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Agriculture Industry
One Year of Farm Laws; Here’s how Protests Unfoldededit
The Leaflet – Online
September 17 marks one year of the passing of the Narendra Modi government’s three contentious farm Bills in Parliament. In 10 days, the Bills became Acts after getting Presidential assent. The three laws are — The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020. The three laws together pave the way for corporate entry into production, marketing, storage and even pricing of agricultural produce and farmers fear that powerful corporate entities may even acquire control of their lands. It is also feared that the present system of support prices will get ...
Dairy Farming
‘Amul model’ best for farmers, say Agri expertsedit
Telangana Today – Online
Agronomists have strongly recommended that farmers should be able to make a profit (share) on the commodity produced by their crops even after selling their crops in the market. They cited the sale of Amul milk as an example where farmers are getting a share in the sale of sweets, yoghurt and other beverages, produced by the dairy company. They believe that similar approach needs to be adopted for all agricultural products, to ensure remunerative prices and financial security to farmers.
Stubble Burning
Punjab Appoints 8,500 Nodal Officers to Monitor Stubble Burningedit
The Quint – Online
In a bid to curb the menace of stubble burning during the paddy harvesting season, the Punjab government on Sunday, 19 September announced it would appoint 8,500 nodal officers for the current paddy growing villages, identified as hotspots, where paddy stubble was being traditionally put on fire. According to the Punjab Pollution Control Board’s Member Secretary Krunesh Garg, the directions have already been issued to the Deputy Commissioners concerned to give special attention to the hotspot villages.