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SKUAST-J organises farmers awareness cum seed distribution programmeedit
Agrometeorology Section, Division of Agronomy under the aegis of Vice Chancellor Prof. J.P Sharma and guidance of Dr. R.K Gupta, Director Research of SKUAST-Jammu organised Input distribution (Vegetables and Berseem seed) at village Sherpur, Block Hiranagar, district Kathua under SC-SP Programme of NICRA-AICRPAM to help the poor farmers of Schedule caste and BPL community of the selected village. Dr. Sahid Ahmed, Assoc. Director Research and Dr. Mahender Singh, Principal Investigator & Incharge, Agrometeorology of SKUAST-J distributes seed of Berseem and vegetable to about 250 farmers of Sherpur and nearby villages in 5 numbers of small group of about 50 farmers in each group. The above said programme was coordinated Darshan Sharma, Agriculture Extension Assistants, State Agriculture Department. ...
Maharashtra: Excess rain causes damage to crops in 1.23 lakh hectares across stateedit
Heavy rain over the past few days has caused medium to serious damage to standing crops in 1.23 lakh hectares across eight districts in Maharashtra. Prices of vegetables are expected to rise both in the short and long term, according to experts, as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast more rains till the end of this week.
Officials of the state agriculture department said crop damage has been reported from the districts of Pune, Beed, Sangli, Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Gondia, Bhandara and Raigad. Standing crops of soyabean, cotton, paddy and vegetables have reported damage due to excess rain. In many parts, farmers have reported continuous water logging in their fields.
Khattar Says Crop Procurement Process Going On Smoothlyedit
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said the crop procurement process in the state is going on smoothly.
“The kharif procurement process is running smoothly. Along with the purchase of paddy in the mandis, the farmers are being paid within seven days,” he said while taking stock of the procurement process in the grain market of Panipat.
He directed the officials of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and procurement agencies to ensure smooth procurement of paddy so that farmers do not face any problem.
Not just paddy and wheat, combines now harvest maize, pulses, oilseedsedit
Ramesh Babu is happy to see Manoj Kumar Chourasiya back in Davanagere, Karnataka’s and India’s leading maize-growing district. The 45-year-old commerce graduate needs Chourasiya, who has brought three other men also from Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi district, to operate his two ‘Crop Tiger 40 Multicrop’ combines.
“They have returned after the lockdown and will harvest the kharif (monsoon) maize in Davanagere this month, followed by Haveri and Shimoga districts in November and December. The same machines will also harvest chana (chickpea) and sunflower in Davanagere and Chitradurga during January-February. Then, we have the rabi (winter-spring) maize crop of Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) in March and Shikaripura (Shimoga) in April. Each combine would work for 1,200-1,300 hours during these seven months,” says ...
Punjab farmer leaders walk out of meeting with Union agriculture secretaryedit
Representatives of farmer unions from Punjab walked out of a meeting with Union agriculture secretary Sanjay Agarwal at Krishi Bhawan in Delhi on Wednesday, saying they were expecting to meet Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar who could decide on their demands to repeal the three farm laws.
With the meeting ending on an inconclusive note, the farmer union leaders said the rail blockade and protests will continue even as they meet in Chandigarh on Thursday to decide on the further course of action.
“We accepted the Centre’s invite for talks but were disappointed. Contrary to our suggestion, there was no one at the meeting who could decide on our demands,” said Jagmohan Singh Patiala, the general ...
Govt buys 5.56 million tonnes kharif paddy at MSP in last 18 daysedit
The Centre on Sunday said about 55.61 lakh tonnes of kharif paddy worth Rs 10,500 crore has been purchased at minimum support price (MSP) from 4.80 lakh farmers in the last 18 days.
Paddy procurement commenced in Punjab and Haryana from September 26 due to early arrival of the crop, while in other states it began on October 1.
More than 80 per cent of the country’s paddy crop is grown in the kharif season. The government through Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state agencies undertakes procurement of paddy at MSP.
Technology in Agriculture
Digital Agriculture: Why we need to digitally enable farm policiesedit
Agriculture is continuing to show resilience in the face of one of the most disruptive crises the world has ever seen. In the first quarter of the financial year ended June 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic contracted the Indian economy by 23.9%, with a 40% drop in manufacturing and muted activity in the service sector.
Agriculture was the lone bright spot and grew 3.4%. Agriculture not only grew and propped up a pandemic-hit economy but created jobs too. This indicates that to make our world more sustainable and inclusive, all of us – citizens, businesses, and the government – must double down to spur rural growth.Uncategorized
Punjab plans to neutralize new agricultural laws, first state to do so – Punjab plans to neutralize new agricultural laws, first state to do soedit
During the Assembly session ended on 28 August, a resolution to this effect was passed. It is expected that this move of the cabinet will get huge support as both the major parties of the state are seen in the same side for the bar on the ruling Congress and opposition Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).
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The Congress has promised to repeal these laws when the Center comes to power. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has spoken of “waging war against new laws” in the state. At the same ...