Dir Agriculture – Online

Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today convened a meeting here to chalk out the strategy for implementation of agriculture export policy submitted by Agriculture Processed Food Export Development Authority (APEDA).

Deliberating upon the draft paper submitted by Deputy General Manager for creating market linkages of the products produced in Kashmir viz. Saffron, Zeera, Exotic vegetables, Sweet Corn etc., it was resolved that a comprehensive strategy will be evolved with respect to each crop for its export and market linkages so that the farmers of Kashmir get benefited. It was given to understand that Kashmir has a huge potential of exporting Saffron, Rice, Vegetables, however presently the market linkages to these products are seldom in place ...

The Tribune – Online

The Agriculture Department is now producing wheat and maize seeds, which were earlier brought from outside the state, and distributing these to farmers, said Dr Naresh Kumar, Director, Agriculture.

He said the department had prepared an action plan for 2021-22 to produce seeds to meet the requirement of farmers. Keeping in view the demand of farmers, the state has fixed a target to produce 96,855 quintal seeds for 2021-22. “Nine registered farmer groups will produce over 95,000 quintal seeds, which would be purchased by the department and distributed. The department will purchase wheat seeds at 26 per cent higher rate, which will also boost the income of farmer,” he said. — TNS

Businessworld – Online

Amidst the months long farmers’ protest in Delhi, a fundamental question comes to mind: who is taking care of the field produce back home? With the entire process of farm to fork being a long-drawn and complex one, any laxity could be ruinous for the entire crop cycle. A preliminary research reveals it is primarily the women farmers back home who are carrying out the entire process while the men are away in Delhi protests.

It is worth noting in this regard, that despite the substantial contribution of women in agriculture and allied activities, their contribution is seldom documented. As per “Agriculture Census 2015-16” (released in 2018), the percentage share of women land holders has increased from 12.79% in 2010 ...

AA.com – Online

The recent international outcry on three agricultural bills is based on half-truths and a lack of understanding about the urgencies of the Indian agriculture sector, which is facing a plethora of problems due to lack of reforms. Many foreign celebrities have also rushed to comment on the protests going on in India without having a proper understanding of the issues at hand. The Indian American economist, and the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund, Gita Gopinath, on the other hand, has emphasized that agriculture is one of the areas where India needs holistic reforms. The same has been highlighted by many eminent economists as well. In fact, in the process of economic reforms that started in ...

Businessworld – Online

My first exposure to the crisis of sustainability was thanks to the short film – ‘The Story of Stuff’ in 2007. The simple message from the film was – you cannot run a linear system on a finite planet, indefinitely. It speaks of “stuff” – the production and disposal cycles of consumer products that have become a significant part of our lives in the last 100 years. Since then, the vision for a sustainable planet has garnered attention and the concept of a circular economy is catching on among producers in the manufacturing sector. However, a different value chain that nature has designed to be circular regressed several fold in the quest to feed a growing planet, ...