Republic World – Online

On Saturday, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh distributed agriculture machinery and equipment to farmers. He also allocated the financial assistance of Rs 10,000 for handicraft tool kits to 1,500 artisans, as part of the North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme. Sharing the pictures from the event, the Chief Minister tweeted, “Immensely glad to distribute financial assistance for handicrafts tool kits under North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme to 1500 handicrafts artisans through DBT, and Agriculture Machineries and Equipment under Sub-Mission of Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM) Scheme to farmers of different districts today.”

Financial Express – Online

Efforts made by the concerned stakeholders in the agri-supply chain in the last decade have resulted in increase of exports from $7,343.98 million in April 2009-10 to $16,133.28 million in 2019-20. In the first 10 months of the current fiscal, we achieved exports worth $15,566 million—an increase of over 20% compared to same period in 2019-20. In rupee terms, the agri-export realisation was Rs 1,157,82 crore during April-January 2020-21—more than 25% compared to the previous fiscal. The key factors for this are efforts made towards strengthening backward linkage, setting up of post-harvest infrastructure, strengthening of logistics infrastructure, and market promotion efforts for taking the agri-produce to global markets.

Tribune India – Online

THE seeds of the ongoing farmers’ agitation against the farm laws were, ironically, sown with the advent of the Green Revolution in Punjab, and subsequently in Haryana and Western UP, in the 1960s and 1970s. The wheat-paddy crop rotation assiduously promoted by the Central and state governments through robust institutional support, public-funded R&D in high-yielding varieties of seeds, assured irrigation and subsidised fertilisers, ably backed by field-level extension services and the initiative of Punjabi farmers made the Green Revolution a great success, paving the way for ensuring the food security of the country. The Minimum Support Price (MSP) regime and the procurement policy of the government, together with free electricity, sustained the boom and Punjab was ...

The Indian Express – Online

The centrality of agriculture in India goes much beyond its immediate employment contribution, where it engages close to 42 per cent of the country’s workforce. The sector not only feeds the large and growing Indian population but with its close interlinkage with poverty, it is best positioned to alleviate problems of malnutrition and hunger. In addition, agriculture supplies inputs for other industries and is critical for triggering a multiplier effect in the economy, where a financially empowered farming community triggers a demand-led growth, particularly for manufactured products and services. There is no doubt that the sector needs to grow not just for those employed in it but also for the economy as a whole.

The Times of India – Online

The BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is continuously working to double the income of farmers and has increased budget for agriculture many times, said Union minister of state for agriculture and farmer welfare, Kailash Choudhary on Sunday. Addressing a seminar as chief guest during Kalanamak Mahotsav in Siddharthnagar virtually, Choudhary said, “The Union Government led by PM Modi is continuously making efforts to double the income of farmers. Previous governments used to allocate Rs 23,000 crore for agriculture, but now Rs 1,23,000 crore has been allocated of which Rs 75,000 crore is going directly in the accounts of farmers.”

“Both Union and state governments will take steps to promote Kalanamak rice ...

Hindustan Times – Online

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh distributed agriculture machinery and equipment to farmers and financial assistance of ₹10,000 for handicraft tool kits under North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme to 1,500 artisans in Imphal on Saturday.

“Immensely glad to distribute financial assistance for handicrafts tool kits under North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme to 1500 handicrafts artisans through DBT, and Agriculture Machineries and Equipment under Sub-Mission of Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM) Scheme to farmers of different districts today.” the Chief Minister tweeted on Saturday.

According to an official release, the distribution function was jointly organised by the Manipur government’s Department of Agriculture and Directorate of Handlooms and Textiles. Speaking at the occasion, Chief Minister Singh said that agriculture ...