrictions. ...
India’s three new agricultural ordinances will weaken state finances – and shortchange farmersedit
Three ordinances approved at a cabinet meeting on June 3 were hailed as landmark decisions that would benefit Indian farmers and transform the agricultural sector.
One of these, the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, amends the existing act to remove all agricultural commodities from the list of essential commodities. The government assumes that “the freedom to produce, hold, move, distribute and supply will lead to harnessing of economies of scale and attract private sector/foreign direct investment into agriculture sector. It will help drive up investment in cold storages and modernisation of food supply chain.”
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India’s farm trade may rebound in second half of 2020: Fitch Solutionsedit
The country’s farm trade, which was disrupted during the COVID-19 lockdown due to logistic issues in March-June, is expected to rebound in the second half of the calendar year 2020, said analytics firm Fitch Solutions in its latest report.
The central government imposed a strict nationwide lockdown from March 25 to April 30, and then a partial lockdown in May to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
“These measures were eased in phases from June 8 despite a continued surge in domestic COVID-19 infections, in order to protect livelihoods.
We note that some states will remain in lockdown beyond May, which will continue to disrupt the economy and agribusiness operations,” it said.