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Agriculture Industry
India’s agriculture export subsidy policies come under WTO lensedit
LiveMint – Online
India’s farm subsidy policies came under the scanner at the World Trade Organization (WTO) during the country’s trade policy review (TPR), with members such as Canada, the US and Australia complaining that India has not declared its agriculture export subsidies for more than eight years, while Brazil held that India’s longstanding support measures for sugar have suppressed global prices by up to 25%.
Summarizing members’ concerns against India’s farm subsidy policies, WTO chairperson Harald Aspelund said the high level of government intervention in the agriculture sector was a sore point for members. “Members recognized the importance of the sector in supporting livelihoods and food security; however, they urged India to reform its agricultural policies that continued to ...
PSFPO project registers first farmer producer organisation in Odishaedit
Agriculture Post – Online
The Promotion and Stabilization of Farmer Producer Organizations (PSFPO) project today commenced its operation with the registration of its first farmer producer organisation, Divya-Loka at Banmalipur village under Balipatna Block in Khordha district of Odisha. Celebrating, International Women’s Day, the FPO setup was inaugurated by SK Swain, Director, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) in the presence of representatives from the community of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK).
PSFPO works to increase the profitability and sustainability of farmer producer organisations (FPOs) in Odisha, India. This three-year project will work in close collaboration with the Government of Odisha to leverage government resources and expertise to achieve impact. PSFPO will work with farmers and FPOs to develop the FPO ecosystem in the state, improve the implementation of policies and interventions for FPO strengthening, streamline ...
Dairy Farming
You Can Start This Profitable Dairy Business with Less Investment and without having Cow or Buffaloedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
India being one of the largest agrarian economies has a deep connection with dairy farming since the past, which contributes 4% of its total GDP. Moreover, the dairy industry actively contributes to the economies of a number of communities, regions, and countries.
History is the evidence that dairy farming has played the most significant and vital role which determines the prosperity and wealth of our nation. The center has introduced various schemes to develop dairy farming and India’s dairy sector whose demand is growing throughout the year.
The most important thing is that while earning in the dairy business is very high, but it also involves a lot of hard work. The contribution of dairy in our country is ...
Stubble Burning
KVK SAS Nagar (Mohali) Organized Workshop on Crop Residue Managementedit
5 Dariya News – Online
A two-day workshop on ‘Sustainable Approaches for Management of Crop Residues’ was organized on March 9-10, 2021 by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, S.A.S. Nagar for the officials of district Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Horticulture and Soil Conservation Departments. This workshop was held to deliberate upon the various aspects of stubble burning and technological updating of officials of concerned departments. In the inaugural address, Associate Director KVK, Dr. Parminder Singh welcomed the delegates and highlighted the activities done by KVK, SAS Nagar and their parent organization Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana regarding in-situ and ex-situ management of crop residues in last three years. Dr. Singh mentioned that the pollution emanating from the burning ...
Agri Picks Report: Geojitedit
Moneycontrol – Online
The government’s new biofuel and compressed biogas policy has started to boost orders and enquiries for Pune-based biofuel technology provider, Praj Industries Ltd, its Executive Chairman Pramod Chaudhari says. The Punjab government, in its Budget for the upcoming financial year starting April, has proposed to provide 72 bln rupees as power subsidy for farmers. The average wholesale prices of onion have more than halved in the past two weeks across the country after summer crop arrivals started hitting the markets earlier this month, traders said. Amid the slump in prices, onion farmers have decided to approach the government for export subsidies. The government has sold 2.28 mln tn of wheat under the open market sale scheme since ...
Now, Sundargarh on toes to tackle wildfireedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The peak summer lies far ahead but the forested and hilly Sundargarh district has started to bear the brunt of wildfire. At least three divisions on Monday witnessed fire at 580 points leaving the forest authorities on toes.
After putting in hectic efforts, forest personnel managed to extinguish most of the fires by Tuesday. However, the threat continues to loom as the forest fires are being attributed to man-made factors. Regional Chief Conservator of Forest (RCCF) SK Swain informed that Bonai, Rourkela and Sundargarh forest divisions reported 400, 139 and 40 fire points respectively.
By Tuesday morning, the fire was extinguished at these points by forest squads. Fortunately, the blaze was ground fire and ...
Tractor industry
M&M’s Swaraj to drive in new range of tractorsedit
Tribune India – Online
The tractor maker also said it has introduced a series of initiatives in paddy mechanisation in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as it seeks to enhance its presence further in the region, as per a statement issued on Tuesday.
Recently, Swaraj launched the New Swaraj 742XT tractor. Developed exclusively for paddy mechanisation, the 45hp (33.55 kW) tractor achieved success for its performance and fuel efficiency in puddling operations, the company said.