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Agriculture Industry
India’s road to $5 trillion economy will go through Farmers and Agriculture: Gajendra Singh Shekhawatedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation said that though agriculture contributes around 14 to 16 per cent of the Indian GDP, still has a huge potential to play a key role in taking India to a $ 5 trillion economy.
Addressing the session on ‘Role of water and Agrochemicals in envisioning a globally competitive, modern, sustainable & inclusive Indian Agriculture Industry’ at the ‘9th Agrochemicals Conference’ organized by FICCI, Shekhawat said that we have started working with a profitability-centric approach in the agricultural sector with systematic reforms to make the Indian agriculture sector more successful.
Training for farmers on water-saving technologyedit
The Hindu – Online
About 50 farmers from rainfed areas in Neiveli village in Tiruchi district participated in off-campus training on ‘Green manure – alternate wetting and drying irrigation’ (AWDI) organised by Sugarcane Research Station, Sirugmani, at Perur on Thursday.
The training was organised under the Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernisation Project implemented by Water Technology Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and Sugarcane Research Station, Sirugamani, in Aiyyar Sub-basin.
Indo Gangetic plain global hotspot of atmospheric ammonia: IIT Kharagpur studyedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) is the global hot-spot of atmospheric ammonia (NH3) due to intense agricultural activities and fertilizer production there, according to researchers at The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.
The study titled “Record high levels of atmospheric ammonia over India: Spatial and temporal analyses” has also been published in the international Elsevier journal “Science of the Total Environment”.
The study by the IIT team was conducted along with researchers from Indian Institute Of Tropical Meteorology, Pune and few European researchers.
Farm laws: Separating grain from huskedit
Financial Express – Online
The most fundamental aspect of the market economy is the autonomy of the participants and the free flow of goods and services. Decentralised and devolved governance are a prerequisite of a market economy, so that a wide range of experiences and experiments can be undertaken in diverse settings for the best practices to emerge. They are also critical for sustaining the freedom and autonomy of farmers, traders and other stakeholders in the agriculture market.
Consider the debate over MSP. MSP has emerged as the most contentious issue in the ongoing debate over the new farm laws. Ironically, the new laws don’t mention MSP at all, and the government has been saying that it has no plan ...
Technology in Agriculture
Indian Agri-tech startup, Arya Collateral showcases its expertise at 16th Philippine National Corn Congressedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Indian Agri-tech startup in the post-harvest solutions domain, Arya Collateral participated in Philippine’s 16th edition of National Corn Congress (PNCC) today. Organized by Philippines Maize Federation Inc. (PhilMaize) and the National Corn Board, the event marks the joint celebration of their National Farmers Day.
Prasanna Rao, Managing Director, Arya Collateral participated as a resource speaker and showcased India’s work in the field of Agri production. He also spoke in-depth on the topic of ‘Commodity Collateral Financing.’ The 16th PNCC was organised virtually this year with more than 3000 participants and 20 eminent speakers from the agriculture industry. Prasanna has been among the few Indians to have been invited to the event to date
Venture Catalysts keeps up the pace with bet on agri-tech startup Humusedit
Vccircle – Online
Humus, an agricultural technology startup focussed on addressing issues in fresh produce supply chains, has raised capital from Venture Catalysts and its accelerator fund 9Unicorns.
We Founders Circle, an angel investment network co-founded by Neeraj Tyagi, who is a managing partner at Venture Catalysts, also invested in Humus, the startup said in a statement.
It did not disclose the amount it has raised.The Bengaluru-based company, set up last year by Manjunatha TN and Shilpa Gopalaiah, says it aims to create a reliable and cost-effective logistics solution while cutting out middlemen involved in supply chain processes.
Stubble Burning
MSP Law, Stubble Burning Punishment Repealed: Farmers List Demandsedit
The Quint– Online
The Centre on Thursday, 3 December, met the representatives for farmers’ unions who are protesting in and around the national capital against the new farm laws, wherein 34 farmer leaders put out a five-point set of demands that seeks to frame a specific law on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and end the punishment provision for stubble burning.
The next meeting will be held on 5 December, ANI reported.
In the written five-point set of demands, one of the key demands is the repeal of three contentious farm laws passed in September during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. It also raises objections about the upcoming Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2020.
Tractor industry
Omega Seiki plans to launch electric tractor, cargo pick-up truck as part of expansion planedit
ET Auto – Online
Omega Seiki Mobility aims to bring in multiple electric products including two-wheelers, a four-wheeler cargo vehicle and a tractor over the next two years, as per a top company official. The company, which is a part of the Delhi-based Anglian Omega Group, also aims to set up manufacturing facilities across various parts of the country.
Omega Seiki already has multiple manufacturing sites in Delhi/NCR.
The company also plans to have around 200 dealerships across the country by the end of next year.
It has earmarked an initial investment of Rs 200 crore for the projects and going ahead aims to raise another Rs 1,000 crore in order to fund the expansion plans.