Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Paddy yield per hectare broke record in Jammu and Kashmir, topped in the whole countryedit
Jagran – Online
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said that the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) will sell saffron from Kashmir at all its outlets across the country. This will provide another option to the farmers to sell the produce at attractive prices. Apart from saffron, Jammu and Kashmir is number one in the entire country in the production of apples, walnuts and almonds. It is expected that the income of farmers will increase manifold in the coming days in the food processing sector.
Mechanisation Of Farming Will Help Farmers Produce More: J-K LGedit
Republic World – Online
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said mechanisation of farming is one of the important factors to transform the agriculture sector and it will lead to sweeping changes and help farmers produce more. As a part of agricultural mechanisation support to the farmers for broader economic transformation, the lieutenant governor handed over sanction letters for 100 tractors to the farmers and 1,035 threshers for panchayats at Agriculture Complex, Lal Mandi here. Speaking on the occasion, Sinha congratulated the beneficiary farmers and Panchayat members who received sanction letters.
Potential third COVID wave likely to put a dent in farming activities and overall economyedit
Money Control – Online
The severity of the second COVID wave is not hidden from anyone. When it comes to the economy, higher penetration of COVID-19 across the rural society was particularly worrying. Prior to the second wave, the rural economy was the only shining spot in the economy. It managed to grow while all the other sectors declined. The rural sector did weaken under the impact of the second COVID wave as rural consumption took a beating with the rising number of COVID cases. Rural consumption managed to grow 6.6 percent YoY in Q1FY22. However, it moderated from 16.4 percent YoY growth in the same quarter a year ago. However, it was still stronger than the average growth ...
Stubble Burning
Stubble will not burn in gram panchayats, public awareness campaign will runedit
Jagran – Online
The incidents of stubble burning have decreased in the year 2020 as compared to the year 2019. The stubble is being used more efficiently than before. Farmers are plowing the fields and burying the stubble in the soil. Due to this stubble is being used as organic manure. The stubble was cut into small pieces and sent to cow shelters as fodder. This year, the DM has sent a letter to the heads of all 754 gram panchayats of the district so that not a single incident of stubble burning is reported. Preparations are underway to organize seminars for public awareness in gram panchayats.