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Agriculture Industry
Crocodiles and crops dilemma for villages near Odisha’s Bhitarkanikaedit
The New Indian Express – Online
With the kharif season coinciding with the nesting period of crocodiles, farmers of riverside villages around Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara are faced with the threat of the reptiles’ presence in their agriculture land.
Recent sightings of crocodiles in paddy fields have only added to the panic. As the nesting season of the reptiles spans from May first week till July end, many female crocodiles are laying and guarding their eggs near agricultural lands and bushes in riverside villages.
APEDA to boost unique agricultural produce from Ladakhedit
Live Mint – Online
: In a bid to boost exports of agricultural produce from Ladakh and enhance farmers’ incomes, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, or Apeda, has decided to promote and brand organic items from the region. The initiative will be executed in association with officials of the Union territory as well as the Defence Institute of High-Altitude Research (DIHAR).
“Following a series of interactions held recently at Ladakh, identified areas of work include enhancement of production of fruits with medicinal values including sea buckthorn, apricot and organic produce and introduction of the traceability system, capacity-building of farmers and value addition of products, ” commerce ministry said in a statement.
Krishi Vigyan Kendra-II faces infrastructure hurdlesedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK)-II at Rourkela continues to face operational hurdles in the absence of proper infrastructure and functioning in a limited manner for a decade now. The KVK-II acts as a single-window system for transfer of agriculture technology to farmers.
Sources said, KVK-II, the second one for Sundargarh, was set up on a special consideration of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) of the Central Government in 2011.
Bangladesh rice farmers invent new varieties to withstand salt, stormsedit
The Indian Express – Online
Farmer Dilip Chandra Tarafdar was tired of fighting to keep his rice crop alive in the Bangladeshi coastal village of Chandipur. If the plants managed to grow in soil made salty by decades of cyclones and floods, then strong winds would snap their stalks or pests would wipe them out. So, ten years ago, Tarafdar, 45, looked to his ancestors and started cross-breeding seed varieties that used to thrive in the southwestern Shyamnagar region but are now on the edge of extinction after farmers moved onto higher-yielding varieties. His new type of rice, called Charulata, tolerates salty soil and water-logging, stays standing in high winds and grows well without fertilisers or pesticides, Tarafdar said.
Top Private Colleges to Pursue BSc. Agricultureedit
Krishi Jargran – Online
India is an Agrarian economy with almost 58% of the people in the country depending on Agriculture and allied sectors for their livelihood. BSc. Agriculture is a one of the most lucrative career options in today’s world. It deals with subjects like food production, Horticulture, animal rearing, rural economy, and rural development etc.
Other industries might face downsizing but agriculture will never go through recession as food is a basic need for everyone. In fact development in technology, research and innovation has multiplied the scope of agriculture in a big way.
Competition
Sonalika to Set Up India’s Largest Harvester Manufacturing Unit in Himachal Pradeshedit
News18 – Online
Sonalika Group has invested in a new high tech facility at Amb, Himachal Pradesh, with an investment of Rs 200 crores to roll out advanced quality harvesters. Sonalika’s new plant at Amb is spread across 29 acres and is designed with a multi-stage CED (Cathode Electric Deposition) paint process is often seen at car manufacturing facilities. Established with an investment of Rs 18 crores, the CED paint process involves a 14-stage treatment process that ensures rust-free and a longer period of harvester’s performance.
Parallelly, Sonalika has launched the most advanced harvester available in India, the ‘Sonalika Samrat’ at Rs. 25.5 lakhs. The self-propelled harvester is fully equipped with next-gen technologies that not just reduce ...
Govt. Policies
National Farmers Welfare Program Implementation Committee office inaugurated by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomaredit
Odissa Diary – Online
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the office of National Farmers Welfare Program Implementation Committee. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Tomar said that the National Farmers Welfare Program Implementation Committee would act as a project monitoring unit for the implementation of PM-Kisan Yojana, Kisan Maandhan Yojana, Agriculture Infrastructure Fund and other schemes of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Shri Tomar said that the Central Government has implemented the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme to make farmers self-reliant and to provide direct income support for agricultural expenditure. Under this scheme, an amount of Rs 1.37 lakh crore has been transferred to the accounts of more than 11 ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Mahabubnagar: Rains bring respite to famers, sowing beginsedit
The Hans India – Online
Heavy rains across Palamuru region during the past two days have brought the much needed respite to the famers across the erstwhile Mahabubnagar district. With incessant rains over the past two days, many dams, reservoirs, lakes and ponds are brimming with water and particularly the paddy farmers have already started preparations for transplanting the paddy samplings across the district.
In fact, the rainy season this year had started late, until last 10 days there were no rains at all in some parts of the district and other parts had received rains less than normal. However, with the recent low pressure in the Bay of Bengal Sea it had trigged the dormant monsoon into ...