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Agriculture Industry
Focus on enhancing cultivation of horticultural food cropsedit
The Hindu – Online
Agriculture Minister, team interact with officials and scientists at ICAR-IIHR
Minister for Agriculture S. Niranjan Reddy sought the cooperation of ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research for enhancing the cultivation of horticultural crops in Telangana to improve the income of farmers.
A team of officials led by Mr. Niranjan Reddy on Thursday visited ICAR-IIHR at Hessaraghatta near Bengaluru as part of the State government’s plans to encourage and enhance cultivation of horticultural crops having a demand in the market.
GrAMs: Market access scheme for farmers still weighed down after three yearsedit
Mongabay – Online
After braving the chilling winter on the border of the national capital for around two months, hundreds of thousands of farmers entered Delhi on India’s Republic Day on January 26 to protest against the three agriculture laws that the government had passed in the Parliament. A protestor died while many were injured during the tractor rally in the subsequent clashes between farmers and police personnel. Around 100 farmers have already died in the past two months during the protest at different locations.
While the government claims that these laws will be good for the farmers and give them a better price for their farm produce, the farmers are not convinced and have been demanding the government to take the ...
Astro take on Agriculture: 2021 will be better and rewarding year for farming communityedit
Newsroom post – Online
The Agriculture sector & Farmers Of Our Country Will See A Better Tomorrow in 2021
If we penned a list of last year’s pros and cons, it’s safe to say the cons would outweigh the pros. The truth is, wherever you are in the world, 2020 was likely a challenging time for you and everyone you care about.
Analysis Of India’s agriculture sector:
Jupiter, Moon and Saturn play an important role for Agriculture Industry and Farming. It is estimated that India’s agriculture sector accounts only for around 14 percent of the country’s GDP but for 42 percent of total employment. As around 55 percent of India’s arable land depends on precipitation, the amount of rainfall during ...The future of Indian agriculture lies with ‘atmanirbhar’ farmersedit
Down To Earth – Online
The three contentious farm laws have forced us to think about the future of agriculture in a largely agrarian country dominated by small and marginal farmers. The prevalent chemical-intensive, monocrop-based, market-purchased-input dependent model has not only failed to benefit majority of the farmers but has also proved to be an ecological, social and financial failure.
Genetically modified crops have led to increased use of agrochemicals, failed to sustain the yield gains and increased control of corporations through intellectual property rights. Promoting unregulated private trade of farm produce is a part of the same paradigm.
India’s centuries-old farm practices are based on the principles of sustainability, innovative, hard-working and entrepreneurial farmers. Agro-ecology-based farming and its large network of scientific institutions ...
Budget
Union Budget 2021: Govt should focus on R and D in agriculture, raise outlay, help farmers to diversify cropsedit
FirstPost – Online
Among the priority areas in agriculture that the Budget should focus on is research and development. The outlay should be substantial and dedicated to raising the production of those commodities India is short of. This can be done by breeding varieties that are high-yielding or resistant to pests, pathogens and weather stress so that yield losses can be reduced. The Centre’s outlay for agricultural research and education last year was a little over $1 billion or Rs 8,000 cr compared to the $2.8 billion R and D investment of Bayer Crop Science.
The crops whose output we need to increase are pulses and oilseeds. We also need to produce more of maize, a feed crop, as the ...
Union Budget 2021: Agriculture Remains Crucial for Rural India, Here’s What More Can be Done foredit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Agriculture is the backbone of the regional economy of India. Major reforms in the agriculture sector have been initiated by the government of India. Continued efforts and strategies that involve technology-led development are needed to unlock the true potential of Indian agriculture. Only when the sector is made competitive and remunerative for farmers would long-term sustained development be possible.
Agricultural policies that support new-age technology would reduce farmers’ production costs. At about 0.3 percent of agricultural GDP, research & development (R&D) spending in agriculture in India is minuscule. A large share of GDP should be spent in R&D to resolve the emerging problems of climate change, food security and nutritional security.
Budget-2021: 10 suggestions for the agriculture sectoredit
Times of India. – Online
All eyes are already set for the announcements to be made by the Finance Minister for the farm sector, while presenting the Union Budget on February 1. The reasons are not hard to find. The ongoing farmers’ agitation amidst several rounds of discussions (without any resolution so far) has heightened the expectations.
The three ordinances promulgated in June 2020 and later on passed by the Parliament (now popularly known as the new farm laws), according to many Economists and Policy analysts, have generated lot of hopes to actualize the potential of Indian Agriculture and bring additional returns and profitability to the farm sector. However, uncertainty still shrouds the implementation in view of the ongoing ...
Technology in Agriculture
Indian farmers can use Krishi Sakha app from Bharti AXA for updates on farming practices and protectionedit
India Blooms – Online
Private non-life insurer Bharti AXA General Insurance has introduced a new app ‘Krishi Sakha’ to cater to the specific needs of the farmers in the country and guide them in adopting best farming practices and enhancing productivity.
The app is available in regional languages.
Said Sanjeev Srinivasan, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Bharti AXA General Insurance, “This app is very convenient and useful for the farmers and farming community as it educates them while addressing the needs and risks of the entire crop cycle from pre-sowing to harvesting and post-harvest which is replete with unpredictable fears and threats.’’
According to the insurer, the app aims at helping Indian farmers make informed decisions through customized information ...