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Climate change to alter Karnataka crop patterns by 2035: Studyedit
CNBC TV18 – Online
The climate crisis will change the agricultural landscape in Karnataka by 2035 and increase the risk of a market glut, a latest study has said. While major crops such as rice, ragi, groundnut, soybean and red gram will witness a drop in yield, other crops like cotton and sugarcane will see yields increasing, the vulnerability assessment by Professor H.S. Shivaramu, Dean of Horticulture College in Kolar, showed. Shivaramu, who is also the former head of agrometeorology in the University of Agricultural Sciences in Bengaluru, used a crop simulation method for the study.
Why farmers’ protest receives most response in northwest India?edit
Web India 123 – Online
Amid conflicting claims about Monday’s Bharat Bandh being successful or not, a question that comes up repeatedly is why is that the farmers’ agitation, including the latest agitation, gets more response from northwest India compared to other parts? Is it because the farmers in the states of Punjab, Haryana or western Uttar Pradesh are rich? Is it because they have large land holdings? Or there are more reasons than what meet the eyes? Not the landholdings but it is the procurement under Minimum Support Price (MSP) that is the driving issue of the whole agitation and because farmers from Punjab, Haryana, parts of Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh benefit more from MSP, they are the ...
Understanding the business of farming in Indiaedit
Hindustan Times – Online
That Indian agriculture has been distress-ridden is an accepted fact in post-reform India. However, this is often discussed more in terms of farmers’ suicides, especially during the last decade, or abysmally low farm incomes. Both underline the crisis in farming, but neither is helpful in framing a forward-looking approach. If farm incomes have to improve in India, it is important to understand the business of farming. This entails a holistic look at the entire process, from the farmer buying inputs for cultivation to selling his produce. Any such analysis requires information on farm balance sheets.
A big shift in Indian agriculture where farmers have adopted to depend on digital advisoryedit
The Times Of India – Online
More than 50% of the population in India relies on agriculture as their livelihood. The share of agriculture in GDP increased to 19.9 percent in 2020-21 from 17.8 percent in 2019-20. The share of agriculture in GDP has touched 20% after 17 years which is an indication of strong momentum in the agriculture sector at the moment. Like every sector, Indian agriculture is also going through exciting advancements which are driven by the digitalization wave in India, technology solutions introduced by new-age start-ups, and farmer’s rapid digital adaptation, especially pushed by Covid lockdown.
Competition
John Deere 5075E tractor gifted to gold medalist Neeraj Chopraedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
You all must know about Neeraj Chopra. Who recently represented India in the Tokyo Olympics 2021 by winning the gold medal in the best javelin throw. Let us tell you that Neeraj Chopra is a farmer son of a small village, who has brought laurels not only to the country but also to the farmers of the country by winning this gold medal. Pleased with this, tractor manufacturer John Deere has gifted John Deere 5075E tractor to Neeraj Chopra.
Stubble Burning
Combine harvester will not be able to run without no objection certificateedit
Jagran – Online
A meeting of the District Monitoring Cell was held in the Collectorate Auditorium on Monday. In this, a strategy was prepared to reduce the incident of burning of crop residue after harvesting of crops in Rabi to zero. A detailed discussion was held on the prevention of pollution arising out of burning of residues. DM Rajesh Kumar directed that monitoring should be done for compulsorily installing GPS system on all combine harvesters. After physical verification of the harvester, it has been made mandatory to obtain a no-objection certificate from the Agriculture Department. If the condition of the combine harvester operation is found without obtaining the no-objection certificate, action will be taken to seize the vehicle. He ...
Instead of burning the stubble, mix the farmers in the land: DCedit
Jagran – Online
DC Naresh Narwal has appealed to the farmers to adopt stubble management for a safe environment. He said that do not burn the crop residues, but increase the fertility of the soil by mixing them in the soil. Many schemes are being implemented by the government for crop management. Farmers can use stubble management machinery to get rid of pollution as well as increase the yield of crops by saving natural resources. For stubble management, agricultural machines are being provided by the government to the farmers on subsidy. 50 percent subsidy on stubble management machinery, 80 percent grant for setting up custom hiring center to a group of farmers and one thousand rupees per acre incentive ...
Agriculture dept exhorts farmers to make Ludhiana stubble burning freeedit
Hindustan Times – Online
The two-day Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Singh Kisan Mela in Raowal village concluded on Monday, with the appeal to farmers to contribute towards making Ludhiana pollution free by shunning stubble burning and utilising hi-tech implants to decompose the stubble in the soil to increase its fertility. The district agriculture and farmers welfare department had organised the fair in association with the local committee and it was attended by hundreds of farmers. Chief agriculture officer Narinder Singh Dhaliwal asked the farmers to join hands with the state government in wiping out stubble burning menace from Punjab. He said that the government is already providing hi-tech machinery through co-operative societies on rent, which can be used to ...
A technology-led sustainable solution to end stubble burningedit
Express Computer – Online
Agriculture contributes to almost 17% of India’s GDP. While agriculture’s share of India’s GHG emissions is also in the same range, it spikes significantly during the months after harvesting due to the practice of crop stubble burning. Stubble burning refers to the practice of burning crop residue after harvesting grain crops.. Not only does it result in significant air pollution and soil degradation, it also has a huge health impact on millions of people. Sustainable practices in agriculture can be key to dealing with climate change, air quality and sustainable use of land and water. One significant step in that direction is tackling the issue of crop residue management and eliminating stubble burning. The main ...
Pollution: Has North India had any success in controlling stubble burning?edit
Scroll – India
Between October and November every year, farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have a rather short window to harvest the paddy crop planted in the monsoon and prepare their fields to sow the next crop, which is usually wheat. Around 20 million tonnes of paddy straw is generated during the harvest. Most farmers resort to burning the stubble of the paddy in order to quickly clear the fields. The burning of stubble in the vast fields in these states, along with the falling temperatures and decreased wind speed, contributes to air pollution in North India and particularly in the landlocked national capital.