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Agriculture Industry
Maharashtra cotton seed companies told to specify production tech of hybrid varieties on packsedit
Financial Express – Online
The government of Maharashtra has directed the companies selling hybrid cotton seeds to specify in detail the technology used in production of seeds on the pack. Seed companies in Maharashtra and other cotton producing states have expressed displeasure at this decision.
Dilip Zende, director, quality control, Department of Agriculture, Maharashtra, told FE that the decision has been taken to empower farmers and give them the opportunity to bargain for better prices with dealers depending on the method of production used by companies. One of the methods is more expensive than others, and therefore, farmers should get the benefit.
Dairy Farming
Farmers advised to switch to dairy farming for earning better profitsedit
The Hindu – Online
Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) chairman Balachandra Jarkiholi has appealed to farmers, especially those in the northern districts, to switch to dairy farming and animal husbandry from crops such as sugarcane to earn better profits.
He was speaking at the 67th National Cooperative Convention on the KMF premises here on Wednesday.
“Most farmers in North Karnataka are dependant on sugarcane. Despite being a cash crop, it does not give enough profit. Farmers have to suffer from delayed payments and also, non-remunerative prices. A small farmer who grows sugarcane makes only around ₹ 30,000-₹ 40,000 per year. But an animal farmer makes around ₹ 60,000-₹ 70,000 per year. That is why it makes sense to take up animal ...
A peek into the operation and challenges of the Indian dairy sector with Stellapps CEO Ranjith Mukundanedit
Social Story – Online
Milk and its many derivatives are recognised as an integral and almost irreplaceable part of our daily intake. Be it our morning cup of tea or coffee or the chocolate ice-cream we indulge in after a busy day’s work, dairy products are elemental to our diets. India is the world’s largest producer of milk, contributing a whopping 19 percent of the global production. According to the Animal Husbandry Statistics Division, Government of India, the dairy sector churned out over 187 million tonnes of milk in 2018-19. This was made possible by the 75 million milk-producing households in the country.
Bosch and BASF Establish Joint Venture for Digital Technologies in the Agricultural Sectoredit
Manufacturing Today – Online
Bosch and BASF Digital Farming have signed a 50:50 joint venture (JV) agreement to globally market and sell smart farming solutions from a single source in the future. The JV agreement was signed on November 10, 2020, and will be followed by the founding of a new company based in Cologne, which will be established in the first quarter of 2021. The foundation is subject to the approval of the relevant antitrust authorities. Both parties have agreed not to disclose financial details.
Bosch brings to the JV significant capability in hardware and software, as well as digital services for planning and decision making in field crops. BASF Digital Farming with its xarvio Digital Farming Solutions provides ...
Stubble Burning
A microbial spray could be the game changer against crop residue burningedit
Mongabay – Online
Pusa Decomposer, a microbial spray, developed by the Microbiology Division of the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), Delhi, is the harbinger of hope for an end to paddy residue burning which has been on the rise in the paddy fields of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and around Delhi for the last half a decade. The intervention derives its name from the Pusa campus of the IARI in Delhi.
With farmers setting agricultural fields on fire from October to December to get them ready for wheat sowing after harvesting paddy, the air over the National Capital Region has been turning increasingly toxic. The pollution also spreads across the Indo-Gangetic Plains and other parts of north India.
‘We’re Forced to Burn Stubble, Govt Has Failed to Provide Incentives’: Punjab Farmersedit
The Wire – Online
Punjab saw a sharp rise in stubble-burning incidents in the kharif season this year. This happened despite the Supreme Court’s intervention in the matter in 2019.
Last year, the court had said that states must provide Rs 2,400 per acre cash incentives to small and medium farmers, along with subsidies on the purchase of machinery which is used to manage crop residue. But farmers of Niamian village near Kurali in Punjab say that not much has happened on the ground.
In August this year, the Punjab government informed the Supreme Court that they have not been able to provide cash incentives to farmers due to financial restraints that the state is facing during the pandemic.
Stubble burning: Why PUSA bio-decomposer is being re-tested in Punjabedit
India Today – Online
Punjab generates over 20 million tonnes of paddy stubble annually out of over 90 per cent is consigned to flames to clear the fields for the next crop. This contributes to air pollution in and around Delhi-NCR.
This year, people of Delhi hoped that bio-decomposer capsules prepared by scientists of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (also known as PUSA institute) would help prevent stubble burning in neighbouring states.
Stubble burning Delhi govt forms panel to ascertain impact of Pusa bio decomposer | Thursday | 19th November, 2020edit
Nyooz – Online
New Delhi November 6The Delhi government on Friday set up a 15-member impact assessment committee to ascertain the effectiveness of “Pusa bio-decomposer” solution in reducing stubble burning in the national capital. According to scientists at Indian Agricultural Research Institute Pusa the solution can turn crop residue into manure in 15 to 20 days and therefore can prevent stubble burning. “The government has decided to set up an impact assessment committee to ascertain the effectiveness of Pusa bio-decomposer in reducing stubble burning in Delhi” Rai said during a press conference. Rai hoped that the newly-constituted Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas will ensure that other “states also use the cost-effective Pusa ...
Tractor industry
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Jerusalem – Online
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Cong leaders take out tractor yatra against farm lawsedit
Daily Excelsior – Online
Delhi Congress leaders and workers took out a ‘Kissan Adhikar Tractor Yatra’ in rural pockets of north west Delhi on Wednesday, demanding that the Modi Government withdraw the farm sector reform laws. The tractor procession started from Kanjhawla and was stopped by the police at Qutubgarh village, alleged party leaders. The “anti-farmer” bills passed by Parliament will hurt and weaken peasants in the country, Delhi Congress president Anil Chaudhary said. “Congress is completely with the farmers to save their interests and demands that the Modi Government withdraw the farm laws enacted by its government,” he said. Delhi Congress leader Parvez Alam said hundreds of farmers participated in the yatra. He said the 15-km long tractor yatra ...