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Due to monsoon rains, 23.21% water in 30 dams in the district, irrigation of Rabi crops is also difficultedit
This time due to the monsoon’s indifference in the district, where the production of kharif crop will be affected. It can also be difficult to release enough water from the canals for the Rabi crop. Three months have passed for the monsoon session in the district. But so far, 23.21 percent water has come in 30 dams of irrigation department. In such a situation, sweat can be released in the months of October and November. In the month of September, there is very little rainfall.
Yogi to create game-changing body for farmersedit
The new body will assist enterprising farmer producer organisations (FPOs) in investing in projects for post-harvest infrastructure management and community farming assets with the help of the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) that the Centre had announced in August.
The body will be for farmers what Udyog Bandhu is for the industrial entrepreneurs.
According to official sources, the new body will be headed by an official who will be designated as the chief executive officer (CEO), and will be assisted by officials drawn from other departments such as agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, dairy development on deputation.
Agriculture can’t rescue Indian economy, it can only be a safety netedit
India’s agriculture sector isn’t the bright spot in the economy that many think it may be.
While farming was the only industry to post positive growth in the June quarter’s gross domestic product data, the rapid spread of the coronavirus in rural areas and declining prices are set to weigh on the outlook.
The optimism about the sector has been fueled by timely rains, a good monsoon and an increase in the crop area.
View: Empowering the Indian farmeredit
The agricultural sector in India is intricately linked to the country’s overall economic health. Not only is agriculture the primary source of livelihood for 58 per cent of India’s population, the sector contributed 16.5 per cent to India’s Gross Value Added (GVA). Over the last few months, movement restrictions, supply chain disruptions, and labour shortages have impacted crop harvesting to a great extent. Despite traditionally being an agrarian economy, agriculture in India has been plagued by environmentally stimulated problems around low yield and crop failure.
Uttar Pradesh to create Udyog Bandhu-like body for farmersedit
Uttar Pradesh (UP) is all set to create a dedicated body, on the lines of Udyog Bandhu, to assist enterprising farmer producer organisations (FPOs) in investing in projects for post-harvest infrastructure management and community farming assets with the help of the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) that the Centre had announced in August, sources revealed.
The UP cabinet is likely to clear the FPOs policy, 2020 soon in the wake of the Central government’s decision to form 10,000 such units in the country by 2023-24.
The Central government plans to make Rs 1 lakh crore AIF available to banks that will finance these projects.
South India to witness extreme rainfall by end of this century: IIT studyedit
The pattern of monsoon in India could undergo a major shift by the end of this century with southern India likely to register the maximum increase in extreme rainfall compared to states in central and north India, researchers from the Indian Institute of Kharagpur in West Bengal have said.
The scientists have also projected that extreme rainfall may increase in the Arabian Sea and south-Asian countries, including Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia.
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CLAAS India virtually launches a new series of straw balersedit
In a landmark development, CLAAS India, a 100 percent subsidiary of German agri-machinery conglomerate CLAAS KGaA, recently announced the virtual launch of its new range of straw balers, highlighting CLAAS’ contribution to the cause of crop residue management and effort taken to adapt to the new normal. During this first of a kind virtual agri-machinery launch, CLAAS introduced two of its most advanced straw balers – MARKANT 650 high-pressure square baler and globally renowned ROLLANT 520RF round baler.