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Agriculture Industry
Punjab: Go-ahead for custom milling policy, paddy procurementedit
The Times Of India – Online
The Punjab cabinet on Friday approved the Punjab Custom Milling Policy for kharif 2021-22, for conversion of paddy procured by state procurement agencies (Pungrain, Markfed, Punsup and PSWC) into custom milled rice and its delivery into the central pool. The kharif marketing season (KMS) 2021-22 will start from October 1 and the operations would be completed by December 15, said a spokesperson. During KMS 2021-22, the paddy so procured would be stored in eligible rice mills in the state. The policy provides for timely linking of rice mills to procurement centres, as per the purchase centre allotment list issued by the food, civil supplies and consumer affairs department. The paddy would be stored ...
Higher investment required in agri R&D: India says at G20 agriculture meetedit
Money Control – Online
India on Saturday stressed at G20 agriculture meeting that there is a need to increase investment in agricultural research and development amid the challenges of climate change and expected increase in food demand by 2030. The G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting is one of the ministerial meetings organised as part of the G20 Leaders Summit 2021 to be hosted by Italy in October. Addressing a session on the topic ‘Research as a driving force behind sustainability’, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar shared that agricultural research has played a major role in transforming India from a net food importer to exporter.
Stubble Burning
Haryana gears up to douse paddy stubble burningedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Haryana has put in place a robust strategy, including incentives and punitive steps, to put out farm fires ahead of the paddy stubble burning season. The harvest of paddy crop, spread over 34 lakh acres in Haryana, is set to start in a week. The challenge before the state government is to check farmers from burning the crop residue, blamed for poor air quality in the National Capital Region (NCR).
Stubble burning: Kejriwal charges neighbouring states of not taking action to support farmersedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday charged neighbouring state governments of not taking any action to support the farmers on the issue of stubble burning, saying the air quality in the national capital will start deteriorating from mid-October. Delhi faces high levels of air pollution with onset of winters, the season coinciding with paddy straw (Parali) burning in the fields in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The Delhi chief minister said the air is currently clean in Delhi with particulate matter levels in ‘good’ and ‘satisfactory’ categories.