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Agriculture Industry
Telangana agricultural produce value rises to Rs 94,500 croreedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The value of agricultural produce in the State has grown from Rs 40,000 crore in 2014 to Rs 94,500 crore this year, Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy said during the Cabinet subcommittee meeting on agriculture held at Marri Channa Reddy Human Resource Development Centre in Hyderabad on Tuesday. The Agriculture Minister also stated that Rs 1,450 crore was released to the Life Insurance Corporation of India for the insurance coverage of farmers under Rythu Bhima scheme. Addressing the participants, IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao suggested that the subcommittee members visit the agricultural museum at Iowa in the United States and also take suggestions from Professor MS Swaminathan, Jayati Ghosh, P Sainath ...
Rajya Sabha: Centre’s ‘mischievous’ discussion on agriculture foilededit
Telegraph India – Online
The Centre on Tuesday tried to spring on the Rajya Sabha what the Opposition described as a “mischievous” discussion on agriculture, prompting a foiling operation that saw an MP clambering atop a table and another throwing a file at the presiding officer’s vacant chair. The purported ambush and the retaliation came a day ahead of the scheduled tabling of a bill to privatise the General Insurance Corporation (GIC). The Opposition, which wants to send the bill to the select committee, feels that Tuesday’s provocation was intended at dividing them ahead of the insurance bill foray.
Agriculture should be transformed into industry: TS Cabinet sub-committeeedit
Telangana Today – Online
The Cabinet sub-committee on agriculture will explore and identify the measures to be taken to transform the agriculture sector into an industry that would facilitate farmers reap the benefits of farming besides ensuring a high growth rate. It will come up with recommendations to promote alternate crops and farm mechanisation, among other factors, that will lead to accelerated growth. Participating in the Cabinet sub-committee meeting headed by Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy here on Tuesday, Industries Minister K T Rama Rao said the agriculture sector had the potential to improve the economy of the State with more than two crore population directly or indirectly dependent on the sector.
A warming world is affecting Indian agriculture, industriesedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Changes wrought by the climate crisis will have economy-wide repercussions in India if not mitigated, shrivelling both agriculture and industry, experts have warned. Poverty could rise, they said. A bleak report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Monday on the “science of climate change” said the impacts of global warming were intensifying and widening. Some changes were “irreversible”, it added. The next climate negotiations, known as COP26, are scheduled to be held in Glasgow in November.
Punjab to emulate Haryana model of farmland record integrationedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Punjab has decided to go with the Haryana model of farmland record integration for paddy procurement under its new system, which will come into place from October. Mandi board secretary Ravi Bhagat said that three state departments: revenue, food and civil supplies and mandi board will work together on a common digital platform. The departments will integrate a database of an estimated 10 lakh farmers and cultivators in the next one-and-half months.
Balers
Telangana releases Rs 1,450 crore towards Rythu Bima premiumedit
Telangana Today – Online
The State government released Rs 1,450 crore towards payment of insurance policy premium for Rythu Bima scheme in the State for 2021-22. Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy along with Ministers KT Rama Rao, P Sabitha Indra Reddy, A Indrakaran Reddy, P Ajay Kumar, G Jagadish Reddy and others, handed over a cheque in this regard to LIC representatives here on Tuesday. Telangana is the only State in the world to provide insurance cover exclusively for farmers, said Niranjan Reddy adding that Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was implementing numerous schemes for rapid development of agriculture sector in the State. While agriculture was ignored in undivided Andhra Pradesh, the Chief Minister was giving the highest priority ...
Competition
Mahindra 275 DI TU XP Plus – The master of preparing the land for the crop in every wayedit
Jagran – Online
A farmer’s field is like a cricket pitch. Who will have the upper hand in the match, it depends on the pitch itself. In the same way, what will be the crop of paddy of the farmer, it depends on his land. It is very important to do every aspect of land preparation very carefully, with time and with the right technique. The process of puddling is very important before the transplanting of paddy plants. For this, after the last plowing of the field, water is filled in the field and the soil is churned well with the help of plow or cultivator. This softens the soil and makes transplanting easier. Mahindra’s XP Plus series tractors ...
CSR and COVID Initiatives
ITC: Leveraging Digital technologies to deliver Social Initiatives during the pandemicedit
The CSR Journal – Online
In a bid to connect plantation farmers in Andhra Pradesh with Government schemes during the pandemic, ITC facilitated the process of end-to-end implementation through digital technologies. The model started with the formation of WhatsApp groups with farmers at village level. Farmers sent applications in the group to leverage schemes for procuring saplings from forest department. Partner NGOs shared detailed information on relevant Government schemes in the group and tracked progress. Following training, farmers posted details on their agri practices & clarified doubts through voice messages. The queries were replied to through voice messages and digital brochures of Government schemes were posted in the group. ITC’s in-house CSR team were in direct touch with the ...
Govt. Policies
Telangana to use emerging technologies in agricultureedit
Telangana Today – Online
The State government came up with the Saagu Baagu (Agriculture-Advancement) project to transform the agriculture sector by deploying emerging technologies in a scalable, inclusive and sustainable way. This project was being taken up as part of the AI4AI initiative, (Artificial Intelligence for Agriculture Innovation) launched by IT Minister KT Rama Rao in August last. The AI4AI initiative resulted in the identification of nine frameworks and 30 use cases (a methodology used in analysis to identify, clarify and organise system requirements) along with four key parts of the agriculture value chain, including Crop Planning, Smart Farming, Farmgate-to-Fork and Data-driven Agriculture.
Agriculture Schemes of India 5 important schemes for farmers, know how you can take benefitsedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
India is an agricultural country. Many schemes are run by the central government for the benefit of farmers in the country. All the farmers of the country can take advantage of these schemes of the central government. You can earn more income from your crop by taking advantage of these schemes. How can farmers take benefit of these schemes? Read this article to know.
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Maharashtra: Long breaks in monsoon lead to pest attacks on multiple cropsedit
The Indian Express – Online
Long breaks in monsoon rain have seen farmers in the state grappling with the attack of various pests and diseases. Soyabean growers, especially in Marathwada, are concerned about mosaic virus, as well as infestation of pink and American bollworm. The Agriculture department has issued advisories for preventive measures to be taken to tackle the pest problem. Soyabean growers from Amravati, Latur and Osmanabad districts have reported the attack of mosaic virus. A secondary infection caused by aphids, this virus causes curling of leaves, stunted growth and dip in productivity in the oilseed crop. While the attack has been limited to a few pockets, the Agriculture department has advised preventive measures, including spraying of insecticides ...
Stubble Burning
Capsule Kits Given To Farmers To Convert Stubble Into Bio-Manureedit
Ommcomm News – Online
A low cost capsule, the Pusa Decomposer Technology developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) for crop residue management, has been provided to the farmers of 25 states covering over 10,000 hectares of land during 2020-21. “During 2020, Pusa Decomposer was provided for 5,730 ha area to the governments of Uttar Pradesh (3,700 ha), Punjab (200 ha), Delhi (800 ha), West Bengal (510 ha), Telangana (100 ha) apart from the Confederation of Indian Industry (100 ha) and NGOs and farmers (320 ha),” Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Tractor industry
Uses and Benefits of ‘Rotavator’ – An Important Agricultural Tooledit
Krishi Jagran – Online
A rotavator, also known as a rotary tiller, is a tractor-driven rotary tillage equipment that uses a series of blades to plow the land by cutting, pulverising, mixing, and levelling the soil. The rotavator is a cost-effective and efficient instrument for replacing cultivators, disc harrows, and levellers. A rotavator, also known as a rotary tiller, is a tractor-driven rotary tillage equipment that uses a series of blades to plow the land by cutting, pulverising, mixing, and levelling the soil. The rotavator is a cost-effective and efficient instrument for replacing cultivators, disc harrows, and levellers.