Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Government Purchases Record 874 lakh tonnes of Paddy at MSPedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
According to a statement issued by the Food Ministry, paddy purchases reached a record high, surpassing the record 773.45 lakh metric tonnes of procurement during the Kharif 2019-20 marketing year. n the current Kharif marketing season, approximately 129.03 lakh farmers have been benefited from the acquisition at the price of MSP and received a remuneration of Rs.1,64,951.77 crore. The release said purchase of paddy in the Kharif season 2020-21 is going smoothly in its selling states. It is further stated that as of August 23, 2021, more than 874 lakh metric tons of paddy were purchased as compared to 763.01 lakh metric tons of paddy purchased in the same period last year.
In Udupi, a paddy movement is reviving fallow lands through community effortedit
The News Minute – Online
Usha Shetty’s bare feet are buried in the sticky mud but she shows no signs of slowing down. Wading through the dirt, she reaches the edge of a paddy field and climbs the bund. Until two months ago, the lush green fields around her were barren stretches, lying fallow for decades. “The whole area was covered in weeds and there were no irrigation canals,” Usha says, pointing to the fields in front of her. In June, a group of people approached Usha, 55, about cultivating paddy in the fallow lands near her home in Kadekar village in Udupi district of Karnataka. The group was part of the ‘Hadilu Bhoomi Krishi Andolana’, a paddy farming ...
Agriculture minister Tomar launches national food and nutrition campaignedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday launched a national food and nutrition campaign for farmers. “Efforts are also being made to make agriculture and farmers connected with new technology. We have expertise in production, but it is also important to manage this abundance. It is the responsibility of the farmers along with the government to ensure that our products should be of better quality, meet global standards. Farmers should be attracted towards costly crops,” Tomar said at the launch.
Govt. Policies
UP Government to Provide Agri Machines to Over 50000 Farmers at Subsidized Ratesedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
More than 50000 farmers of UP will be able to get agricultural machines at subsidized rates through the grant provided by the State Government. These instruments will be distributed on a first come first serve basis. The registration process was to start from Monday, but after the unfortunate demise of former Chief Minister Kalyan Singh the dates were changed. Registration has started from 3 PM, 24 August, Tuesday, onwards and will be open till Thursday, August 26. The farmers had to face a lot of problems in the first phase of booking due to a glitch in portal. The state government said that through online booking, the right person will be able to avail the ...
Maharashtra to introduce agriculture and agronomy in school syllabusedit
The Indian Express – Online
School students in Maharashtra may soon learn two additional subjects linked to agriculture as part of their syllabus. The present curriculum offered at state-run schools will also offer Agriculture and Agronomy (agriculture economy), as proposed during a recent meeting held between the Department of Agriculture and Department of School Education. Gaikwad, state Agriculture Minister Dadaji Bhuse and top officials from the two departments arrived at this decision during the meeting. “With over 50 per cent students studying at schools located in the state’s rural areas, and belonging to families involved in farming, the introduction of these subjects will be an opportunity for them to learn more about agriculture,” said School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad.
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
In 5 graphs: How Monsoon 2021 is turning out to be an unusual oneedit
Down To Earth – Online
The southwest monsoon is a key economic factor as close to 60 per cent of Indian farmers are dependent on rainwater for cultivation currently and monsoon-dependent agriculture employs more than 50 per cent of the Indian workforce. But the monsoon of 2021 has been unusual in many ways. It has been marked by a long break; fewer low pressures in the Bay of Bengal, reducing rain events; a sudden increase in rainfall, leading to a surplus for a few weeks; and finally, consistently deficit rainfall. Large areas are flooded. But more than one-third of districts are currently reporting deficit rainfall. “The southwest monsoon, one of the most stable weather systems on the planet, has ...
Stubble Burning
Punjab allows industry to install paddy straw fired boilersedit
Lokmat – Online
In a major step to check stubble burning during the paddy season, Punjab on Thursday decided to permit certain categories of industries to install paddy straw-fired boilers to claim fiscal incentives. Punjab annually generates 20 million tonnes of paddy straw and this is normally set on fire to quickly clear the fields for the next crop, resulting in choking of the National Capital Region (NCR) in October and November. The industries which can get this benefit include sugar mills, pulp and paper mills, and any industry having boiler installation with steam generating capacity more than 25 TPH.