AgriculturePost – Online

As the world is grappling with an unprecedented health crisis, countries are forced to strengthen the most fundamental resources. Other than healthcare facilities, sustainability in food and nutrition has taken precedence over all other human requirements. It is befitting to remind ourselves of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that India has committed itself to. Responsible production and consumption, clean water and sanitation and good health and well-being are some of the key priorities laid down in the SGDs. Water conservation is a key input in achieving these priorities.

Receding ground water levels is a critical challenge that India is facing today. According a to report, 256 out of 700 districts in India have reported critical ...

The Times of India – Online

Thousands of farmers who raised maize and jowar (sorghum) crop are worried as there is no word from the government on procuring their agricultural produce this season. Though the state government is procuring paddy from the farmers and has set a target of purchasing 80 lakh metric tonnes of it through procurement centres, the government has not made any announcement on procuring other crops this season.

 During the lockdown in 2020, the TRS government had procured paddy, maize, jowar, sun flower among other crops from the farmers. This season maize has been cultivated in 4.66 lakh acres and jowar crop was raised in 1.19 lakh acres.

The Economic Times

Lawrencedale Agro Processing India (LEAF), on Wednesday said it is bringing in Rs 500 crore worth of organised cost-effective credit to marginalised small land-hold and tribal farmers to overcome the COVID-19 crisis. LEAF, an integrated agri-service provider, said it is aligning with new-age financial technology non-banking financial companies (NBFC) to funnel in the much-needed organised credit for the marginalised farmers.

SME Futures – Online

If you are visiting a village during the sowing season, hunching women planting seedlings is one of the most common sights. But thinking of a farmer always brings to our mind the image of a man. Probably that is why we often fail to see the plight of the women working in the fields. Despite being one of the biggest contributors to the gross domestic product (GDP), agriculture is still an unorganised sector and women working in the sector are the biggest casualty. They bear the twin responsibility of performing well both in and off the field, much like any other women professional in India. But unlike her, women working in the fields never get their ...

The Indian Express – Online

India’s agricultural exports grew 17.5 per cent to cross $41.8 billion in 2020-21. This came even as the country’s overall merchandise exports fell 7.2 per cent to $290.8 billion, from $313.4 billion in 2019-20.

The farm sector’s standout export performance, the best since the $43.25 billion of 2013-14, was thanks to a good monsoon, agriculture production being relatively unaffected by the Covid-19-induced lockdown, and a steep surge in global commodity prices. It is also in line with GDP numbers: Agricultural growth for 2020-21 is estimated at 3 per cent, even as the Indian economy contracted by 6.5 per cent.