Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Emblems of empowerment| Sowing seeds of innovation and gender parity in Valley’s orchardsedit
Hindustan Times – Online
They say farming isn’t for women, more so, for city women. Breaking all such stereotypes, Sanna Masood, 35, a biotechnologist with a Masters in Business Administration, has been helping orchardists in remote areas of Kashmir adopt progressive farming and maximise their profits. Currently serving as the chief executive officer and managing director of the post-harvest division of Farm2U, a leading cold storage chain in Kashmir, Sanna puts into use her knowledge of plant biotechnology and plant tissue culture to guide the farmers. She also leads a team of 300 people, who specialise in high-density plantation and work towards bringing innovation in the horticulture sector, which is the Valley’s largest trade.
Events
Krishi Jagran to Organize Webinar on “Growth of Indian Agriculture in last 25 years & Future Prospects”edit
Krishi Jagran – Online
On the joyous occasion of completing 25 years in the industry, Krishi Jagran is starting a series of webinars from 5th September, Sunday, 11 am onwards. The first in the series will be about “The Growth of Indian Agriculture in the Last 25 Years & Future Prospects”. Through these years, Krishi Jagran has been, voicing the struggles, problems & achievements of farmers, and has witnessed how the agriculture sector in India has changed over the years. From using bullocks to plough the field to using High-end tractors & the latest technology equipments, Indian Farmers have come a long way and so has Indian agriculture!
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Odisha: Depleting Ground Water Level, Drought-Like Situation Leave Paddy Farmers Grimedit
The Wire – Online
Odisha is staring at the grim prospect of a drought in the wake of a prolonged dry spell triggered by a severe deficient rainfall this monsoon, the worst in the past two decades. Farming activities have been badly hit across the state, which received only 661.1 millimetres (mm) of rainfall between June 1 and August 31 this year against a normal of 935.8 mm, a shortfall of 29%. August was particularly bad for the farmers, with a rainfall deficiency of 44%. This has rendered the fate of transplanted paddy uncertain in most areas.
Stubble Burning
We can save the environment by not burning stubble: Shomita Biswasedit
Jagran – Online
Shomita Biswas, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, visited the non-burning stubble villages of Mandaur and Ageti in Patiala district. Manmohan Kalia (Nodal Officer CRM) and Dr. Chief Agriculture Officer, Patiala Jaswinderpal Singh Grewal were also present on the occasion. Union Joint Secretary Shomita Biswas interacted with the farmers, members of cooperative societies and youth, who would help in achieving the zero target of running straw by providing machinery to small and marginal farmers for stubble management free of cost or at very nominal cost. is performing.
Farmers will not have to burn stubble, in this way crop residues will be destroyed in the fields itself!edit
Aaj Tak – Online
Bio- Enzyme For Paddy Stubble: Stubble burning has been the main problem for North India for a long time. Incidents of stubble burning every year add to air pollution along with deteriorating air quality in Delhi-NCR. Meanwhile, now Kharif crops are also to be harvested, but this time the government is already ready that the farmers should adopt some alternative system by not burning stubble in the fields. For this, many schemes including subsidy on stubble disposal machines are also being run.