Krishi Jagran – Online

Ever since India gained independence several decades ago, land fragmentation has been a persistent issue with the size of the land decreasing with each successive generation, majorly due to the inheritance laws. The laws deem that the land owned by parents will be inherited by their children and is to be divided into fragments. And, India, as we know, is an agrarian economy with agriculture contributing to over 58% of employment in the country as of 2018. However, fragmented land poses a major challenge.

Eventually, over generations, this kind of fragmented land becomes unviable for agriculture as the yield significantly reduces as compared to the resources and investment required to cultivate produce. Particularly in densely populated areas that have a majority of people ...

Livemint – Online

The farmers’ protest is now more than four months old. While this may be the longest in recent times, it is still geographically limited to the north-western states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. It is yet to acquire a national character, even though the demands made by protesting farmer unions have found resonance across states. This has happened despite large farmer protests seen in recent years in several agriculturally crucial states, like Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka.The fragmented nature of peasant mobilization has been a feature of India’s agrarian politics for the last five decades. It is unlike the pre-1947 period or the first two decades of independence, when farmer unions were ...

Goa Chronicle – Online

Indian agriculture is a great problem, isn’t it! I too believed in this phrase until I did deep research on our ancient practice of agriculture. And I am sure I would be able to change your thoughts and bring a better picture of our agrarian situation by the end of this article.

We know that we have 15 Agro-Ecological zones in India which means, we have 15 different types of climate, soil type, rainfall, precipitation, land cover, etc. in just 29 states of India. This means that we can undoubtedly grow 15 different types of dominant crops in our land along with the mixed farming of legumes, vegetables, oilseeds, etc. side by side. And that ultimately ...

Indian Education Diary – Online

The Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today reviewed the progress on the implementation of different Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs) and flagship programmes in a meeting held at Lalmandi here.

Speaking on the occasion, the Director instructed the officers to ensure that all the targets under different schemes must be achieved in the set time frame besides that the targets under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (micro- irrigation) are completed in a given time.

While reviewing the expenditures under different centrally sponsored schemes, Chowdhary reiterated and said that every single penny allocated must be utilised for the welfare of farming community and every step needed should be taken in this direction.

Express Computer – Online

The Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited has joined hands with Gramcover, a rural insurtech startup to collectively enhance rural insurance penetration. By utilising the expertise of Gramcover in rural insurtech space, this partnership aims to target 25 million farmers across the aspirational districts.

AICIL and Gramcover will work together on market research to identify and develop need-based rural insurance products to protect the livelihood of the farmers against all insurable risks, thereby extending comprehensive insurance coverage in rural parts of India.

Under this MoU, Gramcover will work on market research and identification of widely grown crops and need-based rural insurance products. It will also work on the feasibility report to assess the suitability, requirement, and ...

The Hindu – Online

The distinct characteristics of India’s agriculture require that a reformed state must ensure farmer, consumer welfare

 For at least four decades now, economic policy making globally has…