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‘Mechanisation of paddy transplantation need of the hour’edit
Even as the department of agriculture had been trying to encourage mechanisation of paddy transplantation, it failed to convince farmers as they felt no need for the same.
However, this season, with the restrictions on movement of labour from other states for manual transplantation of paddy, the farmers are were more interested in mechanical transplantation or direct seeding techniques which do not require much labour.
What’s behind the increased acreage under kharif cultivationedit
The latest ‘All India Crop Situation’ report of the Agriculture Ministry shows a massive increase in planted acreage for various kharif season crops as of June 26, compared with the same time last year; but it may not be time to celebrate yet.
Crops such as cotton, oilseeds, maize and pulses have shown a remarkable increase in planted area for this time of the year, as can be seen from the adjoining data. If one went by the previous three years’ planting data, the current year’s numbers appear exceptional and, in some sense, too good to be true.
Time to make India self-reliant, technologically advanced: PMedit
Appealing to the citizens to be even more careful in the time unlock, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India is unlocking, be it in sectors like coal, space, agriculture and more and it is now the time to work together to make India self-reliant and technologically advanced.
“We are in the time of unlock. But, we have to be even more careful. India is unlocking, be it in sectors like coal, space, agriculture and more and it is now the time to work together to make India self-reliant and technologically advanced,” said Prime Minister during his monthly-radio programme Mann Ki Baat.
Help farmers gear up for post-Covid worldedit
Migration from rural India to urban areas has been a matter of discussion since the beginning of this millennium. One of the main reasons identified for this trend is the agrarian crisis that emerged during the early 1990s, a detrimental product of factors like market-oriented agriculture reforms, land degradation, climate change, etc.
How FCI’s increased borrowing is inflating an already high food subsidy bill – Explainededit
The steady and steep rise in borrowings by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) over the past few years to keep its operations uninterrupted by a liquidity crunch caused by delayed/inadequate release of funds by the government is inflating an already high food subsidy bill even further. As the chart shows, stepped-up FCI borrowings, though it largely comprises relatively low-cost National Small Savings Fund loans, have still led to a steep rise in FCI’s debt servicing cost.
Brisk June sowing boosts prospects of another year of record grains productionedit
The normal onset and steady progress of monsoon have increased the sowing area under kharif crops to more than double the level a year ago until June 26. By June 19, the increase was 39%. This has boosted the prospects of another year of record grains production.
The area under all kharif crops was at 315.6 lakh hectare as on June 26, nearly 30% of the ‘normal area’ of 1,064 lakh hectare. Monsoon covered the entire country on June 26, 12 days earlier than the normal schedule and at the fastest pace since 2013.
‘There won’t be compromise on issues of farmers’ right’: Raju Shettiedit
Reasserting his commitment to the farmers’ cause, Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana president, Raju Shetti, in an interview with Shubhangi Khapre says the Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) offer of one seat on the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) cannot undermine his political identity.