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Agriculture Industry
The young and educated farmer Key to revolutionised agricultureedit
The Daily Star – Online
If you have bought locally grown strawberries, or dragon fruit, or the out of season bottle gourd, and the luscious Thai guava all year round, you are already a beneficiary of the silent agri-revolution happening in Bangladesh. For any observant consumer, the leaps and bounds advancement in food crop production needs no explaining, as well as its contribution to improved livelihoods and reduced poverty. According to the World Bank, agriculture accounted for 90 percent of the reduction in poverty in the five-year span from 2005, and food grain production in the country tripled between 1972 and 2014, demonstrating a growth rate second only to China.
But even as different organisations collect and tabulate all sorts ...
Treat agriculture as business: NAFSCOB chairmanedit
Telangana Today – Online
National Federation of State Cooperative Banks (NAFSCOB) Chairman Konduru Ravinder Rao has called upon the farmers to treat agriculture as a business enterprise to reap riches.
“Agriculture is not just a substitute in this present world of competition and the farmers should treat it as a business enterprise. The farmers should double their income by cutting down expenditure in farming with the mechanisation, reducing the use of pesticides and fertilizers and by using organic fertilizers and also by cultivating the commercial crops”, he pointed out.
Maharashtra dairy farmer buys helicopter for Rs 30 crore for easy traveledit
Business Today – Online
A farmer and entrepreneur based in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi has purchased a helicopter to make travel across the country easier for his new dairy business.
Janardhan Bhoir bought the helicopter for Rs 30 crores at a friend’s suggestion as he often traveled to places without airports, making travel longer for him. Bhoir says he often has to travel to Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat due to his dairy business and hence decided to make the hefty purchase.
“I have to frequently travel for my business, that’s the reason I bought a helicopter. I need it often to look after my dairy business and farming,” Janardhan told local reporters.
Fights Over Indian Farm Laws Ignore Green Revolution’s Climate And Economic Problemsedit
Forbes India – Online
Political polarization is shaping the shouting match over India’s new farm laws. For BJP supporters, these laws give farmers the freedom to decide where and to whom they sell their crops. These supporters portray farm protests as a western-inspired conspiracy. For them, Twitter shows double standards on hate speech. And they point out that rich farmers lead the protest: among Indian states, Punjab is at the top in terms of household farm income, almost thrice the national average.
The opposing camp insists that the new farm laws reflect Prime Minister Modi’s dictatorial tendencies. For them, new laws will allow big businesses to take over the farming sector. Not surprisingly, the protestors are also targeting privately operated highway ...
Agriculture is what we do, what we eat and what we areedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Everything starts from agriculture. From time immemorial, agriculture has been the basic work that people indulged in. Earlier, there was nothing else to do, no industries, no computers, no commercialization – right from the time humankind discovered fire, agriculture emerged.
People of ancient times were closely connected to nature. Their day started with the rising sun and the chirping of birds. The first thing they saw after waking up was greenery, nature. This is unlike today when our day starts after the sun has risen up in the sky and the birds are long gone.
How India can be ‘atmanirbhar’ for edible oil productionedit
The Hans India – Online
Edible oils are indispensable in the Indian kitchen. But it might be surprising to many that India imports most of the oil it consumes, unlike most other agricultural products which are produced locally. Even after having a diverse agro-climatic conditions, abundant land and large sections of population depending on agriculture, why does India have to import edible oils? What is the burden of importing edible oils on the government’s exchequer? What can we do to boost the domestic production of edible oils?
Budget
Budget lays out plan for agriculture growthedit
The Hindu – Online
The Ernakulam District Panchayat budget for 2021-22 has laid out a clear programme of agricultural development over the next year. A total of nearly ₹10 crore has been set aside for agricultural activities. The budget has also focussed on housing for all and welfare of women.
The budget was presented by district panchayat vice president Shiny George at a session presided over by Ullas Thomas, president, on Tuesday.
The budget allocation for agriculture included ₹2 crore for comprehensive farming activities, ₹25 lakh for Kera Gramam Programme and ₹50 lakh for the one-rice and one-fish agricultural cycle activities.
Farmers will be supported with a subsidy of ₹17,000 per hectare. There will also be steps to establish rice ...
Technology in Agriculture
Agritech: Buying and managing a farm now made easy with techedit
Financial Express – Online
Long work hours, back-to-back calls, constant social media distractions and household chores. We are busier than ever before. We are caught up in the chaos of doing things. We rarely stop to evaluate what we truly want. Amidst this chaos, how many of us take time off to rejuvenate, connect with nature and spend quality time with our families?
Plainspeak, many of us dream of having that perfect weekend getaway—a farmhouse in the lap of nature, a chance to grow your own food, and experience open blue skies.
Hosachiguru, a Bengalure-based agricultural asset management company, gives you a chance to own a farmland, grow trees/crops, and spend your weekends at your farm. All this without the ...