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Agriculture Industry
Odisha, ICRISAT ink agriculture partnership for vulnerable tribal groupsedit
Agriculture Post – Online
Government of Odisha is collaborating with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) to strengthen management of natural resources for the benefit of the state’s Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups that are dependent on agriculture. Accordingly, ICRISAT will undertake capacity building initiatives, water harvesting, recording of hydrological parameters and crop productivity in addition to monitor land-use as well as land-cover through remote sensing and GIS in 12 districts of the state.
“The main objective of this collaboration is promoting sustainable integrated natural resource management through capacity building and monitoring. The period of agreement is for three years and the area of intervention is spread over 12 districts,” said PK Jena, Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha, ...
Agriculture census to be conducted in Gujarat this yearedit
Outlook – Online
An agriculture census will be conducted in Gujarat this year as part of a pan-India exercise to collect various data related to the key sector, Agriculture Minister RC Faldu informed the legislative Assembly here on Thursday.
Faldu said data regarding farmers” land holdings, collected from the periodic exercise, is crucial for formulating policies for the agriculture sector.
“An agriculture census is conducted (across the country) every five years. It was first conducted in Gujarat and in the country in 1970-71 and the last one was conducted in 2015-16, which was the tenth edition of the census.
“Results of the last census were released in 2020,” Faldu informed the House during Question Hour.
He said results are usually ...
Cabinet Approves Pact between India and Fiji for Agricultural Cooperationedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Indian Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Fiji was authorised by the Union Cabinet, which is chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The MoU between India and Fiji calls for collaboration in a number of ways, including the promotion of joint projects between the two countries’ private sectors.
The arrangement also calls for the sharing of research staff, scientists, technicians, and technical trainees, as well as technological transfer and infrastructure advancement.
AGCO Announces Farmer-First Strategyedit
Businesswire – Online
a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, today announced its farmer-first strategy designed to maximize value creation for its key stakeholders.
During its 2021 Virtual Analyst Briefing, Eric Hansotia, AGCO’s Chairman, President and CEO introduced AGCO’s new Purpose and Vision statements that, when combined, offer powerful insight into the role AGCO intends to play for farmers and within the agriculture industry. AGCO’s Purpose is to deliver “Farmer-focused solutions to sustainably feed our world” and its Vision is to be the “Trusted partner for industry-leading, smart farming solutions.”
Technology in Agriculture
Agritech Company Harvesting Launches HFNmandi, Online Commerce Platform for Farmersedit
Agri-tech startup Harvesting has announced the launch of HFNMandi.com to help Indian farmers directly market & sell their agri-products to wholesale buyers. HFN Mandi is a free online service for farmers to connect and transact with genuine buyers across India & internationally.
This journey of providing market linkage to farmers started less than a year ago when Founder & CEO of Harvesting, Ruchit Garg, started a Twitter account @HarvestingFN to help distressed farmers across the country sell their crops during strict COVID lockdown. Within days of the launch, @harvestingfn logged close to 15,000 followers as they started sharing key details like name, type and quantity of the product, and location/phone number for the buyers to call the ...
Govt. Policies
Govt promoting agriculture sector by reforming laws: Narendra Tomaredit
Business Standard – Online
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday said the government is promoting the agriculture sector through reforms in the laws which seeks to bring revolutionary changes.
The government is focusing on the growth and strengthening of India’s farming and rural sector, the minister said at an event organised by Asia Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association and NABARD.
Tomar also highlighted various steps taken by his government during the last six-and-half years to boost the agriculture sector and enhance farmers’ income, according to a release issued by his ministry.
He said the government transferred Rs 1.15 lakh crore directly into the bank accounts of nearly 10.75 crore farmers under the flagship PM KISAN programme.
Tractor industry
Mahindra Witnesses a 24% Jump in Domestic Tractor Salesedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector witnesses a 24% rise in its domestic tractor sales, with a sale of 27,170 units in February 2021. This is a clear rise to 21,877 units sold in February last year.
President – FES of Mahindra, Hemant Sikka, said, “Tractor demand continues to be robust with rabi sowing at an all-time high, supported by healthy reservoir levels and higher liquidity with farmers, on account of timely and robust procurement of kharif crops.”