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Agriculture Industry
Farmers Forced to Re-sow Soyabean and Maize Due to Soil Moisture Deficitedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) recently announced that monsoon has covered the whole country. Yet, many parts of India are still waiting for a good rain. Due to the deficiency of rain in several parts of the country, the soil has become moisture-deficit and farmers are thinking of re-sowing rain-dependent Kharif crops like soyabean and maize. These areas are Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan. According to farmers, the weather office had done a short-term forecast for a fortnight. They had based their sowing on this forecast. Now, it seems that the forecast was off the mark. Rains are still awaited.
Khammam: Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar joins paddy seed sowingedit
Hans India – Online
Minister for Transport Puvvada Ajay Kumar informed that the government is adopting modern techniques for getting more yield in the cultivating of paddy. He participated in Palle Pragathi programme from the June 1st to 10th in the villages of erstwhile Khammam district and educated the farmers on the new technology of farming. He along with local leaders sows seeds in fields and encouraged the farmers.
FCI has not fulfilled commitment on paddy procurement in Assam: Ministeredit
Devdiscourse – Online
The Assam government on Wednesday said the Food Corporation of India FCI has not fulfilled its commitment on paddy procurement in the state, and it will try to force the organisation to purchase the crop from farmers. Participating in a discussion under special mention by AGP legislator Ramendra Narayan Kalita and Congress MLA Nandita Das in the Assam Assembly, Agriculture Minister Atul Bora said the state government is working to increase the crop procurement at the minimum support price. The FCI did not respect its commitment regarding procurement.
TS forms Cabinet sub-committee to prepare for increased crop productionedit
Telengana Today – Online
With increasing paddy production in the State year after year, a Cabinet sub-committee has been constituted to take steps for setting up new industrial units including processing units as well as increase crop storage capacity, milling and marketing among others. The Cabinet sub-committee headed by Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy, will have Ministers T Harish Rao, KT Rama Rao, Gangula Kamalakar, A Indrakaran Reddy, Puvvada Ajay Kumar, P Sabitha Indra Reddy, Vemula Prashanth Reddy and G Jagadish Reddy.
Budget
TN agriculture budget to encourage organic farming, says Ministeredit
DT Next – Online
Acting on the instructions of Chief Minister MK Stalin, Agriculture Minister Panneerselvam convened a meeting with the farmers at Thanjavur Collectorate in which representatives from Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai conveyed their suggestions. Farmers wanted the government to provide good support and encourage organic farming by appointing an expert committee. A special scheme should be launched for those practicing organic farming through zero budget.
Technology in Agriculture
Former NASA scientist develops affordable sensors to boost crop productionsedit
The New Indian Express – Online
With an aim to boost crops production in India, an ex-NASA scientist, Parag Narvekar has developed an affordable sensor in Nashik. The sensor, which used to cost Rs 1.5 lakh each, can now be availed at Rs 10,000 by the farmers in the country. “It’ll help farmers understand fertilizer and its usage and irrigation depending on the current weather condition,” he said on Tuesday. “There is a lot of agriculture technology in countries like the US and in Europe to deal with crop production in accordance with the global climate change. However, there was no such technology available in India,” Narvekar told ANI.
Automation to impact agriculture, manufacturing and construction sectors the mostedit
Business Today – Online
Findings of the research exploring the state of automation and the future of work across 12 Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated (APAC) countries suggests India isn’t prepared for automation. Agriculture, manufacturing, and construction are identified as high-risk industries due to the large number of employment generated by these sectors. India is ranked 5th highest in terms of the impact from automation and 9th in terms of the level of preparedness for this impact.
Govt. Policies
DCMS Medak to offer agriculture machinery at cheap pricesedit
Telangana Today – Online
Gajwel, which has become a model for development in Telangana, will have another feather in its crown when District Co-operative Marketing Society (DCMS) will be setting up a one-stop destination for farmers to buy agricultural machinery, implements, fertilisers and pesticides at a cheap price. Since the DCMS is going to buy the machinery directly from the companies, they will offer them to farmers at relatively cheaper price, opting for minimum profit.
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Normal Monsoon This Year Holds Potential for Agriculture Sector: Dr Shivendra Bajaj, FSII & AAIedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Rainfed farms in India occupy about 51 percent of the country’s net sown area, therefore, monsoon rains are of utmost importance and benefit. Rainfall has a direct impact on agriculture since water is an essential input for farm production. And thus, countries with low irrigation coverage become more vulnerable to monsoon failures. Availability of water at a particular time can lower or increase the quantity and quality of food crops. In India, monsoon through the demand and supply interlinkages of the farm sector with other sectors of the economy influences the standard of living and overall demand in the economy.